{"id":12060,"date":"2016-07-22T10:37:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=12060"},"modified":"2016-07-22T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:38:11","slug":"it%e2%80%99s-gin-o%e2%80%99clock-this-summer-at-the-merchant-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/07\/it%e2%80%99s-gin-o%e2%80%99clock-this-summer-at-the-merchant-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"IT\u2019S GIN O\u2019CLOCK THIS SUMMER AT THE MERCHANT HOTEL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gin lovers are in for a treat this summer as The Merchant Hotel plays host to a very special event in its Rooftop Garden.<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Shortcross Twilight Picnic event will take place on Wednesday August 10 at 7.30pm and will showcase the locally crafted Shortcross Gin which is distilled just outside Downpatrick.<\/p>\n

Gin connoisseurs will hear the story behind the brand from one of its founders and will have the opportunity to discover more about the distilling process, while enjoying gin cocktails, signature serves and delicious picnic food that will complement the drinks.<\/p>\n

There will also be a specially made gin cocktail that has been inspired by a luxury summer picnic with gooseberry, elderflower yogurt and lavender hued Parfait Amour all making an appearance.<\/p>\n

Michael Patterson, Manager of the Cocktail Bar at the Merchant Hotel is looking forward to the event;<\/p>\n

\u201cNorthern Ireland, along with most of the world, is currently experiencing a gin revival and this event is designed to give gin lovers the opportunity to really find out about the brand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve purposely selected the locally distilled Shortcross Gin and hope that the event will provide an educational experience for those attending.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event is set to be very popular and what better way is there to spend a summer evening than in relaxing surrounds of The Merchant\u2019s Rooftop Bar.\u201d<\/p>\n

For further information, or to book a ticket, call The Merchant Hotel, Belfast on 028 9023 4888 or visit themerchanthotel.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gin lovers are in for a treat this summer as The Merchant Hotel plays host to a very special event in its Rooftop Garden. The Shortcross Twilight Picnic event will take place on Wednesday August 10 at 7.30pm and will showcase the locally crafted Shortcross Gin which is distilled just outside Downpatrick. Gin connoisseurs will … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12063,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12060\/revisions\/12063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}