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About citbp

I am interested in everything about wine, from site selection to tasting.

Chopin Potato Vodka Poland

Posted on January 26, 2021 by citbp

Chopin, Potato Vodka, Poland Notes on vodka. This spirit: made from potato, column distilled 4 times, 40% abv, Master of Malt, £38 WSET style tasting noteAppearance: clear and bright, water white, colourless. Nose: clean, light intensity, with aromas as they … Continue reading →

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Grey Goose Vodka France

Posted on January 26, 2021 by citbp

Grey Goose, Vodka, France Notes on vodka. This spirit: made from Picardy winter wheat; using a 5 column distillation plant, fed by a continuous fermentation process, across a cascade of 6 tanks [1]; 40% abv, Master of Malt, £35 WSET … Continue reading →

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Smirnoff Red Label Vodka

Posted on January 26, 2021 by citbp

Smirnoff, Red Label No.21 Vodka Notes on vodka. This spirit: produced in over a dozen countries, including UK; made from a blend of different grains; triple column distilled, charcoal filtered 10 times, through 7 columns of charcoal, assuming then 70 … Continue reading →

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Bulleit Rye Whiskey NV

Posted on January 24, 2021 by citbp

Bulleit Rye Straight Whiskey, Kentucky, USA, NV Notes on North American Whiskey. This spirit: small batch from a mash-bill of 95% rye with 5% malted barley, 45% abv, Master of Malt, £30 (01/21) WSET style tasting note Appearance: clear and … Continue reading →

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Johnnie Walker Black Label 12YO

Posted on January 24, 2021 by citbp

Johnnie Walker, Black Label, 12 Year Old, Blended Scotch Whisky Notes on Scotch, Irish and Japanese whisky. This spirit: single (distillery) grain from Scotland’s largest distillery, often made of wheat and/or corn, a blend of about 40 whiskies, 40% abv, … Continue reading →

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Italian categories/denominations

Posted on January 22, 2021 by citbp

Just a collection of things worth knowing, as I am already creating for France, on some Italian categories and denominations … firstly definitions: The latest European wine labelling regulations came into force in 2009. This introduced Protected Designation of Origin … Continue reading →

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Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis 2012

Posted on January 16, 2021 by citbp

Domaine Dujac, AOC Morey-Saint-Denis, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy, 2012 This wine: lot no. L-01-12 (on front label), traditional and sustainable farming, with no herbicides and pesticides since 1986, neither fined nor filtered, varietal pinot noir, coated natural cork closure, 12.5% … Continue reading →

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Rhum Clément XO Rhum Agricole

Posted on January 13, 2021 by citbp

Rhum Clément, Rhum Agricole XO (XO is an unregulated term), Martinique, NV Notes on rum and cachaca.All rums tasted. This spirit: rhum agricole, ie a rum distilled from sugar cane juice; aged for at least 6 years in virgin and … Continue reading →

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Rouviole Minervois Liviniere 2014

Posted on January 9, 2021 by citbp

Domaine La Rouviole, AOP Minervois La Livinière, Hérault, Occitanie, France, 2014 On AOPs Minervois and Minervois La Liviniere. This wine: lot No. L160624 (below back label), organic, ~600 c/s production, a blend of 75% syrah with grenache, the former being … Continue reading →

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Cameron Brig Single Grain

Posted on January 9, 2021 by citbp

Cameron Brig, Single Grain Whisky, Cameronbridge, Fife, Scotland, NV Notes on Scotch, Irish and Japanese whisky, see the section on grain whisky. This spirit: single (distillery) grain from Scotland’s largest distillery, often made of wheat and/or corn, 40% abv, Master … Continue reading →

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