Visiting the Chase distillery in Herefrodshire has been on my to-do list for way too long.
Sorry about the lack of photos in this post by the way… I forgot my camera…
I remember meeting the guys from Chase at Taste of Christmas in December 2008. This was the first time [...]
The last time that I blogged I was embarking upon an excting adventure to open my own bar. Three weeks in and it really is time that I hit the blogosphere for an update.
Purl is not the first bar that I have opened (actually the 3rd), but it is [...]
It’s been a very busy past month since I last blogged. Tasting glasses and cocktail books have been replaced by trowels, power drills and hammers. But I am now within sight of the opening of my first bar, Purl.
Anyone who follows me on twitter will already be aware [...]
Many whiskies advertise themselves as ‘non-chill filtered’. Chill filtering is a process that takes place before the whisky is bottled, whereby the liquid is cooled to usually between -5ºC and 0ºC and then passed through an adsorption filter. The chilling of the liquid causes molecules of (supposedly) flavoursome proteins, esters and fatty acids to coagulate on the filter and remove themselves from the liquid.
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You may or may not be aware that I also have a Flickr account where I upload all of my photos. You can see the photo stream at the top of the [...]
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My name is Tristan Stephenson and I am (in one sentence) a professional spirits and cocktail trainer, award winning barista, home brewer and all round alchemist. This blog is about my experiences with all things liquid as I attempt to find the answer to the question - What makes a good drink?
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