Inspired by news of the Merchant Hotel in Belfast launching a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ £1,000 cocktail, local publican Donal ‘Drippy’ Donoghue has decided to get in on the action.
Donoghue, the proprietor of Drippy’s on Main Street, has grown weary of the same old faces grumbling on his bar stools, and is attempting to diversify to get the ladies back through his doors.
“I haven’t been this excited since I installed the pool table in 1997,” said Donoghue, whose rare fit of entrepreneurial spirit has alarmed his regulars. “We haven’t had a woman in since 2012, unless you count them shouting at their husbands to get home.”
Donoghue is in the process of unlocking the ladies’ toilets, which will be spruced up with some Glade and a potted plant and perfecting three bespoke ‘Drippy’ cocktails for launch night.
DTTN can exclusively reveal details of the cocktail menu:
Overflow Surprise – The contents of the overflow tray, with a cheeky dash of house red.
Overflow Crunch Surprise – The contents of the overflow tray, dash of house red, finished with a sprinkling of Tayto crumbs
Overflow Deluxe – Half the contents of the overflow tray, topped up with draught Bulmers. Novelty umbrella €2 extra
The cocktails will be launched this coming Saturday at Drippy’s inaugural Ladies Cocktail Hour.