Holiday Drinks – Wine, whisky and beer
This summer holiday we went to the Westcoast of Denmark for a change. I chose a few different half size wine bottles and we bought a variety of beers. Especially the non-alcoholic beers were great.
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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 […]
Tab Dancer – Engel Juniper Uno Gin
At the end of June 2026, I visited my friend Manuel at his summer party, where he let me try his new gin. The Juniper Uno is made using only foraged Italian juniper. Obviously, I had to try the gin alongside another new eau de vie in a White Negroni variation.
Unbottled – Champagne Herbert & Co. 1000 % Meunier
There is a bit of hype around the champagnes from Herbert & Co. Luckily, I managed to get my hands on a bottle from Champagne Characters.
Unbottled – Maximin Gruenhaus Abtsberg Kabinett
I discovered that I really do enjoy riesling wines from Maximin Gruenhaus a few years back. So, I went for a bottle of Abtsberg Kabinett. When it comes to the (sub-)region Ruwer itself, it gets a bit complicated.
Artist’s Special – Element R/1.0
As you will know from my recent article on Irish whiskey tasting, I am a big fan of the country and its whiskey in particular. Fortunately, Kirsch Whisky provided me with their relatively new Element Fusion Series R/1.0.
Hazy Image – Farthofer Emmer Whisky
It has been a long time since I featured Farthofer Whisky on my blog. Yet, way back when I did enjoy them very much. Now I am happy to feature another bottle here. Additionally, I also managed to remix the winning cocktail of the ‘Whisky category’ from the “Made in GSA” cocktail competition.
Unbottled – Montbourgeau Cuvée En Banode
During our recent Blanc de Blancs tasting, we tried the Montbourgeau Les Hauts de Montangis Chardonnay. Yet, I also had a bottle of classic Jura wine style open. Not only is the Cuvée En Banode aged under Flor yeast, it also comes from a mixed lot.
Bad Habit – Del Maguey San Luis del Rio
As promised here is at least one more agave based cocktail during the month of May. In this case, I went for a mango forward Mezcal Margarita with a little bit extra. On top of that, I had the chance to try another single village bottling by Del Maguey.
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.