This is a take on the Last Word, and probably one of the most remarkable drinks I have discovered recently. It is crazy fruity, smoky and yet perfectly balanced. If…
Author: <span>Aequivinius</span>
The name Champagne is legally protected and used for sparkling wines that are created following the rules of the méthode Champenoise. The most straight-forward of those rules: It must be made in the eponymous region in France. The most special one: The wine must undergo a second fermentation in the bottle.
No age statement (presumably around 8 years), 46.85%, 79 CHF, Big, bolt flavours, confusing.
8 years or more, 45% abv, 62 CHF (82 CHF for 1l), an extremely well-made, understated Tennessee.
This drink I created for the G’Vine Perspectives competition in 2015. I tried to blur the boundaries between wine and cocktail, and I’m quite proud with how this drink makes it really…
This little lady is an extremely simple, light drink; but it’s a great way to introduce people to what has been called the cuisine-style. She’s fresh, summerly and unexpected.
6 years, 46% abv, 90 CHF. Highly polarising one, we nicknamed it the Farmer’s Bourbon, prohibitively expensive.
André is our sixth finalist, and the second one from the German-speaking part of Switzerland. He’s 29, comes from Portugal and lives in Lucerne.
No age statement (6-8 years), 40%, 67 CHF. Very light, fresh, slightly spicy.
Danish merchant Peter Heering inherited the recipe for a cherry liqueur by his mentor Alma Carstensen in 1818. He tweaked it and it became pretty famous. I don”t know whether…