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

Dedicated ‘Taste the Atlantic’ Experiences 2019 Experience Contact Krocknagee Oysters, Inishowen Peninsula, Co. Donegal At the top of theWild AtlanticWay, Derek and Sharon Diver of Crocknagee Oysters harvest the finest oysters for worldwide export from the pristine waters of Inishowen Peninsula. Nearby at Doagh Famine Village a wonderful audio visual exhibition tells the story of local oysters from famine times to today. Guided tours and onsite café available. Derek Diver +353 (0) 86 8609114 www.doaghfaminevillage.com Mulroy Bay Mussels, Co. Donegal For over 30 years, theWilhare family have cultivated rope-grown mussels in this sheltered fjord-like bay where nature and the wild Atlantic Ocean provide the only nutrients needed. Taste their freshness for yourself at a charming local favourite, The Singing Pub on the Atlantic Drive (food served daily from 1pm-9pm). HughWilhare +353 (0) 87 2935852 www.mulroybaymussels.ie The Haven Smokehouse, Carrigart, Co. Donegal Perched on the shores of Sheephaven Bay, Declan McConnellogue and Sue Cruse’s unique smokehouse is the perfect pit-stop to see a dedicated producer at work and taste or purchase their premium product: organic North Atlantic that has been cold-smoked salmon in an original blend of sweet beechwood and 10,000-year-old Donegal turf from the nearby peat bogs. Declan McConnellogue +353 (0) 74 9155458 /+353 (0)86 4672737 www.thehavensmokehouse.com Irish Premium Oysters, Burtonport, Co. Donegal Join veteran oyster farmer Jimmy Gallagher on a guided tour of his family’s shoreside farm: learn about growing an oyster from seed to jumbo-sized Gallagher’s Speciale Oyster and how to shuck (open) an oyster, and sample fresh oysters straight from the sea to taste for yourself how the surrounding peat bogs lend a unique sweet iodized flavour. Edward Gallagher +353 (0) 86 6044478 www.ipo.ie NEW : Sligo Oyster Experience, Co. Sligo Take a short, guided walking tour alongside Sligo town’s Garavogue river followed by a short video inWB’s Coffee House oyster bar, demonstrating theWild Atlantic Oysters harvest; then enjoy an oyster shucking demonstration and tastings of raw and baked oysters fresh from the cool Atlantic waters, paired with a local White Hag beer or glass of wine. Aisling Kelly WB’s Coffee House 11 Stephen Street, Sligo + 353 (0) 87 975 7475 www.sligooysterexperience.ie hello@sligooysterexperience.ie Clarke’s Salmon Smokery, Ballina, Co. Mayo Ballina and its surrounding waters are angler heaven, accounting for a third of Ireland’s salmon catch, and for over 70 years the Clarke family have been smoking a range of oak, organic and flavoured smoked salmon. Book a 10-minute smokery tour with John Clarke, who also provides a smoking service for anglers lucky enough to land their own memento of the river Moy. John Clarke +353 (0)96 21022 /+ 353 (0)86 337 8484 www.clarkes.ie Croagh Patrick Seafoods, Newport, Co. Mayo For almost a quarter of a century Padraic Gannon has supplied award-winning Clew Bay native oysters, mussels and clams throughout Europe, harvesting from mussel farmers in nearby Killary Harbour and his own mari- culture sites close to his family farm. Prebook to see how Padraic grows and harvests the shellfish (subject to weather and tides). Padraic Gannon + 353 (0) 87 249 7570 www.croaghpatrickseafoods.ie Keem Bay Fish Products, Achill Island, Co. Mayo Gerard and Julie Hassett have been smoking Clare Island Organic Farm salmon as well as mackerel, herring, cod and pollack in their Achill Island smokehouse since 1985. Their renowned range can be sampled at their Chalet Seafood Restaurant in the picturesque village of Keel, alongside 15 varieties of seafood on the menu and three nightly specials of locally caught fish. Gerard and Julie Hassett + 353 (0) 98 43157/(0)87 230 7893 www.keembhproducts.ie 59 SECT ION 9 – TASTE THE ATLANT IC