Meet the Makers

Experience a guided tour of Skellig Six18 Distillery with a local storyteller. Discover history, Celtic myths, sensory tastings, and learn about gin botanicals, whiskey distillation, and our carbon-neutral distillery expansion!

Take a guided tour of Skellig Six18 Distillery with a local storyteller. Discover history, Celtic myths, gin and whiskey making, unique botanicals, and Michelin-starred collaboration—all in a working, evolving, carbon-neutral distillery.

Join a 4th-generation beekeeper on the Slieve Aughty Mountains. Explore the Hive, discover honey-making, taste local products, and enjoy Noel’s passionate storytelling for a true taste of Galway in a jar!

Immerse yourself in the longstanding tradition of Blackfaced Mountain Sheep farming with an adventurous experience on Achill Island. The high hills and coastal splendour of Achill is home to this famous variety of sheep.

Join fourth-generation farmer Des Jeffares and his friendly golden retrievers for a fascinating tour of Ireland’s only commercial blackcurrant farm, discovering sustainable farming, biodiversity, and Wexford’s rich blackcurrant heritage along the way.

Experience the journey from soil to grain, flour to bread, sustainable eating deeply embedded in ancient practices. Engage in fun and interactive activities where stories are shared, connections are made, and knowledge inspires healthier eating habits – “You are what you eat!”

Discover Inis Mór on a half-day tour with a local guide. Explore Dun Aonghasa, shop at Kilmurvey Craft Village, visit the Seal Colony, and enjoy a goat farm experience with cheesemaking insights, tastings, and friendly goats.

Discover Inis Mór on a half-day guided tour with a local islander. Visit Dun Aonghasa, Kilmurvey Craft Village, and the Seal Colony, then enjoy a Goat Farm experience with cheesemaking insights, artisan tastings, and friendly goats.

Taste the Atlantic – a seafood journey with oyster farming family! Discover the taste of tradition with 4th generation shellfish family farmers renowned for their famous oysters and wild Cromane mussels.

Oyster farm tour & tasting Experience on the shores of the Wild Atlantic’s Clew Bay! Forage along the idyllic foreshore at the Gannon’s family farm where Grade A oysters are nurtured by Padraic Gannon. Learn about the tradition of oyster farming and enjoy delicious oyster tasting.

Ever dreamed of making your own chocolate?  Join the Wilde team for an interactive, hands-on chocolate experience, where you’ll handmake two personalised chocolate bars from scratch!

Get behind the scenes of our open plan chocolate factory, See your chocolate bar being made in front of you. Choose your toppings from our large range and apply them your self to your very own personalized chocolate bar.

Bring your family, friends, or colleagues together for a private chocolate-making workshop at The Chocolate Manor. Perfect for birthdays, hen parties, team building, or any occasion where chocolate makes everything sweeter!

Book a private chocolate-making experience for the whole family at The Chocolate Manor! In 90 minutes, create bars, moulds, and pizza, sip hot chocolate, design postcards, and enjoy sweet memories with a shop discount.

Immerse yourself in the Taste Causeway Chocolate Experience, where you’ll discover artisan products inspired by Ireland’s rich landscape, learn pairing secrets, and handcraft decadent chocolate truffles in a unique, flavour-filled journey through local food heritage.

Indulge in the Truffle Shuffle, a hands-on chocolate workshop with Chief Chocolatier Geri Martin. Learn tempering, create ganache, roll and decorate truffles, and even add your favourite flavours for the ultimate chocolate treat.

Want to acquire some basic chocolate tempering skills in a fun and hands on workshop? This experience is for you. Hands on experience to learn the basics of chocolate making in Castlerock!

Step into a warm Irish kitchen with Mary and Carmel, where you’ll learn to bake traditional soda bread and scones, sip tea or Irish coffee, and enjoy stories, laughter, and true Irish hospitality.

Guided experience of the Connemara Smokehouse with owner and Master Artisan Smoker, Graham Roberts. Witness the mesmerising hand slicing of organic smoked salmon followed by a tasting of some award winning seafood products.

Meet Master Smoker Graham Roberts at Connemara’s Oldest Smokehouse. Breathe in the rich smoky aroma and savour award-winning organic salmon on soda bread.

Meet the makers at Ireland’s newest distillery, just 15 miles from the Wild Atlantic Way. Enjoy a welcome drink, discover how our award-winning gin and vodka are crafted, and see the equipment that brings them to life.

Experience the best of Belfast with a sumptuous take on Ireland’s most crispy and comforting culinary tradition at Fish City– a local, family-owned restaurant that specialises in responsibly sourced seafood dishes.

Step into Ireland’s Boyne Valley and explore the craft of award-winning Boyne Valley Blue cheese. Visit a family-run creamery near historic Slane for a behind-the-scenes tour, tasting, and authentic farm-to-table experience.

Give your tastebuds a chocolate workout with this tasting and visit.Through a fun and informative tasting, share chocolate feedback and dreams while learning how to discern the flavours of diverse chocolates!