Initially, my wife Dini and I visited Stauning Whisky in August 2017 – it was our first distillery tour in Denmark and the beginning of our lasting love story with the country’s active and avid whisky scene. Back then, we still got a tour of the old distillery. Next to it, however, we already saw (more…)
“Here at Thy Whisky, we self-produce almost everything we need for our spirit,” said co-founder Andreas Poulsen at one point throughout the distillery tour. “The only products we buy from the outside are the casks,” he went on, “and the wood chips (more…)
When I first entered Dead End Rock & Blues Bar in Aschaffenburg, I did so with high expectations! After all, the renowned Whisky Botschafter magazine honored the place as “Germany’s best Whisky Bar” in 2013. Furthermore, it was also the first recommendation (more…)
Initially, I discovered Mosgaard Whisky at an open tasting in Hamburg in October 2019. Since the virtuosically crafted spirit left me deeply impressed, my event wrap-up here on BarleyMania turned out correspondingly enthusiastic; as did the review of Mosgaard Oloroso Cask (more…)
Being crazy about whisky is a super-fun hobby that won’t get boring anytime soon. No matter how many drams you have sipped or how many distilleries you have seen, there will always be a ton of new stuff for you to unearth and explore. My latest whisky discovery is Trolden Distillery (more…)
If someone compiled a list of Germany’s best whiskies in 2021, there is a good chance that The Nine Springs would be on it, too. In its first eight years of existence, the brand – which was born in the small town of Worbis in the federal state of Thuringia in 2013 (more…)
When they reach their 40s or 50s, people often look for new things to spice up their lives. Some buy a sportscar or a motorcyle. Others do a round-the-world trip. And yet again others – like Robert and Benny from the Netherlands – build their own micro distillery. Yeah, that’s right. (more…)
Fate is a cheeky lady. And an unpredictable one, too. When she interfers, even the most solid plan can dissolve within seconds. You don’t believe me? Ask the three friends Steffen, Stefan and Bastian from Berlin. On a fateful day in 2016, they drove to the small town of Schlepzig (more…)
There’s a new shop in town! Two months ago – in late April 2020 – EDF Duty Free Paradise opened its doors on Helgoland, Germany’s only island in the high sea. Due to its location near the harbor, it is the first store you will pass when you walk inland from the pier to the town. (more…)
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