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‘Tis the Season for … Festive Drinks (‘Deochanna Féiltiúla’ in Irish) like ‘Mulled Wine’ or ‘Hot Buttered Rum’ Posted by on Nov 23, 2018

(le Róislín) ‘Tis the season to be festive (féiltiúil) and one of the special treats that may be served at this time of year is mulled wine (scailtín fíona).  An maith leat é?  Agus an ndearna tú riamh é?  Let’s take a closer look at the name of the drink.  We’ll start with “fíon” (wine)…

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Deochanna Go Leor (Irish Names for Drinks — aipsint go vodca) Posted by on Oct 15, 2009

(le Róislín) Now that “do ghoile” has presumably been “géaraithe,” here’s a list of some of the actual deochanna alcólacha.  At some point sa todhchaí, we can also talk about the effects of these beverages, namely various states of tipsiness.  And perhaps other related side effects (eilifintí bándearga?).   Uisce beatha, literally means “water of…

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