Distillery Visit – Stauning Whisky
As promised in my article on my holiday drinks, we visited the Stauning Distillery, located right across the Ringkøbing Fjord. So, it was a must-visit.
Tastings
Unbottled – OIAL Champagne Tasting
If you spend enough time focusing on wine, and especially champagne, it is easy to get a little carried away. Add enthusiastic wine fans to the mix and you get a unique champagne tasting experience. What started out as a tasting of a few top cuvées got slightly out of hand. In the end, we […]
Unbottled – Summer Wine
Great wine does not have to be expensive. Nevertheless, a high-quality wine must come with a price tag. In this case, I organised a summer wine tasting event for a customer, showcasing wines that offered great value for money.
An Irish Whiskey Tasting
As I mentioned in my posts in the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day, I didn’t have a single bottle of Irish whiskey at home. To remedy this, I decided to compare ten different bottles. Fortunately, I had no trouble assembling a small tasting panel.
Spirited News 04/2026 – Nc’Nean Huntress
I attended another tasting event organised by Kirsch Whisky. This time, we tasted the latest edition of the Nc’Nean Huntress. In addition, we tried five other spirits, ranging from the Nc’Nean Botanical Spirit to the Cask Strength Bottling.
Unbottled – Natural Wine Tasting
This was the first wine tasting of my regular’s table in 2026 with the topic natural wine. Well, there are no set rules on what constitutes a natural wine. For this tasting, I chose wines that had undergone minimal intervention in the cellar. Furthermore, all of the wines are hand-harvested, unfiltered and unfined, as these […]
Spirited News 02/2026: Mars Japanese Whisky
Mars Whisky is produced by the Hombo family in two different distilleries. The first is located in Tsunuki, while the second is the Shinshu Distillery in Miyada. Mars Whisky also uses three different ageing sites. The newest lies on the island of Yakushima. During this tasting, we had the opportunity to sample six distinct bottlings.
Spirited News 01/2026: Mezcal Amarás
It has been a while since I sipped Mezcal neat. However, when Kirsch Whisky asked me to join the Amarás tasting, I did not hesitate. Afterall, I took part in a Mezcal Amores tasting over ten years ago in Munich. The brand now is called Amarás due to trademark reasons.
Franken Freunde Tasting Event 2026
A wine tasting with the crème de la crème of Franconian winemakers and their friends in a castle, within 30 minutes’ travel of our home? We just had to take part in Franken Freunde at the Schlosshotel Hohenstein. In total, there were 56 vineyards and distilleries offering wine and spirits.
Unbottled – European Sparkling Wine
Last year we started the tradition of tasting sparkling wines right before Christmas. What better time of the year to do that? This year we took a closer look at sparkling wines from all over Europe. Some countries, especially France, have a long tradition of producing them, others are relatively new to the game. Nevertheless, […]