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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.

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.

Celebrate Pi Day and St. Patrick's Day with this crossover recipe for Shepherd's Pie.

If you loved vanilla cola as a kid, try a Shanky's Fever Dream cocktail. It’s the perfect St. Patrick's Day cocktail for those who love spiced rum or whiskey and cola.

It’s March, which means it’s once again time to talk about all things Irish, the new and the old. Last year we talked about some Irish whiskies and Irish creams and there have been even more innovations in the category. Will Roger be able to find something to replace his beloved Declan’s Irish Cream?

A delicious green cocktail for St. Patrick's Day that's sweet and tart. It's a refreshing alternative to green beer or green mint drinks. Sláinte!

Our resident Mixologist put together an original Champagne punch, fit for a New Year’s Eve. Punch, in some form, has been around for centuries. Punch’s long history has allowed for endless variations to arise, making it a diverse and many splendored thing that can be alcoholic or not, hot or cold, simple or complex, but no matter the iteration it must always be festive.

Even during Prohibition, Chicagoans could find a stiff drink if they knew how to ask for it. The Chicago Cocktail is not your typical Champagne cocktail. Brandy takes the lead in this big-shouldered Prohibition-era favorite.

Try Binny’s Confessions of a Mixologist “Tree of a Perfect Pear” sparkling wine cocktail recipe made with Prosecco, St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur, Cointreau and lemon juice. It’s the perfect Thanksgiving cocktail for kicking off the festivities.