Tag Archives: Gin
Three Gins from Saint George Spirits
I should post this tomorrow, since it would be ten years to the day since I got myself these three little gins. But I won’t. So, ALMOST a decade ago I was vacationing in the USA and we decided to … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, St. George (USA)
Tagged Alameda, Botanivore, California, Dry Rye, Gin, St. George Spirits, Terroir, USA
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Heelslaying, or bottle ends in March
When the year started I announced how much smaller my collection had to be by the end of the year. Then, as more people were planning such escapades there was a twitter hashtag with updates on emptied bottles. I posted … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, FEW, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Linkwood, Undisclosed
Tagged Aberfeldy, Arran, Blair Athol, Blended Whisky, Bottoms Up, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, Corsica, Dutch Courage, Evanston, FEW, Gin, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Old Tom Gin, Private Cask, Prometheus, Retro Labels, Rye Whiskey, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shinshu Mars, SMWS, Suntory, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, USA, Wemyss, Whisky Site, Whiskybase, Zuidam
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Williams Chase Elegant Gin, 48%
The non-whisky booze for the Emakina whisky tasting were decided to be at least a gin because of it being an explicit request. The other one was a mezcal that’ll be reviewed somewhere down the line. I’m thinking to keep … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Distilleries, - Other Spirits
Tagged Emakina, Gin, Herefordshire, Whisky tasting, Williams Chase
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A trio from Spirit of Hven
With a title like that I almost feel like Serge Valentin, reviewing multiples of the same distillery on a single day. Spirit of Hven is a relatively new distillery in Sweden on the island of Hven. Strangely enough it is … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, - World Whisky, Spirit of Hven
Tagged Free Sample, Gin, Hven, Organic, Single Malt, Spirit of Hven, Sweden, Swedish Whisky
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The FEW Spirits Bottle-share
Yesterday I printed the labels. Tonight I filled the samples. At least most of them, on both accounts. I used a printer I didn’t know and didn’t want to ruin labels so I printed page one only. After checking I … Continue reading
Posted in FEW Spirits
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Evanston, FEW, FEW Spirits, Gin, Illinois, Master of Malt, Rye Whiskey, Single Malt Whiskey, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, USA, White Dog
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Bottle-share: FEW Spirits Distillery from Evanston, Illinois
An extra post in the whisky onslaught of the Blind Tasting Competition to get some booze sent out before the new year! In good tradition I’m doing another Bottle-share of American stuff. I wanted to say whiskey, but in this … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - News and Announcements, FEW
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Evanston, FEW, Gin, Illinois, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Rye, Single Malt, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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2 Gins to end 2013
While I now call myself ‘interested in gin’ in know absolutely nothing about it in terms of which tastes like what. The process itself is fairly straight forward with the devil being in the details. Anyway, with a recent Master … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, Bruichladdich
Tagged Bathtub Gin, Bruichladdich, Gin, Islay, Master of Malt, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth, The Botanist
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Other great booze in 2013
Although I try to limit my spending on non-whisk(e)y booze, sometimes variety is king. And, of course, you can’t drink whisky all the time. I’m trying though. Here’s the highlights of 2013 that are not whisk(e)y: Beer This year, I had … Continue reading
Posted in - Beer, - Other Spirits
Tagged Abstrakt, Alameda, Brewdog, California, Fentiman's, Gin, Ginger Beer, IPA, IPA is Dead, Loch Ness Brewery, Podlasie, Poland, Prince of Darkness, Quadrupel, Scotland, St. George Distillery, Terroir Gin, Trappist, USA, Vestal Vodka, Vodka, Westvleteren
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Terroir Gin, 45% – St. George Spirits
Little over two years ago I reviewed this stuff already. I wrapped it in a write-up of our visit to the distillery in Alameda, California. After the tour I ended up buying a bottle of the absinthe and a 20cl … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, St. George (USA)
Tagged Alameda, California, Gin, Master of Malt, Mount Tam, St. George, St. George Spirits, Terroir Gin
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Malt Fascination 