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

Business Details 13 Main Street, Athlone, CoWestmeath T  + 353 (0) 90 64 92358 E   info@seansbar.ie W   www.seansbar.ie Business Contact: Declan Delaney Experience Dating back to AD 900, this wonderfully atmospheric Athlone pub is the oldest pub on the island of Ireland. As part of the ‘Sean’s Bar experience’ guests will see the original walls, made of wattle and daub, their certificate as ‘the oldest pub in Ireland’ from the Guinness Book of World Records, hear about some colourful past owners, the history of beer and, perhaps most importantly, the history of the origin of whiskey which began in this region and continues with the distillation of their very own Sean’s Bar Whiskey! After the tour guests are offered a choice of the following: • an Irish coffee or a glass of one of their craft house beers*. • a class in how to make (and then enjoy!) the perfect Irish Coffee* • Each guest gets an opportunity to pour their own pint of Guinness and receives a personalised certificate stating they have poured a pint in Ireland’s oldest pub. • Or, for whiskey enthusiasts, aWhiskey Tasting* Experience *under 18s are provided with a non-alcohol beverage Brochures provided. Duration 40 mins – 1hr for each experience. Pricing Standard Retail Price Tour and Irish Coffee € 6.50 Tour and Irish Coffee making demo and classes € 8.00 Tour and pour the perfect pint experience with official certificate € 6.00 Tour andWhiskey Experience – € 20 Tour operator rates : Yes FIT Rate: Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate Rates: Yes Tour Series Rates: Yes Group bookings/rates Contact: As above Advance booking require for groups. Maximum group size of 50 pax. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult and are offered a non-alcoholic beverage. Opening Details & Refreshment Open 7 days a week Mon – Sat (Sunday from 1230hrs) Tours and experiences 1100-1800hrs; 2000-2200hrs. Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements Car park outside Sean’s Pub. Coach parking across from Luan Gallery and beside St Peter and Paul’s Church. Nearest Accommodation Hub Athlone Town – www.discoverireland.ie Other Experiences Nearby Viking Cruise on the Shannon – www.athlone.ie/visit/viking-tours Athlone Castle – www.athlonecastle.ie Clonmacnoise Monastic Site – www.heritageireland.ie/en/midlands- eastcoast/clonmacnoise Experience Ireland’s Oldest Pub – est’d AD 900 44 SECT ION 7 – ACT IVI T I ES