We are delighted that Frank and Caroline are joining us for the weekend with a tasting plate of their delicious smoked fish and other recipes they have developed using their products.

You can find them in the Lambing Shed.

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Located on the estuary of a wild salmon fishing river in County Cork, Hederman Smoke House is the only traditional timber smoke house in Ireland – and one of only a handful worldwide.

Here they hang Irish Atlantic salmon for cold smoking – unlike any other smoker in Ireland. The smoke house’s seasoned walls and smoking technique are so rare in fact that European laws now protect this modest building and its unique method, which produces smoked fish of unparalleled quality, year round.

All of the smoke house fish is of Irish origin, from humble mackerel, and smoked haddock to ultra-rare smoked eel from Lough Neagh and smoked wild Irish Atlantic Salmon. “Frank Hederman smokes fish”, said the NYT, “… is a little like saying Steinway makes pianos”. Since 2021, Frank and Caroline have developed the premises to include an inviting Tasting Room, courtyard and walled garden, where they now host convivial and delicious lunches as an integral part of immersive tours.