News › Archive of 2019

We are chuffed to bits that Sloe Bertha won a Bronze Medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) awards ceremony in London recently. Hugh thanks to the IWSC judges and tasting panel for selecting Sloe Bertha for a Bronze Medal. We are celebrating!

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Fermoy Golf Club in Co Cork has achieved a very rare, if not unique event in recent weeks. The three 2019 officers, Aileen Ryan Lady Captain, Denis Crowley Men’s Captain and President Paudie Scanlon each scored a hole in one within a ten day window of each other. “There has been great excitement in Fermoy Golf Club over the past number of weeks. I had a hole in one on the 2nd hole in the Men’s Captain’s Prize Day, Paudie Scanlon had a hole in one on the 11th hole and not to be left out, Denis Crowley followed with a hole in one on the 8th green!” explained Aileen Ryan, Lady Captain of Fermoy Golf Club. “We felt as a club, that we needed to celebrate this achievement in some way and so The All Ireland Hole in One Challenge was born!”

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We are delighted to have received this in the post last week - Tripadvisor 2019 Certificate of Excellence for Ballyvolane House.

Thank you to our Tripadvisor reviewers! Big thanks too to our brilliant staff who work tirelessly to delight our guests.

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Justin is heading down to Curraghmore House for [All Together Now Festival 2019 to show and share Bertha’s Revenge Gin tipples and Bertha Love with enthusiastic festival-goers at the Grub Circus Tent which is curated by Joe McNamee. The event is at 5.15pm and we will be sharing the stage with our good chum Patrick Shelley of Ornabrak Gin and Kalak Vodka.

Amazing line-up this year.

Can’t wait. Hope to see you there!!!

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We are looking forward to welcoming Clodagh McKenna and guests from Belmond Grand Hibernian to Ballyvolane House for a foraging trip and a Bertha’s Revenge Gin tasting next month.

Travel Writer Catherine Sabino writing for Forbes Magazine features Clodagh and how she has curated a gastronomy tour for the train. The article is entitled - Travel Ireland’s ‘Orient Express’ With This Cool Celebrity Chef.

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Crisp Spanish wines by Rías Baixas and sensational Irish seafood served under the summer sky at Ballyvolane House this August. There’s always one special evening every summer that you remember more fondly than any other. This year, an idyllic Summer Seafood Soirée at Ballyvolane House has all the ingredients to be that very one.

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Really looking forward to being part of The Big Gin Festival at the Electric in Cork City. The Big Gin Festival runs from 5th to 8th June and Justin will be at the Electric on Wednesday, 5th June from 6pm to share Bertha love with the Electric punters.

Method & Madness Gin will be showcased on Thursday, 6th June , Minke Gin on Friday, 7th June and Kinsale Gin on Saturday, 8th June.

Delighted to be included in this great line-up of quality gins from County Cork.

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We are pleased to share this charming little film of the commissioning of our new gin still. The still was custom made for us by Carl in Germany. Many thanks go to Roger Overall of Show & Tell Communications for making the film. We hope you enjoy it.

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