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Warm up with a classic Irish Coffee, a rich and comforting cocktail made with smooth Irish whiskey, freshly brewed hot coffee, sugar, and a lightly whipped cream float. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

The Mudslide cocktail is a rich, creamy dessert drink made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and Irish cream. Smooth, indulgent, and easy to make - the perfect balance of coffee and chocolate. This classic cocktail is perfect for after-dinner sipping, celebrations, or a cozy night in. 

Different, fun, interesting; eight new domestic wines for spring.

Elliot Hughes of is the managing distillery director for Dingle Distillery. What started as a bar outside of Dublin has become a distillery in Dingle, in the southwest corner of Ireland.

Binny's is on pace to add over 4,000 new wines this year. That means some bottles fly under the radar. This week we've put together a sampling of new wines worth checking out.

This week the Women of Binny’s got together to explore the art of wine and food pairing. Together we prepped, cooked, and paired Spanish tapas with Spanish wines. We discussed the fundamentals of food and wine pairing and learned essential cooking skills and knife techniques. Keep reading to learn more about our pairings and recipes you can try at home!

Try this recipe for beer battered fish and chips made with fresh cod and Irish Red ale for malty, crunchy and flaky results.

The Black Velvet is sophisticated St. Patrick’s Day cocktail recipe. This simple, luxurious blend of Guinness and Champagne is the perfect way to cap off your extended Celtic carousing.

St. Patrick’s Day is a green beer and whiskey holiday, there’s no way around it, but that doesn’t mean if you exclusively drink wine that you can’t take part in the festivities. Here we’ve laid out a friendly guide to swap whiskey for wine.

Meat pies have been beloved across Ireland and the U.K. for centuries. Usually that means a hearty crust made with beef suet or lard but when it comes to Shepherd’s Pie, rich, creamy and tantalizingly browned mashed potatoes stand in for pastry. Underneath that buttery layer of mash is a savory mixture of ground meat and vegetables, bound together with a thick gravy, making for a hearty and filling dish for a late winter’s day. St. Patrick's Day, to be precise.