Category Archives: Whisky

” I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me”
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)

A holy spirit

In the Veneto region, the most northern part of Italy, the grappa industry has been dominant for more than a century and has been marked by illustrous names like Bortolo Nardini, Vittorio Gianni Capovilla, Gio Batta Poli and many others.

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FEW whiskey, a story in a glass. Deel 2

FEW oprichter Paul Hletko vertelt in Deel 2 verder over o.a. muziek, zijn familiegeschiedenis en de lange strijd van de Northwestern University en Frances Elizabeth Willard tegen het alcoholgebruik in Evanston.

In de taproom
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FEW whiskey, a story in a glass. Deel 1

Een uitnodiging om een masterclass bij te wonen van FEW Spirits oprichter Paul Hletko in Bar Brasserie OCCO (The Dylan Amsterdam) onder regie van importeur Bart’s Bottles sla ik niet af.

Paul Hletko (Image courtesy of FEW Spirits LLC)
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