 Dear Curious Readers, It is said that both the shape and the size of a still has a strong influence on the final distillate. How and why are the two questions we are going to try to answer.  Dear curious readers, Let’s try to avoid any boring intro and go straight to the fact: Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn, gebrande wijn or "burned wine") is a spirit produced by distilling wine.   Dear curious readers, here is a long overdue post about BCB, Berlin Bar Convent 2019, the biggest and loudest event of the spirits industry. If you couldn’t go here are the three key learning distilled for you. A full report will be released later on.   Dear Curious Readers, Fernet Branca is the most famous of Fernet's brands, itself is a cousin of the Swedish bitter aka Elixir du Suedois. What? What are Swedish bitters? Also called Swedish tincture, is a bitter and a traditional herbal tonic, the use of which dates back to the 15th century. Or even before.  Dear Curious Readers,
Sotol is an alcohol worth trying for its delicate aromas, subtle taste, and round body. But what is it? We mentionned that beverage a couple of years ago. As this is becoming more available these days (is sotol the next new thing?) let's spend time looking at it in details.  Dear Curious Readers,
Being French I tend to refer to abv more than proof when discussing the alcohol content of a drink. Proof appears from time to time through. But what is the difference ? Read on to find out !  Dear Curious Readers,
The herbs and spices series continues with liqueurs ! If there is one category of spirits that is still very much linked with medicine ..... LEARNING MADE EASY OR HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE FLASH CARD SERIES BY SPIRITSFULLY ON INSTAGRAM.15/8/2019
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How can you easily and effortlessly learn about spirits? What not following the right account on instagram? Indeed, Spiritsfully started to released a flash card series, you'll find a new....  Dear Curious Readers,
The herbs and spices series continues and now with Vermouth. Vermouth is not a spirit. So maybe you are wondering why Spiritsfully dedicating a post 101 to Vermouth?  Dear Curious Readers, A while ago, in the article about the takeaways from Destille Berlin 2019, I mentioned that I would get back to an intervention that seemed to me to require more time than a five-line paragraph. And that time has come, please meet Erwan Castain and Eleonore Tavernier from Pimlica to answer one question: what does sustainability mean in the world of fine liquors and spirits?
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Some of you ask for more information about bitters since the last post mentioning those great enhancers some time ago. Spiritsfully listened to you, and here you go.  Dear Curious Readers,
As promised some weeks ago, after the post on Destille Berlin, I am getting back on the topic of sustainability with a focus on sustainability in the world of the agave based spirits. What should you care? Because if there is no more agave, you can forget about drinking Tequila. And do you really want this being a thing of the past?  Spiritsfully hasn't found an account to follow to learn about spirits in a systematical manner yet (except Spiritsfully’s account thanks to flashcards series which are published every Wednesday and Saturday, but this is not the point of this paragraph.) Did you? Please tell me. Even Liquor.com which does that great Youtube video is all about cocktail. Why can’t Instagram beCOME a place where you learn?
 Dear Curious Readers, When asking around to my friends, as i wanted to write that post, what a craft distillery was, I often heard the following response: craft must mean “small” and “carefully done.” Hum. Hum. Hum. What is small? What is careful? There are terrible distillers working in small quantities, I have friends producing a terrible calvados. Yes, after all, craft does not mean good either. There are huge companies producing vodka in a particularly careful manner. So how do we define a craft distillery? Size? Hands-on? This the challenge we are facing in that article, trying to define CRAFT. First, is there an official definition out there?
 Dear Curious Readers, Did you notice that everyone is talking about bitter, but do everyone know what it is? SO LET'S CATCH UP ON BITTERS!
 Dear Curious Readers, Earlier this year, Spiritsfully joined with Artisanbar.camp to plot a berlin based bartenders series of podcasts. Are you wondering why would Spiritsfully go into the world of cocktails and bars when it dedicated itself to the world of neat drinks and distilleries?
 Dear Curious Readers, I don’t know about you but I always wondered by shrubs were. For any reason I believed for a long time that it was a sort of sorbet or a natural juice. I’m nerdy about spirits, I’m naive about bartending practices. So I never really knew what it was until i read this article below, first published by the FMK. so what is a shrub historically and today?
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We are going to explore a new category of spirits in the coming months, the spirits based on herbs, roots, spices... And we start with aquavit!  Dear Curious Readers, A few days after Destille Berlin closed its door of its 8th Edition. WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM DESTILLE BERLIN 2019?
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