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

24 Hour City Food & Drink Immersion Kilkenny Get to grips with a Hurl & enjoy pub lunch The KilkennyWay www.thekilkennyway.com Kilkenny home of ‘The Kilkenny Cats’ is a city of passionate people when it comes to Hurling. Standing as the most successful country for Hurling with 34 All Ireland titles. As a national game, played with a hurl and a sliotar, dating back over 3000 years, is also fastest field game in the world. Kilkenny people love nothing more than to share their passion for Hurling to visitors while teaching the thrills and skills of the game. Consistently ranked in the top 3 things to do in Kilkenny, this experience includes a hearty pub lunch afterwards at the Legends of Hurling Bar in Lannigan’s Pub on Rose Inn Street. Explore Kilkenny’s Food Heritage – your way with ‘Taste Kilkenny’ Food Trail www.tastekilkenny.ie Visit the Smithwicks Brewery www.smithwicksexperience.com Explore the history of Smithwick’s – Ireland’s oldest brewery – with a visit to Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny. In it’s one hour guided tour, visitors will follow the history of Ireland’s oldest beer name from it’s medieval origins right up to the present day. Experience holograms of Franciscan monks brewing their tasty beers and gain insight into the Smithwick family name. Learn about the brewing process – from hops through fermentation to the pump – and finish your tour with a refreshing pint of Smithwick’s beer. Kilkenny Castle by night, Co. Kilkenny 172 SECT ION 15 – 24 HOUR CI TY FOOD & DRINK IMMERS ION