By Fiona Frawley
Is it still an April Fools if they actually make and sell the product?
Dublin 8 distillery Stillgarden is no stranger to an inspired April Fools prank. Last year they nearly had us going with their Hair of the Dog Spirit (made with locally and sustainably sourced dog hair), and who could forget the Eau De Canal spirit from the year before, made with water from Dublin’s very own Grand Canal? Definitely a taste worth bottling.
Stillgarden’s 2021 April Fool’s offering, Eau de Canal
This year though, they’ve gone one step further and actually distilled and bottled a Chicken Fillet Roll Vodka.
The Inchicore-based distillery has begun production on a limited 25-bottle run of the vodka, which attempts to capture all the savoury charm of the Irish deli staple in a glass.
Chicken fillet roll vodka, image via Stillgarden
The spirit is intended to be served with a light tonic and lettuce garnish – taco sauce and grated cheese optional.
I like to think of it as an ode to the time someone snuck a naggin into a gig in Marlay Park concealed within a deli baguette, or the iconic naggin-and-chicken-fillet-roll-for-€8.99 deal from a Limerick Mace store back in 2016. Its absence is sorely felt in the midst of the cozzie livs.
The infamous rag week special from Whitty’s Mace in Limerick, 2016
Would you try the chicken fillet roll vodka? Is it the liquid deli accompaniment you’ve always dreamt of?
Well, to be in with a chance to win a bottle of this once-in-a-lifetime spirit, make sure you’re following @stillgardendistillery on Instagram, and like, comment and share their Chicken Fillet Roll Vodka post when it goes live on 1 April. Only five bottles are up for grabs so be sure not to miss out.
Header image via Stillgarden Distillery / Originally published on LovinDublin.
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