McKeever Hotels opens £600,000 cocktail bar in Armagh

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 12:14 · Archive

McKeever Hotels has opened The Meridian, a new cocktail bar in Armagh, after a £600,000 investment.

McKeever Hotels, a Northern Ireland family-run hospitality group, has opened The Meridian, a new cocktail bar in Armagh, following a £600,000 investment. The venue, which opened on 6 November at the Armagh City Hotel, forms part of a wider £4 million investment programme and has created eight new jobs.

The 120-capacity bar has been designed by Belfast-based brand and experience specialists Drinksology in collaboration with hospitality expert Greg Buda, both central to the success of New York's Dead Rabbit. The venue also incorporates The Constellation Room, an intimate space for premium spirit and wine tastings, and private dining facilities.

The bar's design draws on Armagh's astronomical heritage. McKeever Hotels partnered with the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium to create a cocktail menu inspired by astronomy stories and constellations. Drinks include The Leviathan, inspired by the telescope at Birr Castle in County Offaly, and Cassiopeia, based on a Greek mythological queen represented in a recognisable constellation. The menu takes guests on a journey through different regions worldwide, from Ireland through the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Americas and Asia.

How it is being reported

• First look at new Armagh cocktail bar The Meridian after £600k investment - in pictures"Our ambition was to create something genuinely different"Belfast Live · 4 Nov, 11:28
• 'Our ambition was to create something genuinely different': Northern Ireland family-run hospitality group to open new £600,000 cocktail barMcKeever Hotels new destination bar pairs world-class cocktail expertise with unique astronomical heritageNews Letter · 4 Nov, 10:20
• New £600k cocktail bar aims to put ‘wonderful city’ of Armagh on the mapEddie McKeever says historic city is undersold and he wants to play his part in elevating its profileBelfast Telegraph · 4 Nov, 09:06

In this story: McKeever Hotels · The Meridian · Armagh · Drinksology · Greg Buda · Armagh Observatory and Planetarium · Heather Alexander

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