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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…

Westvleteren, deconstructing the myth

There comes a time when you get your hands on a product that is so well-known, there is nothing left to say about it. The Westvleteren Trappist has been voted ‘best beer in the world’ repeatedly, and the product is a rarity in the world of beers. Everyone has heard about its reputation, but few…

New Ketel One Botanical Series, Low On Alcohol, Full Of Flavour.

It was on the Diageo World Class Global Finals 2018 in Berlin that we were able to taste the new Ketel One Botanical Series. Essentially it’s a low ABV neutral gain spirit, infused with botanicals and we must admit, at first we were a bit sceptical, but in the end we got blown away by…

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…

Vicaris Triple Gueuze an unusual blend of two unique Belgian beers

Today we don’t talk about cocktails, but we do talk about blends. Beer blends to be more specific. We were not familiar with beer blends at all, so we were quite excited to taste one and this one is very unusual because it mixes two very different styles of beers together, the Triple and the…

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…

Mackmyra explores the possibilities of whisky on a whole new level

Mackmyra Single Malt Whiskies are very Scandinavian in design, quite literally then. You can really taste Sweden in all their whiskies and they are very dedicated to constantly explore new ways to achieve this in all the incarnations of their Swedish Single Malt. Let’s have a look at 5 very different Mackmyra explorations! Mackmyra is…

World’s End Rum, a flotilla of flavour and lots of gold.

Ah, rum, rumbullion, tafia, guildive, pirate juice, killdevil, the blood of the Caribbean, we love it. If you don’t like rum, you just haven’t tasted the right one yet. We experienced this with a sub category of rum: spiced rum. We didn’t like it, until we travelled to the World’s End and discovered a fine…

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Flavours Of Fettercairn

The Macallan Edition N°6

Fortunella, a Kumquat distillate

Martini Non-Alcoholic Aperitivo

Bacardi Spiced or old Oakheart in a new jacket.

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