The Old World Butter Experience - Join us for a journey through time and indulge in a truly unique and unforgettable experience
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Milk Shirl the sheep for a unique farm experience
Learn traditional butter making from skilled team member
Churn, wash, and wrap your own handmade butter
Family-friendly activity with children joining adults complimentary
Traditional Butter-Making Experience Brings Historic Farm Life to Life
Step back in time and discover the traditions of early farm life with a hands-on butter-making experience that blends history, learning, and family fun. The journey begins with the chance to meet the farm’s charming metallic sheep, “Shirl the Sheep,” where visitors can enjoy a playful introduction before exploring the fascinating world of traditional dairy production. Guided by an experienced member of the Tasting House team, guests learn how butter was made long before the arrival of modern machinery and electricity.
Participants then experience the complete butter-making process using time-honored techniques passed down through generations. Starting with fresh cream, they learn to churn, wash, and carefully process their butter by hand, gaining a deeper appreciation for the patience, skill, and hard work once required to produce everyday dairy products. Throughout the activity, expert guidance ensures the experience is both engaging and easy to follow.
Once the butter is complete, guests wrap their handmade creation to take home, providing a delicious souvenir to enjoy with family and friends. The interactive nature of the workshop offers an enjoyable balance of education and creativity, allowing participants to connect with agricultural heritage through practical experience.
Suitable for visitors of all ages, this immersive farm activity offers a memorable introduction to traditional rural life. Combining storytelling, hands-on learning, and a touch of fun, it provides a rewarding experience for families, couples, and anyone interested in discovering the timeless craft of butter making.
Traditional Butter-Making Experience Brings Historic Farm Life to Life
Step back in time and discover the traditions of early farm life with a hands-on butter-making experience that blends history, learning, and family fun. The journey begins with the chance to meet the farm’s charming metallic sheep, “Shirl the Sheep,” where visitors can enjoy a playful introduction before exploring the fascinating world of traditional dairy production. Guided by an experienced member of the Tasting House team, guests learn how butter was made long before the arrival of modern machinery and electricity.
Participants then experience the complete butter-making process using time-honored techniques passed down through generations. Starting with fresh cream, they learn to churn, wash, and carefully process their butter by hand, gaining a deeper appreciation for the patience, skill, and hard work once required to produce everyday dairy products. Throughout the activity, expert guidance ensures the experience is both engaging and easy to follow.
Once the butter is complete, guests wrap their handmade creation to take home, providing a delicious souvenir to enjoy with family and friends. The interactive nature of the workshop offers an enjoyable balance of education and creativity, allowing participants to connect with agricultural heritage through practical experience.
Suitable for visitors of all ages, this immersive farm activity offers a memorable introduction to traditional rural life. Combining storytelling, hands-on learning, and a touch of fun, it provides a rewarding experience for families, couples, and anyone interested in discovering the timeless craft of butter making.
- Guided hands-on butter making experience
- Milking of metallic Shirl the sheep
- Take home your freshly made butter
- Participation suitable for all family members
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Activity Provider: Ewenique Tasting House
Customer Reviews
A very cool small provincial museum all about butter and it's cultural impact. Lots of old equipment, graphics and packaging, and the history of how it shaped Cork over the last few centuries, well worth a fiver entry if you want to see something a bit quirky and different, ignore the negative reviews on here, go have a gander.
This museum is so underrated still. My friends and I arrived at 12:20, but the butter making demonstration had already started and there were no more places for us to attend. The kind woman at the reception let us in, as other people left and we were able to attend the demonstration after all. The host had such great humour and explained the process while entertaining the public. At the end of the butter making process the host gave us bread and butter and it was delicious! The museum is very well thought out and the souvenirs are gorgeous.
Small but nice museum about butter. Not expensive and very cute, staff is kind and the videos are interesting. The shop museum is very tiny but affordable. In my hones opinion they should put some book with butter-oriented and historical recipes, or some must have recipe, like soda bread. It could sell very well.