Observations from Diageo World Class 2018 Benelux Finals

Well, the first one is easy of course, David Lebeer won for Belgium! He’ll be representing Belgium on the Global Finals hosted this year in Berlin and we wanted to create a little buzz (pun intended) here. Didn’t get the pun? Well he has a thing going on with bees and with a surname which…

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Roe & Co, Irish Whiskey on the rise

Irish whiskey is on the rise again, ladies and gentlemen. And we’re happy about it. Because up and until the 20th century it was the most popular and considered the best whiskey in the world (yes, better than Scotch). But it simply disappeared somewhere after WWI and frankly the only alternative was to turn to…

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The Cobbler, 1898 The Post Hotel, Ghent.

I know, it has been a long while since we reviewed another Belgian cocktailbar, but here we are again. This time it’s The Cobbler in beautiful Ghent, located in the spectacular 1898 The Post Hotel at the wonderful Graslei, close to St. Michael’s Bridge. If you have never visited Ghent before, then please do! Put…

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By The Power Of Pisco II: What Is Pisco?

Welcome to the second part of our Pisco special, we’ll have a look at how Pisco is made and what’s so specific about true Peruvian Pisco. If Pisco could speak it would say: ‘My recipe holds no secret, yet I have no rival.’ It’s an actual line from a pisco commercial, but if you think…

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By The Power Of Pisco! Part I: a brief history

Pisco, chances are you’ve heard about it, but not many of you have tasted it. And those of you who did taste it, probably tasted it only once. That’s because it’s very uncommon in Belgium, not to say ‘rare’ and we firmly belief that this should change, because you’re missing out on a spectacular drink….

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The Macallan 1824 Series Foodpaired By A Master Chef

The title above says it all and what more can I add than just the fact that I had the honour to taste the damn stuff! We were mighty excited because the Master Chef in question is non other than Geert Van Der Bruggen from restaurant De Lijsterbes and the whole session was talked together…

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Jameson Caskmates & Brussels’ Beerstorm

Whiskey and beer: a grand combination! Of course it had to be two Irish men who, while having a shot and a brew, decided to perfect this old combo. What would happen if you age Jameson in beer casks, specifically stout beer?  Answer: a miracle! What happens if you bring this miracle to Belgium? Answer:…

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Dust. A new Belgian genever 2.0 style, handcrafted by Black Lion.

Belgian webdesigners from Black Lion said ‘to hell with gin’ and decided to make genever instead. A very modern tasting genever, that is or genever 2.0, as they call it. Dust was born. Also you need to know that “dust” is actually a Flemish dialect word for “thirsty”. The story starts when a web design…

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