Taste the Island - A Celebration of Ireland's Food and Drink - 2019 Buyers Guide

Day 4:  Kilkenny to Cork (Ireland’s Ancient East) (154km/1hr 50min) Morning Highbank Orchards www.highbankorchards.com( 1.5hrs) Visit Highbank Organic Orchards and Ireland’s Smallest Distillery. Steeped in medieval history the 17th century stonebuilt coachyard with its small distillery offers a backdrop to tasting the organic orchard syrup,juices, organic ciders and apple spirits all produced directly from the orchards. Lunch The Tannery www.tannery.ie Paul and Máire Flynn opened The Tannery in 1997, it has become one of the most original and welcoming experiences in Irish food. Afternoon Jameson (Middleton) www.jamesonwhiskey.com( 1hr 45min) Visit the workplace of Jameson to see for yourself where it all happens. Today, every drop of Jameson is produced here, amid the lush fields of southern Ireland. Take a tour of the Jameson distillery and enjoy a host of unique experiences, from a workshop at the state of the art Jameson Academy to developing a new appreciation of Irish whiskey, from grain to glass. Dinner Options Sage Midleton www.sagerestaurant.ie Culinary expression of great produce sourced from within 12 miles of our front door Café Paradiso www.paradiso.restaurant First opened in October 1993, Paradiso has long attracted international acclaim for the innovative and groundbreaking vegetable cuisine of Denis Cotter, founder and executive chef. Isaacs www.isaacsrestaurant.ie Isaacs Restaurant on McCurtain Street is one of Cork’s Best Restaurants and has been a standard-bearer for good food in Cork for over 25 years. Established by Michael and Catherine Ryan and Canice Sharkey. Greenes Restaurant www.greenesrestaurant.com The food at Greenes is innovative, modern and devoted to place. Bryan McCarthy heads up the kitchen team at Greenes and recognises the uniqueness and quality of the outstanding ingredients that are available in Cork. Pilgrims Rest Rosscarbery www.pilgrims.ie PILGRIM’S is a small restaurant set in the rural village of Rosscarbery West Cork. Serving a seasonally crafted ever-changing daily menu. Dishes are full of lip-smacking punchy flavours that are designed to share among the table. Bringing together tastes from the growers and wilds of West Cork. Dillons – Timoleague www.dillonsrestaurant.ie Dillon’s is a place to savour some of the best of modern Irish cooking in one of Ireland’s most scenic regions, serving extraoridnary food, cooked exquisitely, in a relaxedWest Cork setting. Ballymaloe House www.ballymaloe.ie Ballymaloe House is a family run country guest house and restaurant located in the beautiful East Cork countryside. Internationally recognised as the birthplace of modern Irish cuisine and the very best of Irish hospitality. Voted Ireland’s Favourite Food Experience 2019 Overnight Cork 150 SECT ION 14 – SUGGESTED I T INERARI ES