Killahora Orchards

Surprise! Now there's an apple you don't see every day....its called Hidden Crimson, for a good reason by the looks of it😄 Not ripe yet but we couldn't help taking a look after a 5 year wait since planting.

@ConlanDerek @CorkGourmetGuy Thanks Derek and Dave, most convenient is to order online on our shop if you can’t find it locally. We’ll be putting up the special editions in the new year and lots of mad casks in the waiting for 2025🥂

@CorkGourmetGuy @Killahora Cheers Dave, I’ve had most of their stuff, it’s unreal, but never the aged ones in charred barrels they mentioned!

@Killahora hey folks, is there anywhere in town that I could pick up a bottle of your Rare Apple Ice Wine today?

Christmas digestifs: buckle up for the strong stuff once dinner is done irishtimes.com/food/drink/202… @Killahora @libertyireland @TheWineMasons

The Wild Winter Terrace at The River Lee hotel creates a festive oasis, in collaboration with Killahora Orchards and Fox Flowers. @RiverleeHotel @Killahora #FoxFlowers corkbilly.com/2024/10/festiv…

@CorkKerryFood lovely day today of sampling and chatting - see us tomorrow afternoon!

@ReluctantF00die Sorry to hear Sarah and Cathal ☹️ye had such great menus and for what it’s worth we appreciated your business. I really hope the environment starts to improve for restaurants and bars

My heart is shattered into a thousand pieces for Cathal, Sarah and Team Potager I'm truly broken hearted 💔

@BeoirCider @BeoirOrg @BeersIveKnown @DrinkBritain @PomeFruits @LittlePomona Oh no, that’s terrible news. Sad to hear and sympathies to James, family and friends. 🙏🏻

Extremely saddened to hear that @BeoirOrg advicate and my (@BeersIveKnown ) longstanding friend @DrinkBritain passed away over the weekend. Thoughts especially to @PomeFruits and all the @LittlePomona family as well as the thousands of others she brought light to over the years

@DKenni Might be one for the future, but for now it’s a dabble :-) the phenolics in meadowsweet go great with peat or smoke 🔥

@Killahora Meadow sweet smoked Vermouth!!? Get that out to us asap! 😂

The experimental section of the drinks cabinet, all of the drinks coming from common garden plants. And a rolling alcohol free fizz; a continuous wild ferment that is drank fizzy before the abv is above 0.5%. This one from wild water mint + frozen lime leaves🍃

The first pressings of the year are underway this week :-) Nice volume of apples but the lack of sun has them a little light on sugar so far. We’ll see how they develop !

@ShamHanifa those frozen lime leaves are a revelation, I’ve been cooking Agak agak inspired everything since Saturday! ❤️

Great talks today @feastcork by @flavourIE called ‘Cook the Books’ with a fine selection of stories, books and tastes from @Bibliocook @caitruthfood Michelle Darmody and @ShamHanifa !

@flavourIE @feastcork @Midleton_Park Thanks for organising Kate @flavourIE it was a great chat and to @KennedySantina_ for the amazing pork rillette with @ballyvolanehse Apple jelly!

Great session today at @corkonaforkfest with Laurie, Liam, Mark and Brian for a live podcast of @whiskeychatspod at @CorkOperaHouse

Lovely to see our new local Barnahown B&B getting a write up in @jozeemac's The Menu for the @irishexaminer at the weekend, along with a wee shout out for us and @Killahora. #Mitchelstown #localbeerforlocalpeople

@DavidMarra @RossCider @Adam_HWells @whiskeychatspod @DKenni @thecowmanshow @BarMas @So_mmel_ier @vendemmiawine @64_Wine There is so much in terms of cider and perry ‘varietal discovery’ to be had from Ross-on-Wye; they grow and press so many single varietals that you can’t find anywhere else. The Flakey Bark is a rare Perry pear too - great one to have tasted!

Rounding out the evening with this amazing Perry from @RossCider. So far, Flakey Bark is my favourite pear variety. Lovely, pure, off-dry fruit, but a tannic monster. This is absolutely sensational and we’re really missing out that no one is importing this into Ireland

Loving the setup at No.2 Point Road in Crosshaven, a coffee shop and pantry converted from the old terrace, and including a few familiar products amongst an excellently curated collection of items 😃🌞

@Adam_HWells @RossCider It’s some apple! That colour is ridiculicious😀

@Cider_Review @BarMas The EU marketing standards people are trying to come to an EU consensus on definition of cider; what % of juice, where from, concentrate ? etc. the direction of travel is ‘At least 50% of juice’, but France at 99% hates it, & Sweden at 15% also hates it! So will be a challenge!

A great chat in the Drinks Theatre Ballymaloe this morning with @highbankorchard & @Killahora good fun as ever. With thanks to MC @colmmccan