de Molenberg Distillery

  After a weekend away in the lovely town of Maastricht, in the South of the Netherlands, we decided to make a little detour on the Sunday we drove back, and visit de Molenberg distillery in Blaasveld, Belgium, number 59 on our list of visited distilleries since the start of our crazy adventure in April…

Weduwe Joustra

  In our ongoing discovery of the #DutchSpirit we went to the North of the Netherlands to the lovely town of Sneek, connected to the Frysian waters, with old details and bridges throughout the city. A place where you can feel and breath Dutch history. At the site of the Weduwe Joustra, this is no…

Hielander Festival 2015

This was our third time going to Alkmaar to visit the Hielander Whisky Festival and we were loving the relaxed feel it has to it all. At this event, the people behind the tables still have some time to talk to you about their whiskies, and it is great seeing people again from the Dutch…

Säntis Malt – Swiss Highlander

At some of the festivals we recently visited we have noticed and tasted some of the products of Säntis Malt, produced at Locher AG brewery located in Appenzell, Switserland. In 1886, the Locher family took over the brewery in Appenzell and today, the brewery has been in the hands of the family for five generations….