Here you can find the tastings, and reviews I did on Augustine-Bar. Moreover, you will also find other events here.
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
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
The Ultimate Gin Guide V: The State Of German Gin
It has been a while since my last comprehensive article on gin. Therefore, I thought it was time for a new chapter of my Ultimate Gin Guide. So, I organized I a gin tasting with … 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
Spirited News Christmas Special 2016
The latest Spirited News were supposted to be the last for this year, but I have a special treat for you! I stumbled upon the latest Drinks Syndikat box! Ever since the guys featured my … Read more
Spirited News 08/2016: Gin, again…, pears and something sweet!
In the probably last spirited news for 2016 we take a closer look at a great mix of new arrivals at the blog. Yes, there is no escaping the omnipresent gin! Yet, the bottle in … Read more
Spirited News 06/2016: On Swans and Piggies
Sorry for the weird animalistic title, but in this case it is really about a swan and a piggy. The swan in question is actually an Irish cream liqueur called Cool Swan and of course … Read more
Unbottled: Paul Bara Brut Réserve Champagne
When planning my birthday party I was also in need for an aperitif before dinner. This was when I remembered the Paul Bara Brut Champagne. I have wanted to try this bottle for quite some … 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
Unbottled: Janisson-Baradon M. Massaux Champagne
As a cocktail and spirits enthusiast chances are high that your passion also makes its way over to other culinary fields. For instance, since I began mixing drinks, I am far more interested in things … 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
Spirited News 04/2016: Edradour and Clarin
I know, the spirits I am presenting to you this time are not really new. Still, they are worth taking a closer look! Also I want to show you that there are other great spirits … 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
Spirited News 03/2016: Eden.Mill Gin
Despite the theme for this month is cognac, there again are so many new gins out there that I cannot help myself, but share my tasting notes with you. This time it is all about … Read more
Spirited News 16/02: Rye, rye gin and gin
In this series I am providing you with tasting notes of spirits that had a lasting impression on me, yet I did not get around to create a drink with them. So, this Spirited News … Read more
The Ultimate Negroni Guide – Everything there is to know about the real king of cocktails!
Okay, I admit that this headline is more than lurid, but while most people would argue that the Martini is the king of cocktails, it takes even more practice to get accustomed with the Negroni’s … Read more
Three And A Half Drinks Made With Soda Pops From The Drinking Ape
Liquorice, it is one of those flavours which parts nations! Either you love it or you hate it and there is not much left in between. I am counting myself to the first group of … Read more
Spirited News 16/01: Sloe Gin, Pure Gin, No Gin And Whisky
Sometimes I get a little bit swamped by spirits to sample and try. So I thought, why not introduce a new category on the blog? In this category I am going to shortly introduce each … Read more
Interview With Christian Wurm from Sucos Do Brasil
While the Caipirinha may be on of the most ordered cocktails in Germany, good Cachaça still is hard to find. Most people may just not even know that the spirit in their favourite drink is … Read more
Whiskey Village Nuremberg 2016… And A Bottle Of Rum
Despite Tiki month I could not resist visiting another spirits trade show. Especially, when it is in my hometown! In this case, I am talking about the Whiskey Village 2016 in Nuremberg which took place … Read more
Great New Products At The Finest Spirits Munich 2016
In its eleventh year the Finest Spirits in Munich has become one of the biggest spirits trade show in Germany. Thanks to the good folks of A Wee Taste Of Scotland I this year had … Read more
Lantenhammer’s Winter Festival And Distillery Visit
There a certain things every cocktail lover or bartender should do at least once in his life. – No, I am not talking about a shot of Chartreuse or something like that, but of the … Read more
Lessons On Mezcal – Mezcal Amores
Just like the Munich Weininseln I am really enjoying what a big city has to offer on events! In this case I received an invitation to a Mezcal tasting held by Alex Mermillod and Mezcal … Read more
Which Champagne Character Are You? – “Weininseln” in Munich
The advantage of moving to a bigger city is that there are more opportunities on what to do! This applies for almost any hobby, but in my case it should come as no surprise, that … Read more
Tastings – How to do them properly
After my blogging colleague offered you more tasting notes on exotic and premium spirits, than one could ever drink, you may want to get in charge yourself on this topic. Drinking spirits offers a wide … Read more
In the Duke’s living room
Daniel Priseman advised us in his “10 things every bartender should experience” to visit at least one distillery. I even would go as far as suggesting this not only to bartenders, but to every spirits … Read more
Champagne H. Billiot Fils
After my small Champagne tasting last year I was totally won over by the standard cuvée from Henri Billiot. That is why I decided to find out if their other bottlings are any good.
Dictador Rum Tasting
As promised, the gin review on the Black Forest Gin will be the last one for a while now, but since I am a hypocrite this is an outright lie, as you will notice when … Read more
C&D Cocktail Meeting 2015:
This year’s C&D meeting took place in Hamburg and was clouded by a nationwide rail strike. We still somehow managed to get to this great city in the North and met up at a trendy … Read more
Three Days with Ferdinand
Sometimes you are just lucky, for instance when you get a call on Friday that you are invited to visit a gin distillery on Monday! In this case, I had the chance to spend some … Read more
Ultimate Gin Guide Part IV: New Tonic Waters
View in: de en Kaum ist ein halbes Jahr vergangen, sind auch schon wieder einige neue Tonic Water auf dem Markt. Einerseits freut es mich immer, etwas Neues auszuprobieren, andererseits schwindet mit jedem neuen Tonic … Read more
Blended Scotch Whisky Tasting
The series of (hopefully) useful consumer advice continues. This time it’s all about blended scotch whisky. Maybe this section of whisky is often overlooked, due to it’s famous brothers bourbon and single malt, but in … Read more
BCB 2014 – Die wichtigsten Entdeckungen!
Der 8. Barconvent Berlin lud am 07. und 08.10 engagierte Bartender, Gastronomen, Produzenten und Kenner der feinen Getränke ein. Es galt die neusten Trends und Produkte vieler namenhafter Brennereien, sowie handwerklicher Kleinbetriebe und Soft-Drinkhersteller genauer … Read more
Hine Cognac Tasting
Als Bartender freut man sich natürlich immer, wenn man zu einem Tasting eingeladen wird. Genauso wie bei diesem Tasting mit dem Thema Cognac aus dem Hause Hine. Zu verkosten gab es fünf Cognacqualitäten und anschließend … Read more
Ultimate Gin Guide Part III: Simon’s Gin
Im Zuge meiner Recherche zum Thema Gin wollte ich euch auch Informationen aus erster Hand liefern. Aus diesem Grund habe ich Kontakt zu Gin Herstellern aus meiner Region aufgenommen. Herr Simon von der Simon’s Feinbrennerei … Read more
Ultimate Gin Guide Part II: Tonic Waters
View In: de en Selbstverständlich kann ich keinen Gin Guide schreiben ohne dabei ausführlich über den Gin Tonic zu berichten… Deshalb ist der zweite Teil ganz eurem Lieblings-Highball gewidmet. Falls ihr irgendwelche Fragen zu Gin … Read more
The Ultimate Gin Guide Part I: Gin
View In: de en Weil der Gin Hype nicht zu einem Ende zu kommen scheint, dachte ich es wäre eine gute Idee ein paar grundliegende Fragen zu Gin zu beantworten. Wegen der unglaublichen Anzahl an … Read more
It's Time For Champagne
After the champagne tasting at the C&D forum meeting I thought I had enough of champagne for a while. Well, I was wrong. And because of that I will provide you with a comparison of … Read more
C&D: Champagne Tasting
You thought the cognac seminar was the highlight of this years C&D forum meeting? – Please – for a successful meeting there has to be at least one champagne tasting. That’s why on Sunday we … Read more
C&D: Cognac Tasting
One of the many items on the agenda of the C&D forum meeting was a cognac seminar held by B.N.I.C. educator Julia Nourney. By sampling twelve different cognacs in three flights we had your work … Read more
C&D Forum Meeting 2014: Summary
Every year the members of the German cocktail forum meet in a different city to exchange ideas and learn more about drinks and spirits. This year’s destination was Berlin, which probably has the fastest changing … Read more
Bourbon Whiskey Tasting
As the proverb has it a bird never flew on one wing: Therefore, here is the second Spirit Smack Down. This time it’s all about Bourbon, Rye’s sweet counterpart.
Rye Whiskey Tasting
With the shortage of the past years finally over more and more Rye Whiskey is becoming available. However, that leaves you with a problem: which one is best?