Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant celebrates National Irish Coffee Day Thurs., Jan. 25, with its special guest offer for the pub’s traditional Irish Coffee: “You buy the coffee, the whiskey is on us!” After all, “Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat?” Irish actor and musician Alex Levine famously opined.
Raglan Road invites guests to stop by for lunch or dinner on Jan. 25 and raise a glass to the national holiday wake-up call. “If coffee and whiskey both deserve their own holiday, then Irish Coffee deserves a bigger one,” says Raglan Road Operations Director Sean Griffin.
At Raglan Road, the Irish coffee specialty menu rocks right along with the pub’s live Irish music and dance – three coffee-based cocktails are served daily: The Lost Irish, a traditional mix of coffee, whiskey, sugar and cream; the Iced Irish, Bailey’s Salted Caramel with iced coffee, Paddy’s Irish Whiskey, and butterscotch schnapps topped with whipped cream; and the Irish Espresso Martini, Slane Irish Whiskey, Miami club coffee liqueur, Guinness simple syrup, and fresh espresso.
“In Ireland, the Irish coffee is definitely a staple,” Griffin says. “It’s a perfect after-lunch or post-dinner beverage, a night cap or afternoon treat. There are no rules! Come join us for National Irish Coffee Day!”
Raglan Road is owned and operated by Irish partners John Cooke and Paul Nolan, whose Great Irish Pubs Florida, Inc., previously created Nine Fine Irishmen at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Raglan Road features traditional Irish dishes and new creations with a Celtic twist. The restaurant’s warm interior of aged walnut and mahogany woods from old Irish bars and churches was built in Ireland and shipped to Orlando. Live entertainment nightly and during weekend brunch features Irish house bands and the Raglan Road Irish Dancers. The pub’s all-day menu is served from 11 a.m. Mon.-Fri. and from 10 a.m. Sat.-Sun. The weekend Rollicking Raglan Brunch runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant is located at Disney Springs in the Walt Disney World Resort, 1640 E. Buena Vista Dr., Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Visit www.raglanroad.com or call 407/938-0300.
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