We were invited to taste the Highland Park collection during a private masterclass session a couple of weeks ago. We tasted dram after dram, and discovered Highland Park is not just ‘that brand with the nice bottles’. It is a brand that ranges from delicate, subtle tastes to full-bodied, brooding drams. written by: Mickaël Van…
Category: Spirits
Braeckman Distillery Revamps Old Genever
Old Flemish Genever has bought a new coat and dresses young again! Braeckman Distillery from Oudenaarde (Belgium) wants to rejuvenate genever’s old fashioned reputation by restyling their approach, their bottles and especially the labels. The result is magnificent and by that we mean the bottle as well as the liquid inside!! Braeckman Distillery is located…
The Ghost & The Rare, a new and exclusive Johnny Walker Blue Label. Port Ellen Edition.
The Ghost & The Rare is actually a series of limited edition Blue Labels. Brilliant blends comprising solely out of extremely rare whiskies and whiskies from so called ghost distilleries. This one is focused around the very prestigious Port Ellen whisky. It is by far one of the best blends we ever tasted, it’s a…
The Glenrothes – Solar Veneration In A Dram
In this article, we are focusing on a whisky brand that takes the sun as its biggest inspiration for the various expressions it has on offer. With the “Soleo collection”, The Glenrothes offers us five unique solar venerations, all considered culminations of an intense care to distill the best possible product in the most natural…
The Macallan, probably the most meticulously made single malt whisky in the world.
The “Merry Men of Sherry Wood” did it again and released a palate-baffling expression of their single malt whisky, named: Edition N°4. This Edition was created to celebrate the opening of their new, breathtakenly beautiful distillery. Below we present you a very short introduction of the brand and how we see it, as well as…
Johnnie White Walker is the first of a Game of Thrones Whisky Series
Winter is here! A raven splashed against my window and he carried a most unusual bottle. I pried it from the ice cold snow where it had fell and read the message which was revealed to me in blazing blue letters, six cellos played a moving tune in the background. It’s here, they’re here and…
World’s End Navy 57 Rum, Dunderstruck!
World’s End Rum released a Navy strength Jamaican Blend, we tasted it and we sank! That’s how good it is. It blew us away, not by a pistol shot, but by a full forty barrels broadside. We were pulverised, struck by dunder, hit by hogo, the obeah of funk! Navy 57 easily took a seat…
The Welsh Dragon Spits Subtle Fire, Penderyn Myth, Welsh Single Malt Whisky
Another guest review by Mickaël Van Nieuwenhove Happiness is found in the unexpected, at least according to the old wives’ tales. Recently, we picked up a bottle of Penderyn Myth, a Single Malt Welsh whisky. Yes, you have read that correctly. Welsh whisky is ‘a thing’, and it has even been experiencing a bit of…
Filliers New Generation Genever
We do love genever at The Cocktail Nation and we wouldn’t be Belgian if we didn’t like Filliers. Now, the last couple of decades, genever suffered a bit from an image problem. That and 66 years of prohibition up and until 1985 didn’t do well for the juniper fuelled grain spirit in Belgium, but now…
Siderit Vodka Lactée, forget grain or potatoes! This one is made from milk! And it’s spectacular!
Remember your (grand)parents telling you to drink more milk? Well, we have the solution for you: it’s Milk Spirit and it’s delicious! Siderit Vodka really blew us away, the texture is almost… creamy, believe it or not. Read the story below. The history of vodka is hazy and debated, just like any conversation between two…
