Living in Europe means we have great access to an incredible range of European whiskies. Our latest venture was to France – with a duo from a small farm distillery in Lorraine – G Rozelieures. After their rather delightful Subtil, … Continue reading
Our first introduction to G.Rozelieures whiskies was a bit ‘disguised’ via the brilliant Maison Benjamin Kuentz (D’un) Verre printanier (2020) 46% and Fin de partie (2020) 46% – both of which we absolutely loved! So we simply had to explore more! One … Continue reading
Spring is in the air (despite the occasional ‘relapse’ of snow) and time to turn our attentions to some French fancies… of the whisky variety! A quartet of minis made their way from Paris to Nurnberg and our Whisky Ladies … Continue reading
It is no surprise that Paris Whisky Live has quite an extensive section devoted purely to French whisky! In a few cases, the lines are a bit blurred – Scottish spirits matured in French barrels. So what is the story … Continue reading
We have been so lucky to have met with Benjamin Kuentz, in Paris, to sample some interesting creations from his careful approach to “publishing” French whiskies. So when I bumped into a collector from India at Paris Whisky Live on … Continue reading
As flights around the world get cancelled, we are clearly not out of the woods yet with COVID. And yet 2021 brought a few glimmers of optomism and windows of freedom before further caution prevailed. Whisky-wise that meant a couple grand … Continue reading
Being based in Europe means we have the luxury of both a relatively regular supply of Scottish whiskies – at least from pre-Brexit stock! Plus access to an interesting and growing array of European whiskies. I like mixing things up … Continue reading
If you had told me in 2015 when I first discovered a dram from this Bretagne distillery at Singapore’s Auld Alliance during a special blind world whisky flight, that a few years later I would be living in Europe and tasting … Continue reading
One of our tasting companions in Paris was gifted a membership with “Flaviar“. So when she decided to have a French themed tasting, she decided to leverage this new membership to discover something “different” and “new”. Which can lead to … Continue reading
This is my first introduction to Bellevoye from France, thanks to my purchase of the Vita Dulcis 2020 International Advent Calendar. As the label only identified this as “tourbée” (peaty), I reached out to find out more. Steven Baily Gibson … Continue reading
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