Starting in the early 1990s, Dr. Rachel Barrie’s whisky journey is long, colorful, and successful. Over the years, the acclaimed whisky maker has worked with some of the Scotch industry’s biggest players, creating malts for such well-known distilleries (more…)
When I first attended this event eight years ago in 2016, it was celebrated as the German spin-off of the Jura Tastival. Later, it changed it’s name to Borco Markenimport’s World of Whisky Festival. And this year – following Borco’s acquisition by the STOCK Spirits Group – it was held (more…)
In eary April, Weinquelle Lühmann’s annual in-house fair finally bounced back after a five-year break. This, it seems, excited not only the local drammers in and around Hamburg but also the Weather God. Cause specifically for the event, the sky beamed extra-blue (more…)
“Explore the Liquid Life” – ever since its first installment back in 2011, that’s been the claim of the Hanse Spirit fair, which is traditionally held in my home town of Hamburg in the beginning of the year. And what can I say? When I visited the event this year, I embraced that motto (more…)
Fifty-five years of maturation spread across five drams! In this day and age, where less and less whiskies are bottled with double-digits on the label, that is a respectable number for any tasting line-up. It is all the more impressive, however, for a five-piece from a distillery located in (more…)
Earlier this year – in the summer of 2023, to be precise – my wife Dini and I became cask share owners at Thy Whisky in Denmark. In four-or-so years, this will get us a dozen bottles of beechwood-smoked, PX-matured, organic single malt whisky. But that’s not all! (more…)
Ah, well … there’s no need to beat about the bush: As in the previous years, I once again had A LOT of drams at Bottle Market in Bremen this year. And – as always – I am eager to mention as many of them as possible in my fair recap. So here we go without further ado. (more…)
Proudly named after the inhabitants of its birthplace, The Hearach by Isle of Harris Distillery is a lightly peated single malt Scotch whisky that is deeply connected with the remote island from which it originates. It is thoughtfully composed to reflect the one-of-a-kind character (more…)
Last weekend, on the 22nd and 23rd of September, Just Whisky Hamburg took place again in my hometown, bringing lots and lots of whisky craze to the place. Unlike the kick-off event last year, the fair’s second installment was no longer held in the district of Harburg. Instead, it was moved (more…)
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