The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
Well, if your favourite spirits importer / dealer asks you to enter one of their competitions you do not hesitate. So, I came up with a tropical drink using an ounce of Aluna Coconut rum. However, the special thing about it is its colour. – Disclaimer: No curacao was hurt during the production of this […]
I am a big fan of Douglas Lang Regional Malt’s series. However, there was one standard edition missing. The Gauldrons blended malt whisky consists of different single malts from Campbeltown. This rather unique and almost underappreciated Scottish whisky region was once the whisky capital of the world. However, today only three distilleries remain. When it […]
I already featured the Aluna Coconut Rum here on the blog. However, German importer Perola is hosting a cocktail competition and I thought I have a go at it. Basically, the rules are simple, the drink has to have at least three ingredients and include at least 2 cl Aluna Coconut. All in all, I […]
When it comes to coconut rum, I am very sceptical. A lot of the times those flavoured rums taste artificial and way too sweet. However, the Aluna Coconut set out to be different. The folks behind the rum wanted to create a not too sweet rum with natural coconut flavour. Since, it is the first […]
After my first visit to the Finest Spirits in 2016, I managed to swing by the great spirits tradeshow once again. The focus this year was on rum, which we had at the Finest Spirits Bar and from a small, but excellent Austrian distillery. Below you will find our highlights from so many great products […]
Since a few years there is a trend towards aged “white” rums, which means that they are filtered after barrel ageing. While, I do not applaud the idea of removing or adding anything from or to the spirit after barrel aging, I have to admit that those “white” rums are quite good. In this case, […]
A few weeks ago I already featured the Gin’Ca Gin made by the Inca Distillery from Peru. Yet, they not just created one new gin, instead they also made a second edition called Amazonian Gin Company. This second bottling takes its inspiration from the Amazonian jungle and with ingredients that do not even have names […]
