Skandal! Texas Bourbon wird von Schwarzwälder Habanero-Destillat geküsst. Love hurts? Nein, denn das überraschende Happy-End ist ein Glas voll fruchtiger Freudentränen. Hot stuff, mild taste. Yeehaw – Saddle up!

En garde, Cognac! Here comes an exquisite brandy that, under the command of the musketeer Pierre de Montesquiou d’Artagnan, is ready to defend the honour and quality of the Armagnac AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée). Un pour tous – tous pour un.

Le Freak, “ze vodka from Germany”, is crafted and distilled from 100%-German potatoes whose distinct, extraordinary flavour has been cultivated for generations by local farmers.

That we mill each individual grain of rice that goes into our high-end sake down to 50% of its original size by hand is a myth. But what is true is that we use crystal-clear mountain water to create a premium sake that is second to none.

A real powerhouse spirit: a triple-distilled single pot still Irish whiskey made like no other, cut solely from the heart of the distillate. Taste the Power.

Imagine inheriting a distillery and creating a gentian liqueur so iconic that it took the French aperitif market by storm and inspired Pablo Picasso himself to immortalise it in paint. Although not during his Blue Period. Oh no, Suze is yellow through and through.

Ever heard of the louche effect? You can see it in delicious action by mixing five parts water to one part Pastis 51, the famous “Pastis de Marseille”. Mixed when cold, this pastis has at least 2 grammes of anethole and 45% alcohol by volume. Santé!

The name speaks for itself. 150 years ago the son of a mule driver developed an invigorating tonic that is now revered as a very special kind of aperitif. It sounds like beer. But it’s Byrrh!