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Champagne H. Billiot Fils
After my small Champagne tasting last year I was totally won over by the standard cuvée from Henri Billiot. That is why I decided to find out if their other bottlings are any good. If you love...
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Patron & Saint – Sonoma County Rye
This time I first created a cocktail and began looking for the right spirit afterwards. Maybe that is not totally right, because I had the idea of making a Manhattan style cocktail with green walnut...
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Escape Artist – Glendalough Poitín
Sometimes things happen which you do not expect. In this case, I was prepared to taste the Sonoma County Distilling Rye, but the presentation ended up in a full on whisky tasting. This way, my boss...
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Tastings – How to do them properly
After my blogging colleague offered you more tasting notes on exotic and premium spirits, than one could ever drink, you may want to get in charge yourself on this topic. Drinking spirits offers a...
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Way Down In The Hole – 1776 Bourbon Aged 7 Years
First an apology is in order: I did not manage to keep my blog up to date and there is no excuse for that! Well, wait actually there is: I moved to another town and started an internship. I simply...
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Which Champagne Character Are You? –“Weininseln” in Munich
The advantage of moving to a bigger city is that there are more opportunities on what to do! This applies for almost any hobby, but in my case it should come as no surprise, that I am talking about...
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Lessons On Mezcal – Mezcal Amores
Just like the Munich Weininseln I am really enjoying what a big city has to offer on events! In this case I received an invitation to a Mezcal tasting held by Alex Mermillod and Mezcal Amores. It...
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Interview With Christian Wurm from Sucos Do Brasil
While the Caipirinha may be on of the most ordered cocktails in Germany, good Cachaça still is hard to find. Most people may just not even know that the spirit in their favourite drink is called...
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Spirit Smack Down: A Bourbon Blind-Tasting
It has been a while since I put some bourbons to the test. So, I thought it was time to review some new bottles. This is why, I arranged a blind-tasting with some friends. In total we tried eight...
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Spirit Smack Down: A Rye Blind Tasting
Like the Bourbon Blind Tasting in 2016, I decided to repeat the procedure in 2017 with a Rye Blind Tasting. The tasting was comprised of seven different rye whiskies and they were first sampled on...
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In the Libertines – Teeling Distillery Visit
We were on holiday in Ireland for the last couple of days. Of course, we also had to visit an Irish whiskey distillery. Since I had good experience with their whiskeys, we chose the Teeling distillery...
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Spirited News 02/2020: Perola’s 10th Anniversary
Well, sometimes you just have a little luck. In this case, I won two samples of the Perola 10the Anniversary limited rum editions. On top of that, I took part in the online tasting where Réne from...
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Fine spirits and a manor
When going on holidays, I always check out which distilleries are near. So, when we went to the North Sea, we spent a night on Gut Basthorst to visit the Feingeisterei. Besides eau de vies and...
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Spirited News 03/2020: Brewdog Spirits
The second online tasting I joined was the tasting of the new Brewdog Spirits range. Kirsch-Whisky started the distribution of Brewdog’s gin, vodka, rum as well as shochu and send out great care...
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An Apricot Eau de Vie Blind Tasting
As you might know, I am a big fan of eau de vies. On top of that, I also love apricots. However, compared to apple, pear or plum eau de vies, apricot eau de vies are not that common. A reason for that...
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Blackberry Stone – Capreolus Distillery
I already featured the Capreolus Siegerrebe Grape Marc Spirit here some time ago. However, master distillery Barney Wilczak has far more to offer in his product line up, namely eau de vies in superior...
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The Ultimate Eau de Vie Glasses Guide
When it comes to whiskey, you probably know that the best glass for enjoying your favourite malt looks very different from what is commonly perceived as a whiskey glass. However, when it comes to eau...
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Spirited News 05/2021: Irish Gin
Well, even in our own travels in Ireland, we mainly focused on beer and whiskey. However, the distillery scene on the green island is more diverse than that! This is why the Tourism Ireland invited...
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Incredible Good Mai Tais – Part 1
Well, I love Mai Tais like the next guy. However, I asked myself how I could make the best Mai Tai at home. So, I started a little series to see which combination of rum and orange curaçao in my home...
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Incredible Good Mai Tais – Part 2
For the next part in my quest to find the best rum combination for a Mai Tai, I basically just switched the rums from the first time around. Again, I used four different rums, three Jamaica rum blends...
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