In the second instalment of our four-part blog series, we present another heavyweight of Belgian beer- the Piraat Triple Hop amber IPA. This beer was inspired by the IPA culture in the United States. For the production of the Piraat Tripel Hop, the brewer added four additional hops to the original Piraat. The recipe is adjusted annually based on the […]
Over the next days, will present four different brews from the world of Belgian beer, all available from The Belgian Beer Shop. Today, we start we the Gulden Draak Imperial Stout (2018 Limited Edition). This is a dark brown to black-colored beer and is the heaviest beer in the Gulden Draak range with its 12° alcohol. The typical roasted taste […]
Today’s post is on a particular bottle of wine, which I had the pleasure to enjoy during a vacation in Rome early last year. The owner of the winery is the italian journalist Bruno Vespa. Wine producers generally give their name to the most important wine in the winery. Bruno Vespa made the opposite choice: he baptized the cheapest wine […]
The Corsendonk Dark Dubbel is a dark Belgian ale and has caramelized malt on the nose whilst being mild on the palate with well-balanced bitterness, toasted bread, liquorice and coffee… I had the pleasure to enjoy this beer during a holiday in Belgium and I believe its definitely a perfect candidate to start our new Beer category within this blog. […]
The Fantinel Picolit is a sweet wine, which I associate to a dessert wine after a good Sunday lunch. Some friends brought a bottle during the new year lunch and it complimented perfectly with the desserts. Personally speaking, I had never heard of the wine nor the brand before, however I must admit that although am not a big fan […]
The Nikka Coffey Grain is neither a “Japanese Bourbon” nor a “Japanese Corn Whiskey”, rather its quite something else entirely (Stephanie Moreno, distiller.com). Although, this whisky has no age statement, the benchmark for this whisky is 8 to 12 years. This whisky is produced mainly from corn using one of Nikka’s continuous Coffey stills in the Miyagiko distillery. About this […]
Being a whisky lover, I am always eager to taste a new brand, potentially falling in love with it on the first sip. This was the case for the Old Pulteney 15 year old scotch whisky, which I received from my dearest friends over this festive period. Old Pulteney is also known as “The Maritime malt” since all the whiskies […]
In the final instalment of our four-part blog series on Donnafugata wines, we present Tancredi, a Cabernet Sauvignon wine from the 2016 vintage. This wine is manually harvested from the Contessa Entellina Estate vintage and aged for 12 months in new and old French oak barriques and then in the bottle for at least 20 months. From the producer (Donnafugata): […]
In the third instalment of our four-part blog series on Donnafugata wines, we present La Fuga, one of the top 7% of all wines in the world (Vivino). This wine is produced on the clayey soil of the Contessa Entellina Estate in the province of Palermo, between 200 and 600 meters above sea level. The grapes are harvested in mid-August […]
In the second instalment of our four-part blog series on Donnafugata wines, we present one of the most appreciated Sicilian red wines from Donnafugata’s winery, Angheli is made with an equal share of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, carefully kept on the clayey soil of the Contessa Entellina Estate, between 200 and 600 meters above sea level. This is a […]