Bunratty Products

In the county Clare, in the shadow of the famous 15th century Bunratty Castle, rests a winery where Ireland's most mystical drinks are made. Bunratty Meade and Liqueur Co. was founded in 1978 by Oliver Dillon and located next to Bunratty Castle and Fold Park. Made from white wine with honey and herbs. The drink of ancient Gauls and Anglo Saxons, Mead was originally made by monks centuries ago from fermented honey and water. Mead soon made its way into the courts of the four Kings of Ireland and no banquet was complete without it. This honey-based drink was said to possess powers of virility and fertility, and it became custom for a bride and groom to drink mead for one full moon after their wedding, giving birth to the word "honeymoon." In Ireland today, it is still tradition to toast the bride and groom with a glass of meade when they depart on their honeymoon from the wedding feast.