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“10+ Years”: Virtual Warehouse Tasting with Fary Lochan from Denmark (Tasting)

Virtual Whisky Warehouse Tasting with Fary Lochan Distillery from Denmark (Impressions)

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…)

“Wheel of the Year” – Online Whiskey Tasting with Dingle from Ireland (Tasting)

"Wheel of the Year" - Dingle Online Whiskey Tasting organized by Kirsch Whisky

Irish whiskey is a sleeping giant who’s only recently woken up from a long slumber. But now that he’s back on his feet, the colossus is here to stay! – To better understand this picture, it is helpful to go 10-or-so years back in time. Back then, the once-glorious whiskey nation of Ireland (more…)

Virtual Whisky Tasting with Malts of Germany (Tasting)

Virtual Single Malt Whisky Tasting with the new Indie Bottler Malts of Germany

Today, drammers in my home country and abroad celebrate the “Day of German Whisky”. For me, this marks a perfect opportunity to introduce you to the new independet whisky merchant Malts of Germany, and tell you about the fantastic tasting I had with them earlier this week. (more…)

Virtual Whisky Tasting with Fary Lochan from Denmark (Tasting)

Impressions of the virtual whisky online tasting with Fary Lochan Distillery from Denmark

On Friday, 26 May 2023, Danish boutique distillery Fary Lochan held another online tasting. As has become their common practice, the Farre-based whisky makers took a stroll through the on-site warehouses before. From there, they picked a total of five very special cask samples (more…)

Black Bottle – Alchemy Series: Virtual Launch Event for “Andean Oak” and “Smoke & Dagger” (Tasting)

“I love working on Black Bottle Blended Scotch Whisky,” said the Distell Group’s Master Blender Julieann Fernandez early on in this virtual launch event via Zoom. “It is such an experimental brand that constantly allows me and my colleagues to challenge existing conventions (more…)

Lochlea Our Barley – A Virtual Dramming Session with John Campbell (Tasting)

Lochlea Distillery - Single Malt Lowlands Scotch Whisky Online Tasting by Kirsch Import

“After 27 years at Laphroaig, I knew all the answers there,” said whisky veteran John Campbell at one point throughout this online tasting. “However, when I moved on to Lochlea, many things were new to me. It felt good to be somewhat uncertain again and to take on a new challenge, too.” (more…)

Fading Hill – German Whisky Tasting via Zoom (Tasting)

Impressions of Fading Hill German Single Malt Whisky Zoom Tasting

The home of Fading Hill – Birkenhof – filled its first whisky cask in the early 2000s. That makes the place one of Germany’s oldest manufacturers in this domain. Its general history in spirit production, however, is even longer: The family-owned craft unit started way back in 1848 (more…)

Indri Trini – Indian Single Malt Whisky Virtual Launch Event (Tasting)

Indri Trini Indian Single Malt Whisky Virtual Launch Event by Prineus

This might be the first time you will hear of Indri Single Malt Whisky from India; but it will certainly not be the last! There is a good reason why many drammers over here will most likely not have stumbled upon this brand before: For the past ten years, the Indri Distillery at the (more…)

“Ambassador’s Choice” Single Cask Whisky Tasting by Loch Lomond (Tasting)

When I hear the name Loch Lomond Distillery, I immediately think of two things: variety and quality. Thanks to its complex hardware set-up and multi-faceted approach to whisky making, the large-sized Highlands unit is capable of producing an extremely wide range of styles all under one roof. (more…)