Without a doubt, my hometown of Hamburg has a pretty vibrant whisky scene. We got amazing bars such as Christiansen’s or The Rabbithole, great liquor stores like Weinquelle Lühmann or Spirituosen Wolf and regular tasting events (more…)
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Buddel Jungs – New craft spirit store opening in Oldenburg (News)
Last weekend, the Buddel Jungs craft spirit store opened its doors in the Northern German city of Oldenburg. Specializing in regional small-batch products, the well-sorted shop carries a fine selection of liquor, gin, rum and, of course, whisky as well as craft beer, wine, cheese and other treats. (more…)
Elsperience Tour at Glen Els Distillery (Tour)
When I planned my latest holidays in Hohegeiß in the beautiful Harz Mountains, I made sure that the flat my wife and I stayed in was not too far away from the small village of Zorge. Cause this is where Hammerschmiede Distillery is located. (more…)
Langatun Swiss Whisky Tasting hosted by Hansemalt (Event)
“The wine cask is for us what the ex-bourbon cask is for others”, said Langatun’s co-owner and Head of Sales Christoph Nyfeler early on in his Swiss whisky tasting at the premises of Hansemalt in Hamburg – a statement that surely made the two handful of whisky enthusiasts (more…)
Slyrs Bavarian Whisky Tasting at Christiansen’s (Event)
When Bavarian fruit brandy makers Lantenhammer decided to distill their first whisky in 1999, there was not really a market for such a product. Still, they deemed the experiment worth a try – after all, whisky was big in Scotland at that time (more…)
The Glen Els Triple Port (Review)
One of the whiskies I like most is not made in Scotland or Ireland or even Japan. It is manufactured in the middle of Germany, in the beautiful low mountain range Harz. By now, you might have guessed that I am speaking of The Glen Els, which is produced at Hammerschmiede (more…)
Aureum 2008 Cask Strength (Review)
The Ziegler distillery lies in Southern Germany and is well known for its fruit spirit. But back in 2010 they also launched their first whisky. Nowadays they offer a range of several whiskies including this cask strength edition of their Aureum 1865. (more…)
The Journey by Glen Els (Review)
There was a time when I thought that if you want to buy high quality products you had to go for vodka from Russia, beer from Germany and whisky from Scotland. Today I know I was wrong because you can get excellent vodka from Scandinavia, (more…)
Säntis Edition Dreifaltigkeit (Review)
What comes to your mind when you think of Switzerland? The Alps? Your last holidays when you went skiing? Maybe it might also be the famous Swiss chocolate or only the high cost of living you have to handle in this small multilingual country. (more…)
Blaue Maus Single Cask Malt Whisky (Review)
Unlike the world’s biggest whisky nations, such as Scotland, Ireland or the US, Germany does not have a century-long tradition in distilling the water of life. The Destillerie Blaue Maus, which means “blue mouse distillery”, is our country’s longest-running whisky manufacturing site. (more…)
