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Virgin Hotels, Black Irish by Mariah Carey Partner for Holiday Bar

by Kimberly Inlander

Nov 30, 2024

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Deck the halls! Virgin Hotels partners with Bucket Listers to deliver a Black Irish by Mariah Carey-themed festive experience for the holiday season. Black Irish by Mariah Carey is a premium Irish cream liqueur founded and inspired by the heritage of the global superstar. Through Dec. 19, the exclusive Mariah Carey’s Black Irish Holiday Bar will be on offer at select Virgin Hotels in Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, New Orleans and New York City. It looks like a great time, and I hope I can find a chance to visit one of the pop-ups.

The bar will fully take over various spaces in the hotels, transforming them into holiday-themed wonderlands. Décor will include a wreath to sit on and recreate the Carey album cover, an interactive photo booth, a lyric wall and much more. Black Irish cocktails will include Black Irish White Chocolate Irish Cream and a Signature Espresso Martini. The Cocoa Coffee is spiked with Black Irish Irish Cream and topped with glitter sprinkles and edible butterflies, another nod to Carey.

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Here’s a closer look at the specific offerings:

  • Virgin Hotels Chicago: Monday to Sunday, with 90-minute time slots 4–9:15 p.m.; tickets start at $20 and include a complimentary Black Irish welcome cocktail
  • Virgin Hotels Dallas: Monday to Sunday, with 90-minute time slots 4–9:15 p.m.; tickets start at $20 and include a complimentary Black Irish welcome cocktail
  • Virgin Hotels Nashville: Monday to Sunday, with 90-minute time slots 4–9:15 p.m.; tickets start at $20 and include a complimentary Black Irish welcome cocktail
  • Virgin Hotels New Orleans: Monday to Sunday, with 90-minute time slots 4–8:30 p.m.; tickets start at $20 and include a complimentary Black Irish welcome cocktail
  • Virgin Hotels New York City: Monday to Sunday, with 90-minute time slots 4–10:30 p.m.; tickets start at $30 and include a complimentary Black Irish welcome cocktail with brunch available Saturday and Sunday, 12–3 p.m., priced at $65 per person and including a Black Irish welcome cocktail and entrée

— Kimberly Inlander, editor in chief

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