The Bloomsbury Club Bar & The Dingle Distillery present

A ‘Trim & Tonic’ barbershop pop-up and ‘St. Patrick’s Soirée’

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Prestigious, Irish family owned venue, The Bloomsbury Club Bar has partnered with Irish artisan distillers, The Dingle Distillery, to present a sophisticated St. Patrick’s Day celebration featuring a walk-in ‘Trim and Tonic’ barbershop pop-up and ‘St. Patrick’s Soirée’ this March.

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St. Patrick’s Day ‘Trim & Tonic’

And, in keeping with the elegantly Irish celebrations, The Bloomsbury Club Bar has invited the world’s oldest barbershop; Truefitt & Hill to host its ‘Trim & Tonic’ pop up. Throughout St. Patrick’s Day, from 10am-4pm, the pop up barbershop will be grooming men for greatness, providing gents with a hot towel shave and complimentary Dingle Original Gin & Tonic to get them looking dapper ahead of the evening’s sophisticated shenanigans. The experience is priced at £25 but complimentary to those who can prove they were born with the luck of the Irish. Sláinte!

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‘St. Patrick’s Soirée’

Promising guests a refined experience of the Emerald Isle – the immersive all night celebration brings the craic to the capital with live acoustic Irish music, a specially curated food menu and bespoke cocktails, inspired by the bar and distillery’s Irish heritage. Bar Manager, Brian Calleja has created a cocktail menu based on the three Dingle Distillery artisan spirits, highlights of which include ‘Italian Craic’ £12 (Dingle Distillery Vodka, Italicus, Pink Grapefruit Mist, Prosecco) and the ‘The Founding Fathers’ £11 (Dingle Original Gin, Elixir Combier, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange bitters, Peychaud's Bitters, Barrel Aged) The bespoke cocktails menu will be served alongside stouts and Dublin pale ales from independent Irish craft brewer, Porterhouse Brewing Company, including a new limited edition release, Porterhouse Bounty Hunter brewed specially for the occasion.

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Executive Chef at The Bloomsbury, Byron Moussouris has created an authentic Irish Club Bites Menu inspired by The Dingle Distillery’s location on the Wild Atlantic Way to fuel the celebrations. Highlights include Hot Smoked Salmon, Colcannon Potatoes with Caper Butter £8, Guinness Welsh Rarebit £10, and Mini Stout Cakes with Irish Whiskey Cream £6.

St. Patrick’s Day ‘Trim & Tonic’

Saturday 17th March 2018 | 10am – 4pm The Bloomsbury Club Bar, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NN

£25 Hot Towel Shave incl. complimentary Dingle Original Gin & Tonic £0 on proof of Irish passport Walk-in pop up barbershop

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‘St. Patrick’s Soirée’ Saturday 17th March 2018 | 6pm – 1am

The Bloomsbury Club Bar, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NN

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NOTES TO EDITORS The Bloomsbury Club Bar The Bloomsbury Club Bar is a moody, seductive and atmospheric space, creating the perfect backdrop for an evening. Described by Tatler as serving “cleverly conceived new cocktails”, the bar is split into two areas: the main bar and the outer terrace bar. The walls in the main bar area are adorned with artwork and books synonymous with the Bloomsbury Set, with a subtle English colonial influence. Named by The Spirits Business as “one of the hottest bar openings of 2016” it has a traditional member’s club feel, allowing guests to relax and enjoy their evening in style. The secluded outside bar resembles a relaxed bohemian space with heated booths lining the exposed brickwork and a canvas of fairy lights covering the ceiling. The Dingle Distillery

Ireland's first independently owned, purpose built whiskey distillery to open in over 150 years. Located in Dingle, County Kerry on the Wild Atlantic Way, the artisan spirits distillery produces an output of just 2 casks of whiskey a day, alongside its small batch Dingle Original Gin and Dingle Distillery Vodka. Truefitt & Hill For over two centuries Truefitt & Hill, recognised as the finest traditional gentlemen's barber and perfumer in London, has provided discerning gentlemen with only the finest in grooming products and services. Our offering truly gives men the opportunity to look and feel their very best.

‘St. Patrick’s Soirée’Cocktail & Beer Menu

ITALIAN CRAIC £12 Dingle Vodka, Italicus, Pink Grapefruit Mist, Prosecco

THE FOUNDING FATHERS £11

Dingle Original Gin, Elixir Combier, Maraschino Liqueur, Orange bitters, Peychaud's Bitters, Barrel Aged

Co. KERRY CREPE SUZETTE £12 Dingle Whiskey, Grand Marnier, Ginger Syrup, Orange Bitters, Bloomsbury Pastis

OYSTER STOUT OLD FASHIONED £10

Slane Whiskey, Porterhouse Oyster Stout & Cinnamon Reduction, Decanter Bitters

DINGLE GIN & TONIC £11 Dingle Original Gin & Tonic

IRISH CRAFT BEERS

Porterhouse Oyster Stout £6 Porterhouse Nitro Red Ale £6

Porterhouse Pilsner £6 Porterhouse Limited Edition Bounty Hunter £6

‘St. Patrick’s Soirée’ Irish Club Bites Menu

Hot Smoked Salmon, Colcannon Potatoes, Caper Butter £8

Crispy Pork Belly, White Pudding, Apple Puree £8

Guinness Rarebit, Pickles £10

Mini Guinness Cakes, Irish Whiskey Cream £6

www.thebloomsburyclub.com