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We travelled down to McDermott’s Pub in beautiful Doolin on the wild west coast of Ireland for the annual Irish Pub’s Association of Germany (IPAG) annual general meeting. The IPAG invited a number of Irish craft gin distillers to showcase their gins to the members and they held a blind tasting on the day and we are delighted that Bertha won Silver. Thank you!

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Autumn Feasts at Ballyvolane

We have a smorgasbord of fun, cultural, music, food and drink events coming up over the next couple of months. We hope you will join us…

Ballyvolane House is Georgina Campbell’s ‘Country House of the Year 2020’. Thank you Georgina! Festive Feasting in the run-up to Xmas 2019. Prepare for total chaos as we welcome back Basil, Sybil and Manuel for ‘The Faulty Towers Dining Experience’. Escape to the country this October half-term for some family fun. Bertha Sessions - Live Music and Curry Supper in the barn this November. Bertha’s Revenge Sloe Gin 2019 just about to be released. (Beautiful pic of one our majestic Muscovy ducks by Katie Quinn Photography)

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We are delighted to welcome The Light Runners, who will be performing at the next ‘BERTHA SESSIONS’ live-music and two-course supper in the barn at Ballyvolane House on Friday 8th November 2019.

Combining talented musicians from across Ireland and Africa, The Light Runners are a roots reggae band that seamlessly blends fluid African vocal harmonies and melodies with the irresistible groove of classic reggae.

Bertha’s Revenge Gin #grasstoglasss

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Enjoy festive dinners in the run up to Christmas with friends, family and work colleagues. Ballyvolane House is an ideal place to make merry and feast this coming December. Only 30 minutes by car from Cork city, Ballyvolane is nestled deep in the beautiful north Cork countryside. Originally built in 1728, the house was remodelled in Victorian times to give it a more Italianate style and the house is stuffed with family heirlooms, portraits and antiques. Ballyvolane House can accommodate gatherings of all sizes with small groups in the House and larger groups in the dining terrace and bar within our converted barn. Don’t worry about driving home and stay the night. Special discounted room rates available. Transport to and from the house can be arranged as well.

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We are over the moon to be shortlisted for a Georgina Campbell Irish Food & Hospitality Award 2020.

Ireland’s longest-running, independent Irish food and hospitality awards, in association with AIB, will celebrate 21 years under the current branding (plus a good few more before that!), with a gala event at the InterContinental Hotel in Dublin on Sunday, 15th September, with special guest, Richard Corrigan.

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We are delighted that Sloe Bertha is a Finalist in the Blas Na HEireann - Irish Food Awards 2019. The award winners will be announced on 5th October at the Dingle Food Festival. Congratulations to all the other finalists who made it through this year. Dingle will be the place to be and we are looking forward to one hell of a knees-up.

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Nice feature on Feast - East Cork Food & Drink Festival in Food & Wine Ireland.

The week-long event, known as fEast Cork, takes place from 1st to 8th September 2019 and organisers say it will be the biggest and best to date. Based in Midleton but encompassing the wider region, the festival week promises a mix of dinners, markets, demonstration and conversations, as well as foraging, mixology, producers and the heritage and storytelling the region - and the island of Ireland is known for.

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