Fine spirits and a manor
When going on holidays, I always check out which distilleries are near. So, when we went to the North Sea, we spent a night on Gut Basthorst to visit the Feingeisterei. Besides eau de vies … Read more
Posts Tagged ‘tasting’
Spirited News 02/2020: Perola’s 10th Anniversary
Well, sometimes you just have a little luck. In this case, I won two samples of the Perola 10the Anniversary limited rum editions. On top of that, I took part in the online tasting where … Read more
In the Libertines – Teeling Distillery Visit
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 … Read more
Which Bourbon Should You Buy? – A Blind-Tasting
Following the tradition of one American whiskey blind-tasting a year. It again was time for bourbon. This time I tried to incorporate as many different styles as possible. This means that we tried high corn, … Read more
Spirited News 05/2018: Whisky Blind Tasting
Like the previous Spirited News, this one is also a special edition. I do not even know what I am reviewing for you today. The only thing I know is that it is supposed to … Read more
A Cherry Eau De Vie Blind Tasting
To keep up the tradition of a blind tasting a year, I also decided to hold one this year. However, the topic of this year’s tasting are cherry eau de vies. Sure, eau de vies … Read more
A Rye Blind Tasting
Like the Bourbon Blind Tasting in 2016, I decided to repeat the procedure in 2017 with a Rye Blind Tasting. The tasting was comprised of seven different rye whiskies and they were first sampled on … Read more
A Bourbon Blind Tasting
It has been a while since I put some bourbons to the test. So, I thought it was time to review some new bottles. This is why, I arranged a blind-tasting with some friends. In … Read more
Revolte Rum Master Class with Distilling Seminar
I already introduced the Revolte Rum to you last year. In the meantime master distiller Felix Kaltenthaler was busy creating some more batches of his great unaged rum. However, Felix did not stop at making … Read more
The Ultimate Mezcal Guide
During my big Negroni tasting we wondered which spirit or cocktail we should sample the next time. Soon we decided on trying different mezcals. So, as you will see we gathered ten different ones to … Read more