 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?
 Dear curious reader, Yes, we have never been so close to spring in 2019 but there are other reasons to rejoice: DESTILLE BERLIN, the craft spirits festival is coming back next week.
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Do you know why the 101 have started on that website? Do you know what 101 even means? Let's clarify a little the things below to allow you to make the best use of this site.  Dear Curious Readers,
To start 2019, let's go to a very exciting place that opened a year ago in Berlin Marzahn: DSM, The Deutsche Spirituosen Manufaktur. It is a brand new distillery focusing on capturing the essence of plants, spices, mushrooms or herbs. Let's go. ABOUT BAIJIU WITH DEREK SANDHAUS. OR HOW A CHINESE SPIRIT CATEGORY WILL EXPAND YOUR SENSES.20/12/2018
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December 2018, Spiritsfully got lucky and met with Derek Sandhaus a few days after BCB 2018 in Berlin, We talked Baijiu evangelism, biais and stereotypes and how unlearning anything you know about distillation can help you to understand distillation better. Ready? END OF THE YEAR BOOK WISHLIST. MAKE SURE YOU INFORM YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED. ON TIME.13/12/2018
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Don't you want to end 2018 with new books on the shelves? But wihich ones? There are so many books about cocktail getting released these days that someone could litteraly post one picture of a new bok a day. We love cocktails at Spiritsfully but our focus is more about being nformed about fine liquors, than drinking it in 1000 different ways. So here is a selection of 5 books, you will not regret to have on your list ! (and there a bonus at the end...)  Dear Curious Reader,
You've been missing discovering new distilleries? Your patience is rewarded today with a visit at Mampe Neue Heimat in Kreuzberg, Berlin. It is not any brand or any distillery but one of the oldest spirit brand connected to the city of Berlin. When Tom...  Dear Curious Reader,
There are all those myths about vodka, is it needed to debunk them or just embrace them? But is there such a thing as something useless about vodka? Let's find out!  Dear Curious Reader,
We all spend way to much time on Instagram, but are we spending that time the right way? To make sure we'll go in the right direction, here are some accounts you may like to follow.  Dear Curious Reader,
Ever thought about it? If not that's the occasion to find out. This is not about spirit making stricto sensu but this is a good story to take away and impress people at dinner. Maybe. Actually it is not such a random fact as it may seem: it tells a lot about our societies. So why is a bar called a bar? |
