Tag Archives: France
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
Cognac Mauxion 78, 1945, 60% – Wu Dram Clan
There is a lot to unpack here. In the world of whisky they often talk about slow maturation and state things like ‘patiently matured’ on labels. It often doesn’t mean much, but if there is anything to go by, this … 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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Kornog 2006-2022, Barrel 12107, 50.9% – Berry Bros. & Rudd
Ever since going on holiday to Brittany a couple of times I kind of have a weak spot for the area. Unfortunately, I was there with little kids and the distilleries of Brittany were hours away from where I was … Continue reading
Posted in Glann ar Mor, Kornog
Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, Bretagne, Brittany, France, French Whisky, Glann ar Mor, Kornog, World Whisky
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Eddu Gold, 2021 release, 43%
Eddu is a release frmo Distillerie des Menhirs in Brittany, France. Brittany is a bit like the England-part of France, so it’s not too surprising that they lean towards their northern neighbours for boozy inspiration. Brittany has quite some whisky … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Distillerie des Menhirs, Eddu
Tagged Bretagne, Brittany, Buckwheat, Distillerie des Menhirs, Eddu, France, Grain Whisky
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Four Armagnacs from Alfred Dubois Lizee, bottled for Jack Tar
Jack Tar, the new-ish bottler of high-end spirits sent a bunch of samples over a while ago. I normally try to get around to samples like this fairly quickly, but in this case I wanted to make it a more … Continue reading
Posted in - Armagnac, Alfred Dubois Lizee
Tagged 1934, 1963, 1965, 1973, Alfred Dubois Lizee, Armagnac, France, Jack Tar, Veuve Goudoulin
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Ardbeg Traigh Bhan, Batch 1, 19yo, 2000-2019, 46.2%
Older Ardbeg isn’t exactly as rare as you’d expect it to be. And, compared to quite some other distilleries, it’s not even that ridiculously priced. Of course, it’s expensive, but at approximately 20 years old, they tend to clock in … Continue reading
Posted in Ardbeg
Tagged 2000, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Embassy, Bourbon Cask, France, Islay, Sherry Cask, Traigh Bhan
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Two brandies with Wu-Dram Clan involvement!
Recently the guys behind Wu-Dram Clan released an old Cognac. A Jean-Luc Pasquet, which has proven to be a rather noteworthy Cognac house that works really well for whisky fanatics. More or less at the same time they released an … Continue reading
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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Malt Fascination 