The Next Level of Homemade Drinks
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.
Stout Casks are the best friends of Irish Whiskeys, at least that is my theory. In this case, I had the recipe for the cocktail on hand for at least a year. Now that I got the perfect bottle for it, I had to mix it. At the same time this gives me the chance […]
This year’s Valentine’s Day cocktail is a bit different. Ok, yes there are some flowers in the recipe, but the base is a Whisky Sour. I took inspiration from Adam Dewar and his addition of tea in whisky based cocktails. On top of that, I added a few personal touches and the drink was ready […]
Of course we also had to try some peated Scotch at the Whisky Village 2026. Therefore, we visited Ardbeg and Laphroaig. Yet, we ended on a high note with some exclusive Japanese whisky. ‘Hidden’ smoky drams At the Glenmorangie and Ardbeg booth I was so blown away by the drams we tried that I forgot […]
Stauning’s blended malt has been given a makeover. It now comes in a beautiful, unique bottle. This gave me the chance to review the Høst whisky. On top of that, I also created a cocktail inspired by nordic flavours.
Kiyoko still is quite new to the market. It is an aperitif which combines typical Japanese ingredients. For a drink using it, I slightly altered the classic Mizuwari highball.
The Macbeth whisky series is a cooperation of Elixir Distillers, Livingstone, Dave Broom as well as illustrator Sir Quentin Blake. There will be 42 whiskies in total in five acts. Each whisky / characters belongs to one of six categories: The Leads, the Thanes, the Witches, the Murderers, the Ghosts and the Household.
I do enjoy the spritis from Scheibel’s ‘Alte Zeit’ range quite much. Yet, there liqueurs are where they really shine! In this case, I came up with a sparkling wine cocktail using their whisky as well as the new Blackcurrant Rum.
There are a lot of new whisky distilleries out there which are doing something different. Yet, the combination of vaccum distillation and chestnut barrel ageing at least was new to me.
I already made two variations of the Cameron’s Kick – the Kick Drum Heart and the Punch Through. In the former I combined whisky with a plum eau de vie and in the latter I discovered that Emill whisky from the Scheibel distillery works perfectly with Irish Whiskey.
