We are delighted to introduce Hendrick’s Midsummer Solstice to Ireland. This new small batch, limited-edition gin, launching exclusively in O’Brien's, is guaranteed to be your go to this summer.

This unique new gin is true to the Hendrick’s original style but follows its own path with the infusion of deeply floral essences reflecting the bright, aromatic i...

Grüner Veltliner Grapevines

The O'Briens Wine Team have had a busy few weeks jetting around Europe with 6 of our lucky managers heading to Champagne for a few days, yours truly invited to Austria for the Wine Summit and our Wine Director, Lynne Coyle MW busy updating our wine portfolio in Bordeaux.

All of this travel helps ensure O'Briens maintains the most exciting w...

Forget about woolly slippers or eau de musk, get them something they can sit back, relax, and enjoy on Father’s Day. That's Sunday 16th of June, just in case you forgot.

Let us take the hassle out of choosing a gift, pop in store or browse on line for a range of great gift ideas with a selection of craft beers as well as a number of great spirits on offer. I’ve pick...

There is only week to go til Taste of Dublin and we hope you’ll find the time to join us at the O’Briens Wine experience to try some incredible wines! Once again we are the official Wine Partner to Taste of Dublin, come find us at our usual spot near the fountains. You’ll discover your favourite wines to sip at the O’Briens wine bar, with ice cold fizz and white wines by the bottle and...

Some great new brews have landed on our shelves this month. Here’s just a few I’ve sat down with. First up,12 Acres brings us a hazy IPA, The Far Side. As with all 12 Acres beers this is brewed with pale ale malt from their own farm along with some oats, rye and wheat. And a whole lot of hops! Tropical juice on the nose with heady pineapple, guava and ripe mang...

Perfect cider weather one might say.

While cider can certainly be enjoyed year-round there is something about warm weather and cold cider that just goes so well together. Perhaps it’s also because it matches so well with summer cuisine.

Cider making has a lot in common with wine making, for both creating a great tasting drink is all about achieving balan...



Your wedding day is one of the most eagerly anticipated and magical moments of your life, so it is understandable to want everything to be perfect. The volume of tasks can feel overwhelming with fine-detail planning needed in everything from bridal gowns to flower arranging. Although we can’t help you with tailoring or Azaleas, we love helping newly engaged couples to...

With the Game of Thrones series nearing its completion it’s time to raise a glass with some special Game of Thrones inspired whiskies.

The limited-edition Game of Thrones Single Malt Scotch Whisky Collection is coming soon.

The set features eight superb Single Malt scotch whiskies from various distilleries under the Diageo umbrella, each representing one of the ...

We are delighted to launch our Bordeaux 2018 vintage En Primeur offering.

For those who haven't previously bought (or even heard of) En-Primeur before it presents an opportunity to purchase wine whilst it is still in barrel, offering you the opportunity to invest in wines prior to their release. You will receive your wines in two years' time when it is bottled and ship...

Brewdog have come a long way over the last twelve years. Back in 2007 you would have found founders, James Watt and Martin Dickie, brewing in a garage, bottling by hand and selling their beers at a local market. It was at this market that they had a chance encounter with Michael Jackson (the famous beer critic, not the other one) who, wowed by the quality of the beer, ...