Category Archives: – Other Spirits
Distilled – Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley
The guys at the Cask Strength whisky blog have been making a name for themselves for the last couple of years or so. The started bottling whisky, their blog went professional and now they’ve also got a book out. Let’s start … Continue reading
Posted in - Book, - Other Spirits
Tagged Absinthe, Blogging, Book, Book review, Books, Bourbon, Brandy, Calvados, Cask Strength Whisky, Cognac, Joel Harrison, Mezcal, Neil Ridley, Rye, Shochu, Tequila, Vodka, Whiskey, Whisky
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Too many open bottles
Usually I would write more end-of-year lists in the dark days of a waning December. This year, apart from not too much booze related events happening due to my family’s growth of 33%, I also didn’t focus a lot on non-whisky … Continue reading
Posted in - Beer, - News and Announcements, - Other Spirits
Tagged Open bottles, Samples available
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True Blood, or Professor Cornelius Ampleforth’s Cherry Brandy Liqueur 2014, 27.8%
When I first saw this sample I thought the chaps at Master of Malt had devised some new brand again. Some spin-off from the True Blood tv-show and this was their test batch… Master of Malt and their infinite number … Continue reading
Master of Malt’s Dramcrackers
Last week I received a package from Master of Malt with their dramcrackers inside. Pretty cool, right? I’m not sure what to do with it though. Generally, when shops or bottlers send me booze they want a review of it … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Other Distilleries, - Other Spirits, - Rum, Arran, Smooth Ambler
Tagged Arran, Bathtub Gin, Bourbon, Brandy, Free Sample, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Old Scout, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth, Rum, Rumbullion, Sloe Gin, Smooth Ambler, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Whiskey, Whisky
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More Dutch Courage, by Zuidam
A little while I finished my bottle of Dutch Courage. Dutch Courage is the dry gin created by Zuidam Distillers, here in The Netherlands. They aptly named it that since genever (which is technically the same as gin) is the … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, Zuidam
Tagged Aged 88, Baarle-Nassau, Drinks & Gifts, Dry gin, Dutch Courage, Millstone, Netherlands, Old Tom, Zuidam
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Whisky en Rum aan Zee 2014
This year saw the 9th edition of Whisky en Rum aan Zee (Whisky and Rum at Sea), not to be confused with Whisky by the Sea, and several other whisky festivals in coastal venues. Since my brother in law is … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Festival, - Other Distilleries, - Other Spirits, - Rum, Arran, Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch, Millstone, Zuidam
Tagged Borgoe, Don Abuelo, El Dorado, Genever, Jenever, Millstone, Ron de Mulata, Ron Prohibido, Rum, Whiskey, Whisky, Zacapa, Zuidam
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Blog Birthday Bash #4
Last Saturday was the day of this wee blog’s fourth birthday party. Not the actual 4th birthday but due to pregnancy and the lack of planning thereof we pulled that forward a little bit. As said in the announcement post … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Irish Whiskey, - News and Announcements, - Other Spirits
Tagged - Armagnac, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blended Malt, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Candid, Clynelish, Cooley, Cragganmore, Creative Whisky Company, Dalmore, David Stirk, Distillery Only, Feis Ile, France, Glengyle, Highlands, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kilkerran, Longmorn, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Old Crow, Pearls of Scotland, Provenance, Scott's Selection, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, USA, Whisky Broker
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Absinthe: A Myth Always Green – Benoît Noël, Peter Verte, Artémis
Another book I read during my holiday in France. It seemed appropriate. First, to get this off my mind: I don’t believe the writers used their own names. It seems unlikely someone is actually named Artemis, and then the combination … Continue reading
Posted in - Book, - Other Spirits
Tagged Absinthe, Artemis, Book review, France, Noël, Switzerland, Verte, Wormwood
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Wynand Fockink
Wynand Fockink is an old jenever distiller in the centre of Amsterdam with probably the most awesome name in the industry. I went there yesteday with my whisky buddy Shai, and his best friend David. The guys both turned 30 … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits
Tagged Amsterdam, Genever, Jenever, Liqueur, Wynand Fockink
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Kaszebe 2011, 40%, Vestal Vodka. Experimental batch.
Apparently, making some of the most kick-ass vodka I’ve ever tasted is not good enough for the guys at Vestal Vodka. In the last pack of samples was an experimental one that was bottle aged with flakes of several kinds … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits
Tagged Experimental, Kaszebe, Poland, Terroir, Vestal Vodka, Vintage, Wood infusion
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Malt Fascination 