NEFT: Russian vodka made in Austria

Neft Austrian vodka barrel

Last week I was lucky. Very lucky, because I participated a sweepstake on a vodka blog and won an exclusive barrel of vodka from NEFT. I guess you think now probably:”A BARREL, WTF??”. Yes, I won a 0,7 liter sized metal barrel, filled with vodka, and in this short blog post I will write a bit about it. The vodka is in a barrel because of the name “NEFT” what means “oil” in Russian. According to their website NEFT was [...]

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My first single malt whisky tasting

Whiskey tasting

Friday evening I went to a whisky tasting evening in the Highlander pub in the 9th disctrict of Vienna. The first hour was pure theory where we got to learn more about the history of whisky, which countries produce it and how it is produced. Some info I already knew, but I also learned a lot of new things. The selection of single malt whisky My personal tasting notes This was the first time that I went to a (beginners) [...]

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