Tag Archives: Brandy
French Brandy 30, 1993-2024, Cask 35, 46.3% – WhiskyNerds
Funny that they don’t use the term ‘Cognac’ in the product description, but they do put it as a gimmick in their label instead of ‘Whisky’… Anyway, after a series of whiskies it seems that Bram and Floris also have … Continue reading
Three Cognacs from Michiel Wigman
And with Cognac, I mean two official Cognacs and one that cannot be called Cognac because it was sent to the UK in a cask before being bottled there. It has to be bottled in the Cognac area to be … Continue reading
Posted in - Cognac
Tagged 1967, 1969, 1993, Brandy, Cognac, France, Hans Dillesse, Michiel Wigman, Precious Moments
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French Brandy 28, 1993-2022, 47% – Michiel Wiman, Precious Moments
The Precious Moments series is one of many series that Michiel Wigman has running at the moment. At least, if some things turn out to be series. Anyway, ‘Precious Moments’ is and after last year’s (yet to be reviewed) Caroni, … Continue reading
Posted in - Cognac, - Other Spirits
Tagged 1993, Brandy, Cognac, Dutch Whisky Connection, France, Hans Dillesse, Michiel Wigman, Precious Moments
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Early Landed, Late Bottled Brandy, 1993-2020, 51.9% – Thompson Bros. for The Netherlands
There’s a lot to digest in the title alone. First of all, it’s a bottling for The Netherlands. While I’m quite up to date on most things whisky, I’m not sure if specific bottlings like this have been done before, … Continue reading
Posted in Brandy, Cognac, Undisclosed
Tagged 1993, Brandy, Cognac, Early Landed, Thompson Bros
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Copper & Kings Butchertown Brandy, 62%
I guess there’s a first for everything. In this case a first American brandy, distilled in a hotbed of bourbon distilleries: Louisville, Kentucky. The brandy was matured in bourbon casks for an unknown amount of years, but we know it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Brandy, Butchertown, Copper & Kings, Kentucky, USA
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Balcones Rumble, 47%
By going through my samples last week or so, I found some tiny vials of golden liquid that I had completely forgotten about. This Balcones Rumble was one of them, which is a shame. Not only because there might be … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, Balcones
Tagged Balcones, Brandy, Chip Tate, Rum, Rumble, Texas, Waco
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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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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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