Who doesn’t like trying new gins? We have been hard at work this year picking out some of the best gins available. Here is just a quick round-up of some recent Irish additions to our gin shelves. You can pick these up, along with a host of others, in The Great Gin Sale running all through Christmas in store and on-line.

A gin ...

This week we welcome the return of Rhône Wine Week Ireland, celebrating all things vinous from this wonderfully diverse southern French wine region.  To showcase the fabulous quality of the Côtes du Rhône AOC, all of our O'Briens Wine stores will be holding a Rhône tasting this weekend, Thursday 8th- Saturday 10th November featuring six exciting wines from the Côtes du Rhône ...

Unpeated, triple distilled and blended. This is perhaps a view some may have of the defining character of Irish whiskeys. However, this is not necessarily the case, take Connemara whiskey for example which is a peated, double distilled single malt. In fact, Ireland produces a wide array of whiskey styles. So, with that in mind here is a quick rundown on the different styles of Irish...

It is almost time for our Winter Wine Festival so we'd like to share with you a few tips to make the most out of your trip to the Printworks, Dublin Castle, where over 60 of the world's best winemakers will be showcasing over 300 wines.

Make navigating through our fantastic wines easier by downloading our Wine Festival brochure. You can find the Dublin brochure HERE or the Cork one HERE...

Eight Degrees have been brewing since 2011, which at this stage almost makes then one of the grandfathers of Irish craft brewing. Over the course of that time they have consistently put out great beers, over sixty different beers at my count but I could be corrected. The emphasis has been on IPAs in all their sub-styles, however their output has ranged far and wide when it comes to styles.

With the Italian Wine Sale in full swing with over 90 Wines and Prosecco on special offer it can be difficult to know what region of the peninsula to explore next.  Below I have recommended five standout white wines that appear in the sale.

Last week's blog explored the wonderful world of semi-drying grapes to make rich Ripasso and Governo style red wines.  It's much rarer t...

Today sees the launch of our always-popular Italian Wine Sale in O'Briens.  With over 90 exciting Italian Wines and Prosecco on sale, with up to 40% Off, this is the perfect time to stock up on your favourite wines: from Piedmont to Puglia and Campania to Sicily.  With such great value it's hard to narrow down a list, but here are five of our favourite Italian reds appearing in th...

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We are delighted to be teaming up with Irish Distillers to offer our customers a unique opportunity to customise their own bottle of Redbreast.

Redbreast whiskey is now the largest selling and most awarded Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey in the world. You can now personalise your own bottle of Redbreast with a unique engraving, maki...

Last week I recommended some of the new white wines that hit our shelves in the past year which may have slipped under your radar.  This week I am taking a look at three new red wines that are worth investigating, and all are on special promotion for October.

With the Autumnal season painting our countryside beautiful shades of russet and gold, the wines we reach for tend to g...

We are delighted to have a brand-new spirit on our shelves this week, Five Farms. This freshly released cream liqueur is one to take notice of.

The cream for Five Farms is produced in single batches from generations owned family farms in county Cork. The cream from the McCarthy’s, O’Mahony’s, Lig Dairy, Coleman’s and Tuthill Farms is blended and bottled within 48 hours of collec...