Glenfarclas Tasting Notes

I’ve been lucky enough to try the core range of Glenfarclas – a whisky from the Highland region of Scotland. A whisky that has been in the Grants of Glenfarcas family since 1865 when on the 8th June, John Grant acquired the tenancy of Reichlerich Farm in Ballindalloch for only £511.19S.0d. The plot also held a distillery. To this day Glenfarclas isContinue reading “Glenfarclas Tasting Notes”

Estrella Damm Tasting Notes

Theres always a staple brand that will catch your eye when you glance into a bars bottle fridge. One that everyone knows, but may not usually see is Estrella Damm. Why? It’s one of Spain’s most famous brands, shouted at you with a smile by your Spanish waiter on your yearly holiday to sunnier climates, yet in 2012, ‘The BeerContinue reading “Estrella Damm Tasting Notes”

Babička Tasting Notes

For vodka lovers there can be quite a divide. Some stick with the well-known brands like Grey Goose, Belvedere, Chase or Absolut, others on the other-hand are quite adventurous and try new flavours and differences like Zubrowka, Snow Queen or a flavoured Stolichnaya. Babička comes under the latter – something a little quirky with a historyContinue reading “Babička Tasting Notes”

Beerlao Tasting Notes

Craft beers are on the rise in the UK. More and more bars, restaurants and pubs are offering beers and brands coming from the farthest stretches of the world to delight and intrigue us. Asia has given us many a popular sight, including Tiger Beer, Asahi, Bintang and Beerlao. One of these brands I’ve known for aContinue reading “Beerlao Tasting Notes”

Bloodshot Tasting Notes

There are spirits out there who have defined their own category within a category. Bloodshot has become the latest to add themselves to this trend, the trend being a vodka flavour to help create a certain cocktail. Absolut did it with their Absolut Pepper, Belvedere released Belvedere Bloody Mary and now Bloodshot have come into the frameContinue reading “Bloodshot Tasting Notes”

Southern Comfort Tasting Notes

Southern Comfort is a brand that everyone knows. Go to any bar and you will see it showcased with your favourite mixer or blended into a cocktail. But have you ever tried it straight? Over a couple of cubes of ice? It’s a rarity you ever hear this spirit called over a bar to be drunkContinue reading “Southern Comfort Tasting Notes”

Mandarine Napoléon

Liqueurs is a funny category. Many of you may not realise how much liqueurs you can consume in a life-time. Cocktails, after-dinner, pre-dinner, coffee, hot chocolate all could have some kind of liqueur to usually sweeten up or emphasize a flavour. They can be seen on bars around the world but rarely would you point oneContinue reading “Mandarine Napoléon”

Virgin Gorda Tasting Notes

What do you think of if I said the word blended? Whisky maybe? How about rum? You might ponder at this one, rum production isn’t as widely known compared to whisky so you could easily say yes to this without realising. Virgin Gorda is one of the first mainstream rums to be blended from three differentContinue reading “Virgin Gorda Tasting Notes”

Isla Ñ Tasting Notes

Isla Ñ Rum is a new breed of rums coming from countries you don’t usually expect this Caribbean based category to originate from. Isla Ñ is created and produced in Tucuman, a subtropical sugar-producing area in the northern region of Argentina. The brand was founded to re-create old-time distilling techniques with world-class raw materials. Appropriate then that Tucuman is in theContinue reading “Isla Ñ Tasting Notes”

Grey Goose Presents . . . Grey Goose Le Fizz Gift Box for Christmas

GREY GOOSE® presents GREY GOOSE Le Fizz Gift Box for Christmas GREY GOOSE, the World’s Best Tasting vodka, presents the perfect Christmas gift for discerning vodka drinkers – the GREY GOOSE Le Fizz Gift Box. The GREY GOOSE Le Fizz Gift Box contains a 70cl bottle of GREY GOOSE vodka, two beautifully designed crystal GREYContinue reading “Grey Goose Presents . . . Grey Goose Le Fizz Gift Box for Christmas”