Shortlist For This Year’s Best Cocktail Experience Competition Announced

Friday, May 2nd, 2025 – This week, over 100 competitors took part in the Best Cocktail Experience competition, sponsored by Monin, as part of the Irish Restaurant Awards 2025.

The theme for this year’s competition, which took place on Monday and Tuesday at the Dublin Bar Academy, was “Sips and Sounds”, with inspiration taken from songs ranging from Galway Girl to Viva Las Vegas.Read More

Official Photos: Cocktail Experience 2025 – Sips and Sounds

The 2025 Irish Restaurant Awards Cocktail Experience competition sponsored by MONIN took place on the 28th and 29th of April in the Dublin Bar Academy. Over 100 competitors entered having been initially nominated in the category by online public vote back in January. Read More

Shortlist For This Year’s Best Cocktail Experience Competition Announced

This week, over 130 competitors participated in the Best Cocktail Experience competition sponsored by Monin as part of the Irish Restaurant Awards 2024.

The theme for this year’s Best Cocktail Experience competition, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Dublin Bar Academy, was Lights, Camera… Cocktails! Directed by Monin with inspiration taken from movies ranging from Bond to Barbie.Read More

Official Photos: Cocktail Experience 2024 – Lights, Camera… Cocktails! Directed by Monin

The 2024 Irish Restaurant Awards Cocktail Experience competition sponsored by MONIN took place on the 29th and 30th of April in the Dublin Bar Academy. Over 130 competitors entered having been initially nominated in the category by online public vote back in January.Read More

Shortlist Announced – Cocktail Experience 2022

Last Thursday 1st September 2022, over 70 participants competed in the 2022 Cocktail Experience Competition – “Return of the Roaring 20’s” Sponsored by Monin. A panel of three judges reviewed the cocktails made on the day including the … Read More