Jameson x Tribal Burger Food Pairing | Belfast Whiskey Week 2023

Name: Belfast Whiskey Week 2026
Start: 2026-07-24
End: 2026-08-01
Location: Belfast

Filed: 15 Jul 2023
By: Belfast Whiskey Week
Read: 5 min
Ref: BWW/23/228

There are Sunday evenings, and then there are Sunday evenings. On the 23rd of October 2023, Tribal Burger played host to one of the most relaxed, generous, and downright satisfying sessions of Belfast Whiskey Week — a feast of Jameson Irish Whiskey paired with some of the finest handcrafted burgers and wings the city has to offer. Ambassador Roisín Maguire led the charge, and from the moment the sticky pork belly bites arrived at the table, it was clear this was no ordinary tasting.

About This Event

Join Jameson Irish Whiskey Ambassador Roisin Maguire for a taste of all things Jameson and some delicious handcrafted burgers and wings at Tribal Burger. Tribal Burger will serve up some delicious bespoke eats for this session, while we try Jameson the way we like it. Meet the Jameson family; some of you think you know Jameson Irish Whiskey — We will make you think again! Time to relax this dinner time with Ireland’s Largest Whiskey Export and Belfast’s Classiest Burger Joint! Big Drams, Big Burgers!

Menu:

- Sticky Pork Belly Bites

- Cheese Burger, with Red onion, Pickles Jameson Mayo

- Skinny Fries w/ Jameson Pulled Pork, Cheese, Jameson BBQ Sauce to Share

- BBQ Wings w/ Garlic Dip

- Jameson Salted Chocolate Fudge

Timeslot: 6pm-9pm Start Time: 7pm Duration: 2hrs Venue: Tribal Drinks: 4 Drinks Type: Food Pairing Disclaimers Please note that individual dietary requirements are not being catered for with any food at this event. Each Brand/Distillery and Collaborative Partner have agreed to our Min/Max Pour Policy. Please Respect this, and enjoy your festival responsibly. Festival Participants who are deemed to be too inebriated, or are not respecting themselves, will not be permitted into events and venues. ALL Hosts/Ushers/Collaborators and Venue Staff have the right to refuse participants without question and recourse. Please Drink Responsibly. All events are only available to those 18 years old and over. Do not purchase tickets if you are under the age of 18. Be prepared to produce ID if required. Venue staff & ushers may ask you to provide ID when showing your valid tickets. You may be refused enter to events if you can’t prove your age. Some venues may change, if they do, you will be notified. All events are subject to changes out of the control of the festival organisers. Any issues, please contact us @belfastwhiskeyweek on socials, or via email on marketing@belfastwhiskeyweek.com or 07773675179 (8am-8pm) to discuss. NO Refunds will be given. Please only buy tickets if you are prepared to attend the event. Tickets are transferable. If you are going to transfer tickets please email, marketing@belfastwhiskeyweek.com

Looking Back

Jameson needs little introduction — the world's best-selling Irish whiskey has been the gateway dram for more people than any other bottle in the canon of uisce beatha. But familiarity, as Roisín was quick to point out, can breed a certain comfortable blindness. The whole spirit of the evening — cheekily titled "Meat the Family" — was to challenge that comfortable assumption and show that there is far more depth and range to the Jameson family than the bottle most of us have on the shelf at home. It was a warm, unpretentious invitation to look again, and the crowd took it gladly.

The format was brilliantly judged. Rather than the more formal standing-and-swirling of a traditional tasting room, guests settled in for what felt like a long, generous dinner among friends. Tribal Burger, which holds a well-earned reputation as one of Belfast's most inventive kitchens, rose to the occasion with a bespoke menu that wove Jameson through almost every course. The Jameson mayo on the cheese burger, the pulled pork and BBQ sauce laced with whiskey on the skinny fries, the salted chocolate fudge to finish — none of it felt gimmicky. The food respected the whiskey, and the whiskey respected the food. That balance is harder to achieve than it looks, and credit is due to both teams for getting it right.

Roisín Maguire brought exactly the right energy: knowledgeable without being didactic, passionate without being precious. She walked guests through the range with the easy confidence of someone who genuinely loves what she's pouring — contextualising each expression, drawing out the notes that the food either amplified or reframed, and making space for the kind of table conversation that is really the whole duchas of a night like this. Four drams across the evening meant there was room to breathe, to eat, and to actually absorb what was in the glass rather than rushing on to the next pour.

It was worth noting that this session sat within a wider Jameson footprint at BWW2023 — the brand also brought their energy to their flagship showcase session elsewhere in the festival programme, demonstrating that Jameson's commitment to Belfast Whiskey Week runs deeper than a single evening. And for those who appreciated the food-pairing format specifically, Tribal Burger itself proved its worth as a festival venue again that same week, with Limavady also taking the reins there for their own memorable session. The burger joint on Chichester Street has quietly become one of the festival's most characterful spaces — informal, electric, and entirely Belfast.

By the time the salted chocolate fudge landed and the last of the drams was raised, there was a particular kind of contentment in the room — the sláinte of people who have eaten well, drunk well, and learned something in the process. That is, in the end, what the best Belfast Whiskey Week events always deliver. "Meat the Family" delivered it in spades.