The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
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 de vies things start to look grimmer. If you ask for an eau de vie in a regular dive-bar, you […]
When you are into eau de vies, there are a lot of interesting ones out there you want to try. However, there are others that are so exclusive that you only dream about sipping. One of those very limited eau de vies comes from the renown Lantenhammer distillery. In their “Raritaeten” series they bottle eau […]
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 qualities and two extraordinary gins. Well, in this article you will find my opinions to all of his other spirits!
It has been a while since the last Spirited news here at the blog. However, the Lagerkorn 12, basically a German whisky, by the Sasse distillery near Munster makes this one rather special. Instead of making a cocktail with this rare spirit, I went for a boilermaker – the spirit neat and a beer.
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 in Dublin. Apart from the tour, I also had the great pleasure of bottling my very own bottle of […]
Continuing my quest to find extraordinary eau de vies, I again want to present a fruit brandy from Florian Faude to you. I have featured many of his eau de vies over the years, however I never had a cask aged version. So, this time it is all about a barrel aged apple eau de […]
After the long history of Citadelle Gin here at Augustine-Bar, I want to present to you their newest bottling! The second version of the Citadelle Extrême series from French producer Pierre Ferrand again comes in a beautiful design. However, what really matters are the inner values! So let us see if the Wild Blossom Gin […]
It seems that not only bartenders get a bit board by gin, producers are also looking for new products to diversify their portfolio. One great example is Windspiel, after their compelling Windspiel Gin with fitting tonic water and truffles they launched a barrel aged Vodka. Apart from the base they are sharing, both distillates could […]
I already introduced the regular Hoos Gin to you some time ago. Now Heiko Hoos is back again with two bottlings of his Reserve Gin. Why am I sampling two different batches here, you might ask? Well, for the first one, oak chips were used to give the gin a bit of a barrel aged […]
