Kinsale Culinary Tour

Cork, Ireland

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This tour is a unique way into the local community of Kinsale where visitors can sample the best of Irish local handmade produce.
Our guides are passionate about Kinsale, its history, and its people. Quirky streets and lanes entice visitors to explore unusual churches, ancient ruins, and even giants. The streets are bustling with busy restaurants, cafes, and gastro pubs, in this spoiled-for-choice seaside town.

Description

Kinsale is known as the gourmet capital of Ireland where the Atlantic ocean provides seafood from sea to table. Begin this tour with a brief history of Irish food and how it has shaped us economically, socially and culturally and how important the food industry is to us today. Kinsale boasts a collection of highly creative chefs making it the number one choice as a culinary destination.
Our certified local guides will walk you through quirky streets to enjoy samples of local cheese, spiced beef, smoked salmon, oysters, and other savouries washed down with a local brew. Visitors will partake in an Irish Coffee demonstration with a glass in a friendly local pub where they can chat and get to know the locals. Visit the local meadery or distillery ( Depending on the day of tour) for tastings of local mead or Kinsale whiskey. We finish the tour in one of Ireland's best-known and loved cafes.

Stop At:

• Kinsale Tourist Office, 1 Pier Road Near Emmet Place and Barry'd Place, Kinsale Ireland
• Kinsale Mead Co, Unit 5, Barrack Lane, Kinsale P17VF97 Ireland

Sample Menu

• A cornucopia of tastings - Local handmade cheese, award winning pate/sausage/ mouth watering salmon/oysters/prawns
Washed down with a local brew
• Seafood chowder - A feast of local seafood, crab, prawns, salmon and more served with homemade soda bread and butter (seasonal variations)

Inclusions

Snacks - Local cheese, spiced beef, edible seaweed, award winning chutneys and marmalade, Irish homemade bread, oysters, sausage, chocolates, Irish Coffee

Additional information

Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

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Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

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