Liqourice Whisky Sour
Even before we visited the Stauning distillery, I made a variation of a Whisky Sour with Danish whisky and liquorice syrup. I just had to play on the connection of the Danish liquorice syrup from Bülow and the whisky.
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Distillery Visit – Stauning Whisky
As promised in my article on my holiday drinks, we visited the Stauning Distillery, located right across the Ringkøbing Fjord. So, it was a must-visit.
Holiday Drinks – Wine, whisky and beer
This summer holiday we went to the Westcoast of Denmark for a change. I chose a few different half size wine bottles and we bought a variety of beers. Especially the non-alcoholic beers were great.
Artist’s Special – Element R/1.0
As you will know from my recent article on Irish whiskey tasting, I am a big fan of the country and its whiskey in particular. Fortunately, Kirsch Whisky provided me with their relatively new Element Fusion Series R/1.0.
Hazy Image – Farthofer Emmer Whisky
It has been a long time since I featured Farthofer Whisky on my blog. Yet, way back when I did enjoy them very much. Now I am happy to feature another bottle here. Additionally, I also managed to remix the winning cocktail of the ‘Whisky category’ from the “Made in GSA” cocktail competition.
An Irish Whiskey Tasting
As I mentioned in my posts in the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day, I didn’t have a single bottle of Irish whiskey at home. To remedy this, I decided to compare ten different bottles. Fortunately, I had no trouble assembling a small tasting panel.
Kind of Anesthetic – Engel Szechuan Pepper
We stay a little while longer with the rather interesting Szechuan eau de vie from Manuel Engel. I knew instantly that I had to create a Penicillin variation using it. Then I heard the Villagers’ song ‘Fool’ with the line ‘[…] kind of anaesthetic for the journey’ and I instantly knew how to call the […]
Spirited News 03/2026 – Laphroaig 12 Years
I have to face it, my first love when it comes to spirits were whiskies. There is just no hiding the fact. This is why, I will try to feature a bit more of them on the blog. A new bottling which I could not stay away from was the Laphroaig 12 Years.
St. Patrick’s Day 2026 – Kicking Around
In my opinion, the Cameron’s Kick cocktail probably is the most underrated Irish Whiskey cocktail. However, the combination with Scotch, lemon and orgeat just works! In this case, I decided to use the Old Comber Blended Irish Whiskey and added a bit extra.
Spirited News 02/2026: Mars Japanese Whisky
Mars Whisky is produced by the Hombo family in two different distilleries. The first is located in Tsunuki, while the second is the Shinshu Distillery in Miyada. Mars Whisky also uses three different ageing sites. The newest lies on the island of Yakushima. During this tasting, we had the opportunity to sample six distinct bottlings.