The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
After my review of the Epicurean blended malt from Douglas Laing, I decided to take a look at their Island blend next. The Rock Oyster is a mix of single malts from Arran, Islay, Jura and Orkney. As a pairing in a cocktail, I went for a slightly bitter, but refreshing quinquina from Cap Corse. […]
I cannot tell you why, but when working on a cocktail with the Bunnahabhain 12 Years I thought about the Hunter cocktail. This drink almost cannot be called a cocktail anymore, because it originally only includes two ingredients. Nevertheless, it is a great combination of whisky and cherry liqueur. What I can tell you straight […]
For the first Spirited News of 2019 I want to present to you a whisky and a rum. Both spirits have in common that they come from smaller, but well renown producers. On the one hand, the Epicurean is a blend of Lowland single malts which belongs to Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts series. On […]
Usually, Kümmel is a typical liquor from northern Germany. However, Florian Faude from Bötzingen thought he would have a go at this traditional spirit. The result is a rather complex liquor which can be used in classic cocktails calling for Kümmel or for replacing gin. On this basis, I thought I also would try to […]
Excuse the long headline, but this is a rather big article! Not only do I want to present three different spirits to you, but also while all of them were really excellent, one of them just blew me away! On top of that, I am also very pleased with the cocktail which actually contains all […]
What would you do if you had various fortified wines on hand? Making classic cocktail variations would certainly not be the worst idea. Well, that is why I settled on mixing a Rob Roy variation. Of course, I named it according to the unwritten law of giving drinks with Scottish ingredients the name of a […]
Despite Tiki month I could not resist visiting another spirits trade show. Especially, when it is in my hometown! In this case, I am talking about the Whiskey Village 2016 in Nuremberg which took place for the fourth time. At least this year’s special theme was rum. So, actually we should be alright for Tiki […]
The series of (hopefully) useful consumer advice continues. This time it’s all about blended scotch whisky. Maybe this section of whisky is often overlooked, due to it’s famous brothers bourbon and single malt, but in the last years some new interesting products were introduced. Follow me as I take a closer look at three promising […]
