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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Bro’s Gin is a real pro’s gin

A new gin? Yes. Really? Yes. Belgian? Yes. Any good? In one word: fantastic! It is one of the rare examples when the all too familiar story of ‘X-number of friends come together and decide to make gin’ really turns out to be a good idea! Bro’s gin is a magnificently well balanced London Dry…

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Gold Gin 999.9 Competition

In every aspect Gold Gin would be the perfect gin for a Bond villain. I mean take a look at that bottle, it utterly demands to be looked at, you can’t miss it, but at the same time you can’t read what’s on it. It’s complex and mysterious. Just like its origin story, listen to…

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Beer, Bourbon And Barbecue, a mix grilled in heaven.

Tom Bulleit introduced his 10 years old to Belgium and we don’t mean his grandson, we’re talking about his ‘Bulleit Bourbon 10 Years Old’. The place to be was Jord Althuizen’s grill tower, ‘Black Smoke’. Actually it was the grill tower’s rooftop, bathing in sunlight, were we spent a very pleasant afternoon, soaked in beer,…

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Home made vermouth by De Lijsterbes

De Lijsterbes is a famous star restaurant in the little Belgian village of Berlare where master chef Geert Van Der Brugge composes culinary masterpieces in a cosy, laid-back atmosphere. Natural, healthy and approachable are the keywords of his concept. Fine dining is for everybody and so De Lijsterbes becomes an openminded food sharing community. Now,…

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