In recent times, I often stumbled upon Twitter Tastings and other online whisky get-togethers. They always sounded like good fun, but I never managed to take part in any. Until yesterday! Thanks to Douglas Laing’s Marketing Assistant Hannah, I got an invitation (more…)
Ardbeg Kelpie – Committee Release (Review)
In Scottish mythology, kelpies are shape-shifting water spirits that can either take the form of a horse or a human. Spending almost all of their time on the grounds of lakes and other waters, they are elusive beings that are rarely seen and almost never caught. (more…)
Whisky Experience – Independent Bottlers and Single Casks Tasting (Event)
So, here we go again with another great tasting with Norbert from Whisky Experience in Hamburg. Just one week ago, Tobi wrote a review about the Irish Whiskey tasting we attended together. This week, my wife and I booked a tasting called “Independent Bottlers and Single Casks”. (more…)
Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel (Review)
Whenever you think about Irish whiskey, there is a good chance that one of the first brands that will come to your mind is Jameson. The wide range of whiskey they offer begins with the classic Jameson Irish Whiskey, which is well known as part of your Jameson and Ginger. (more…)
Red Snake Raw Cask by Blackadder (Review)
The moment I learned about Blackadder’s Raw Cask series, this unqiue selection of whiskies had me completely under its spell. Bottled straight from the cask without any industrial aid, each expression of the Raw Cask line is as pure a whisky as it gets. (more…)
Kilkerran 12yo (Review)
Glengyle Distillery was founded in the second half of the 19th century, flourishing at first. But from 1910 on, times became bleaker. On the one hand, Scotland got into economic trouble. On the other hand, one of the main consumers of Scotch whisky, the United States, was dispensed (more…)
Full design and key facts of Ardbeg Kelpie revealed (News)
Today, legendary whisky makers Ardbeg revealed the full design as well as the key facts of their annual special bottling 2017. Named Kelpie after a breed of hard-to-catch water spirits from Scottish mythology, the new Ardbeg pays homage to the deep sea (more…)
Whisky Experience – Irish Whiskey Tasting (Event)
If you run a business or offer a service, you know that you are on the right track when your customers keep coming back to you. Since Saturday’s “Irish Whiskey” tasting at the Jungfernstieg in Hamburg was the 3rd time I booked a tasting with Norbert from Whisky Experience, (more…)
Glenkinchie Distillers Edition 2000/2014 (Review)
Glenkinchie will always remain special to me. When I first went to Edinburgh – which by the way is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to – I also visited Glenkinchie Distillery. It was my first distillery visit ever (more…)
Kilbeggan Distillery Tour (Tour)
On our last day in Dublin, my wife and I decided to take a little bus trip to see a bit more of Ireland than just its biggest city. So we took the 9am bus from Dublin city centre to Galway, which stopped in a small town about 90km away from Dublin called Kilbeggan. (more…)









