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Turkey

Bronze Turkey is a slower growing breed, the very best that you can get – succulent, moist with an old-fashioned flavoured to its meat. Hogan's Farm is located in the lush pastures of Co Meath, and has been producing Ireland’s tastiest turkey for the last 49 years.

Ham

A lean, moist and tasty cushion joint cut from Niall Collins, a craft butcher with the knowledge and experience of four generations for sourcing the best of meat. He removes the best meat from the bone and prepares it into neat 5lb ham cushions to make the finest gammon. This beautiful cut comes with some delicious partners : fine Irish honey, spicy cloves, apple cider and delicious, dark demerera sugar for a uniquely heady and flavoursome glazed finish. Click here to see how to get the perfect glazed ham.

Goose

Every Christmas, farmer Thomas Salter rears speciality free range Geese. On the family farm in Kilkea, Co. Carlow, the goslings are kept under infra red lamps when small, and their diet consists of whole wheat grown on the farm and a small bit of oats for fibre. When they are bigger, they are let out to graze and they are rotated around three two-acre paddocks. "They go mad to get out and kick up a terrible racket beforehand. The rush when we open the shed is something else, and to watch 200 geese racing to grass is very funny,'' said Thomas.

Aberdeen Angus Beef

The connoisseur’s choice, our dry-aged beef is exceptionally tender, with a wonderfully enriched flavor. Our Beef Rib is selected and matured by Niall Collins, a craft butcher using the knowledge and experience of four generations to source the finest meat. For a flavoursome, meaty Christmas dinner we have chosen a 2/3 rib of Aberdeen Angus Beef, which is dry aged and hung for a minimum of 24 days to give it its remarkable flavor, texture and tenderness..

The Burren Smokehouse finest Smoked Irish Organic Salmon served with Lemon, Mustard and Honey Dressing

The Burren Smokehouse has won plenty of prestigious awards for its delicious smoked fish. Their Clare Island Smoked Organic Irish Salmon is smoked using age-old traditional methods combined with red oak and one other ‘secret’ variety which imparts a sublimely subtle and unique flavor. We pair this light, delightful organic smoked salmon with a fresh, sweet and tangy lemon, mustard and honey dressing for a heavenly appetizer.

Soup and Sauces

Wild Cranberry Sauce; we have come up with a winning formula of Wild cranberries, with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star aniseed, orange, port, wine & demerara sugar.
Creamy Roast Parsnip Soup; a deliciously warming parsnip soup; roasted, creamy and with a sweet edge. Our soup is served with Crusty Bread from La Boulangerie Des Gourmets. Oliver Quenet has been baking his unique style of French bread in Finglas for the Irish market for the last 18 years. Oliver uses unbleached flour for his sourdough breads – which can take a minimum of two days to prove prior to baking. This gives the bread its gorgeous crust and rounded, old-style bread flavour. Turkey Giblet Gravy; made from a rich and aromatic stock simmered gently to give a perfect sauce.

Winter Vegetables

Braised Spicy Red Cabbage A truly wintry delight, our homemade blend is cooked slowly with zesty orange, deep ruby Shiraz, a touch of balsamic, apples, raisins and spices – a sumptuous accompaniment.
Glazed Carrots
The best local carrots served with a delicious rosemary butter.
Brussel Sprouts
Our crisp, tasty brussel sprouts come with delightfully crispy lardons.
Maris Piper Roasties
To die for: the perfect roast potato, oven-cooked in goose fat.

Boozy Christmas Plum Pudding

A tried-and-tested vintage recipe, faithfully passed down through the generations: the fruit in our glorious homemade blend is soaked overnight in Irish Whiskey and O'Hara's Celtic Stout from a microbrewery in Carlow – but don’t tell anyone! Full bodied and luxuriously smooth, O' Hara's is the combination of traditional stout hops, an extra pinch of roast barley and crystal clear Irish water that make a delicious award winning stout with just enough malt sweetness to balance that discernible roast bite.

Hennessy Brandy Butter

Our creamy, decadent brandy butter is made with icing sugar, Hennessey brandy and honest to goodness Irish butter – simply the best brandy butter you will taste this Christmas.

Cheese & Crackers

Spiced Tomato  & Red Pepper Chutney  This medal winning chutney leaves you licking your lips and wanting for more!   

Wicklow Bawn An exceptionally soft and mild,   creamy, cheese covered in a smooth white edible rind. This popular cheese is produced all year round by dedicated foodies John and Bernie Hempenstall, on their family farm in Curranstown, Co Wicklow.

Dilliskus This semi hard cheese, made from raw cows milk, is flavoured with hand picked dilisk. This dark red seagrass speckles the cheese's pale yellow hue and brings a hint of salt to this harvest of land and and sea. This Kerry produced cheese is made by German born, Swiss trained cheese maker Maja Binder, who also runs the The Little Cheese Shop in Dingle town.
Ditty’s Oatcakes come from Robert Ditty’s family run award-winning Ditty’s Home Bakery (in business for an incredible 40 years) based in Castledawson. Robert’s success is based on the principles of artisan baking. His oatcakes have a divine, delicate flavor and light texture which makes them a perfect cheese board accompaniment.