We are chuffed to bits that Ballyvolane House (the home of Bertha’s Revenge Gin) was awarded best ‘Small Stay’ Country House at the Georgina Campbell @irelandguide Irish Food & Hospitality Awards 2024 🏆 in Dublin. The awards highlight the resilience, determination and collaborative spirit of those working through a very challenging time in the hospitality industry.

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English, Irish, and Swedish hedgerows taste particularly delicious at this time of year.

“There is a very long tradition of country people making their own sloe gin in Ireland and it started when fields were enclosed with hedging, probably during Norman times or even earlier, “says Bertha’s Revenge’s Justin Green whose Ballyvolane House Spirits Company at Castlelyons, Co Cork makes “Sloe Bertha”.

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We are delighted that the annual Santa Experience and Christmas Market returns to Ballyvolane House (the home of Bertha’s Revenge Gin) on Saturday, 23th and Sunday, 24th November 2024.

This is a local community event and is organised by the wonderful Castlelyons Community Council in conjunction with The Taste of Cork and Waterford.

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Gorgeous 🎥 by Joleen Cronin of a storytelling evening curated by Jane Gormley, founder of Craicly Stories at our home Ballyvolane House last week. This event was part of Feast - East Cork Food & Drink Festival. Huge thanks to the speakers and to everyone for coming and supporting this event.

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Newstalk’s Tom Dunne interviews Justin about the life and history Big Bertha the world’s oldest cow for the Moncrieff Show.

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Craicly Stories “Our East Cork Food Rebels” Join us for story telling, great food, Bertha tipples and delicious company at Ballyvolane House on Thursday, 5th September 2024 for a unique event which is part of Feast - East Cork Food and Drink Festival.

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Drinking Culture!

Food Culture Chats will be curated by Kate Ryan founder of flavour.ie and Kate will be joined by a panel of experts in the Irish speciality drinks industry to discuss the history, culture, and storytelling of great Irish drinks.

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As part of National Heritage Week 2024 which runs from 17th to 25th August 2024, join us at Ballyvolane House (the home of Bertha’s Revenge Gin) for our special National Heritage Week Open Gardens, Pop-up Café, Food Trucks and guided tours of the house and grounds on Sunday, 18th August 2024.

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