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.
Very Unusual Negroni With VOR Gin
As my blogger colleague Daniel already described on Trinklaune the VOR Gin is not easy to mix with. However, I gave my best and ended up with a rather pleasant drink after a few tries. But, first things first: Let’s start at the beginning!
Caroni Trinidad Rum Aged 12 Years Extra Strong
Yes, although it is not Tiki month I am enjoying rum! And yes, maybe it is just to disprove the rumour that I have become a gin blogger. In this case I had the opportunity to try a rum from a closed distillery. I do not think that I am anticipating too much when I […]
Ruin And The NB London Dry Citrus Vodka
To clear things up: nothing is ruined – Ruin is the name of the cocktail I created, but more on that later. First let me introduce the NB London Dry Citrus Vodka to you. Yes, you have read correctly a London Dry VODKA – Let me explain:
The Dude’s ‘Martini’ With Dodd’s Gin
Sometimes I am an idiot, for instance when it comes to the Dodd’s Gin. I am absolutely convinced that its makers intended to name it “Dude’s Gin” and therefore I am refusing to call it otherwise. Most of you will now moan and think: “so we are back to gin reviews then?” – Well yes, […]
Kirsched Iced Tea & Don Fulano Reposado Tequila
Sometimes a bottle sits around for quite sometime without me having any clue which drink to mix with it. Then all of a sudden I get struck by drink ideas, often even more than one… What this has to do with tequila, you might ask? – Simple, this drink was created in a few seconds. […]
Dictador Rum Tasting
As promised, the gin review on the Black Forest Gin will be the last one for a while now, but since I am a hypocrite this is an outright lie, as you will notice when you have finished reading this article. Nonetheless, this still is a piece about rum: Dictador Rum to be exact, so […]
C&D Cocktail Meeting 2015:
This year’s C&D meeting took place in Hamburg and was clouded by a nationwide rail strike. We still somehow managed to get to this great city in the North and met up at a trendy burger restaurant. However, great burgers along with nice drink creations were just the start of many great things to come!
Unbottled: Black Forest Dry Gin
View in: de en Man könnte den Schwarzwald als etwas wie das Epizentrum des Deutschen Gins bezeichnen, schließlich kommt auch der allseits bekannte Klassenprimus aus dem Schwarzwald. Mit dem Black Forest Dry Gin, versucht sich nun eine andere Destille an Gin. Wir werden sehen, ob er mithalten kann!
Unbottled: 5 Continents London Dry Gin
View in: de en Um im boomenden Gin-Markt mit komplett neuen Gin-Herstellern mithalten zu können, ergänzen auch immer mehr deutsche Obstbrenner ihr Sortiment mit Gin. So auch die Feingeisterei. Das Besondere: ihr 5 Continents Gin wartet mit exotischen Botanicals aus der ganzen Welt auf. Wie sich diese auf den Geschmack ausüben, habe ich selbstverständlich für […]