Looks like we are in for some pleasant weather this Easter weekend, perfect gin & tonic weather if you ask me! Good thing we have some fantastic new gins on our shelves this weekend. There are exciting new releases, just hitting the shelves this week, from two of our favourite English brands, Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray. Of course, we also have some great new Iri...

From home grown heros to great international brands and from classically styled to new wave gins there is something for every gin lover to enjoy in our gin sale.

There is some outstanding value on offer in as well. Here is just a small selection from over 40 gins on offer.

Now €35.00/Was €44.00

A gin that should need no introducti...

Easter week is upon us once again and a busy week it is for wine here at O'Briens: the Bordeaux Parcel Sale continues, 15% Back On Loyalty card begins tomorrow and today marks World Malbec Day.

I know it's a busy time for our customers too, so whether you are planning a large family gathering this Easter, or a more modest, low-key affair, here are some handy recommenda...

Our Wine Director Lynne Coyle MW is over in Bordeaux this week hand-picking the claret that will grace our shelves this year.  Good timing, as we have just launched our Bordeaux Wine Parcel Sale. There is up to 31% Off a wide range of Château and Appellations to suit every taste and budget.

Bordeaux is the largest wine producing region in France with-<...

Great news, the O’Brien's Great Gin Sale has begun! We have over 40 superb gins on offer so there is something for everyone. If you are looking to pick up a gift for someone this weekend then we have some great options here as well. Hint (in case you forgot) it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday 31st of March.

I have written about the ...

I am a huge fan of the Albariño grape variety and last year I was lucky enough to visit the grape's spiritual home in Spain's northwestern Galicia region with the O'Briens management team (read about our visits here & here). During the visit we met up with David Geary from Bodeaga Paco y Lola for a first look at the brand new Albariño that would be landing on ou...

With the great review for our Sicilian Nero Oro Appassimento by James Martin and Oz Clarke on ITV's Saturday Kitchen last week I have been spurned on to show some of the terrific reviews we received closer to home recently.

We are lucky to have a great set of wine critics in Ireland but we don't all get a chance to see every review, so here is a snapshot of the O'Brien...

Last Saturday our Wine Director and Master of Wine Lynne Coyle was a guest on Virgin Media's Weekend AM. She presented a trio of Mediterranean wines and the Torres de-alcoholised Muscat. We were pre-recording in their studios at 07.30am due to the live rugby coverage but that is no hardship when we got to taste such a delicious lineup of vino! 



Cortese estate, Sicily

With the O'Briens Italian Wine Sale continuing until 18th March there is at least 20% off all Italian wines. This offers the perfect opportunity to explore some of the lesser-known regions of the largest wine producing country in the world for the past two years. This week I will look at some of the exciting wines coming out of one of the great cult...

Time to celebrate all things Irish and what could be better than a drop of Irish whiskey? If you are planning on raising a glass this weekend, then you are in luck as right now we have a fantastic range of Irish whiskeys on offer in our Whisky Sale. There is some superb value across the range but here is just a small pick to get you started.