Adeline – Axberg Vodka
The spirit category I neglect the most definitely is vodka. However, every time I do get a new one, I tend towards Vesper variations. Luckily, I also got my hands on a great grape marc spirit to pair the vodka with.
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Child Prodigy – Cava de Oro Plata
I thought I would make it a hat trick and write about the third tequila drink in a row. This time it is all about a great blanco tequila in combination with White Negroni variation. With a little extra in the form of a strawberry pepper bitters.
The Ultimate Guide to Martini Cocktails
The Martini, may be one of the most famous cocktails ever created. At least for me, it was not a pleasant sipper you instantly fall in love with. Instead, it took quite a few years and tries to get used to it. However, in the past few months I found myself craving one quite often. […]
AUATC – Quarantini Social Dry Gin
Well, in difficult times like these, it is essential to keep your spirit up – no pun intended. This is why I am again writing about the Quarantini Social Dry Gin. Luckily I had a second bottle on hand, because we finished the first bottle during the first lockdown. Again, I stuck with a rather […]
Kompromat – Spiritus Rex Bloody O
Moving on from apricots, but still staying with eau de vies. Blood oranges have become kind of a trend fruit for European distillers. As a preview for a bigger article, I like to present the stunning Spiritus Rex Bloody O blood orange eau de vie to you. It is the successor of the enigmatic Stählemühle […]
Rainbow Body – Legent Bourbon
There are a lot of regulations when it comes to bourbon whisky. Nevertheless, this does not keep distilleries from experimenting with cask finishes. Yet, mostly smaller distilleries were doing it. With the Legent Bourbon it is Jim Beam who finish their bourbon in sherry and wine casks. On top of that, the whisky also celebrates […]
In a Black Out – Blech.Brut Doldensau
You can basically make an eau de vie out of a lot of things, even out of beer. In this case, the IPA eau de vie comes from the Franconian beer capital of Bamberg. This is especially interesting when considering that the base for the spirit comes from a new beer start-up.
The Captive Mind – Capreolus Siegerrebe
I am always in search of extra ordinary eau de vies. This time I found a special grape eau de vie from a small boutique distillery in England. Besides the current trend grape Siegerrebe, the eau de vie also comes from one of the most renown eau de vie distillers in England. Although it is […]
Lessleg – Hoos Lapsang Gin
For the Negroni Week 2019 I went for a simple and slightly smoky Negroni variation. While I could just have added a few dashes of Islay single malt to the standard Negroni recipe, I went a slightly different way. Instead, I just a special gin made by Heiko Hoos. His Lapsang Gin combines juniper with […]
Present Tense – Douglas Laing Scallywag
So far I have kept the most popular Scottish whisky regions of the Douglas Laing Regional Malts series from you. To make up for that, I want to talk about the Douglas Laing Scallywag today. The single malts for this pretty little bottle come from the Speyside region of Scotland. This means, that sampling it […]