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Rearview & Beyond!
As the detox kicks into full swing after the gluttony of Christmas and suppliers commence their prospecting there is perhaps just enough time to dwell on the year past...
Read MoreRoad Trip 2016 (Part Two)
Gianluca Telloli is a native of the Aosta valley in the western Italian Alps. An oenologist by profession he has developed a passion for cider and in particular the...
Read MoreToffee Apple Cocktail
This recipe makes two cocktails, however it could be easily adpated to cater for a larger party. The Muldoon Whiskey adds a lovely twist to the mulled Stonewell cider. This...
Read MoreApple Cinnamon Crumble Cake with a Stonewell Sticky Toffee Sauce
This Apple Cinnamon Crumble Cake is nice little twist on the classic with a moist apple cake interior and a light crumbly topping, paired with the moreish Stonewell sticky...
Read MoreStonewell Mulled Cider
There’s nothing like a mulled cider to warm you up on a cold winter’s day… clove-studded apples, spices and a citrus twist make this mulled cider recipe impossible to resist...
Read MoreRoad Trip 2016 (Part One)
Despite the ongoing apple pressing, I sallied forth in late September to mainland Europe to attend two cider festivals whose previous generous invitations I had been obliged to turn...
Read MoreWorldwide Apple Wine Fair
It’s wind down phase after an intense 48 hours at the Apfelwein Weltweit Messe, or Worldwide Apple Wine Fair, in Frankfurt. Perhaps little known but in this region of...
Read MoreLike Clockwork
Following hot on the tracks of the first pallet of Finnbarra/Stonewell to the country, I find myself in Zurich. A picturesque and intriguing city full of contrasting features. Household...
Read MoreHolland Calling
What a whirlwind. Yesterday started at 3.45 a.m. – off went the alarm clock to get me to Cork airport for the 6 a.m. flight to Amsterdam. Forty winks...
Read MoreOut with the Old, in with the Old
Driving to work this morning I noticed wryly that a lot of the election posters had been replaced by those for a travelling circus. And so here we are...
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