
The History and Types of Aperitifs
An apéritif is an alcoholic beverage usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite, and is therefore usually dry rather than sweet. Common...
Read moreAn apéritif is an alcoholic beverage usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite, and is therefore usually dry rather than sweet. Common...
Read moreAperitifs - Introduced in 1846, aperitif is an alcoholic beverage usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite and also facilitat...
Read moreAt Spirits of France, we are fortunate enough to have access to hundreds of products which no other Australian retailer can source. Introduc...
Read moreArmagnac is located in the Gascony region. In 1909, Armagnac was categorised into three different regions, being Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac Tenarèze, H...
Read moreCalvados (Cahl vah dos) is the authentic apple (and pear) brandy, made in Normandy, north west of France. The Varieties are cider (and pear) apples...
Read moreCognac (pronounce CONIAK) is the most famous brandy in the world. Cognac is made in the Charente region, on the east cost of France, just north of ...
Read moreWhen Prohibition started in 1920 in the USA, an industry was born... to bring the people what they wanted. Gin was the liquor of choice for clandes...
Read moreEau de Vie is a generic term to described pure fruit distillates: pear william, abricot, cherry or raspberry are all popular fruit spirits. Much ra...
Read moreHow is Tequila Made? Tequila is believed to have originated in the 1600s when the Spanish colonists invaded South America. Don Pedro Sánchez de Tag...
Read moreIt’s Covid, one day you can go to a bar, the next you can’t… So rather than waiting to see what you're allowed to do next week, you’ve decided, onc...
Read moreSipping a glass of good brandy is a classic and fancy way to treat yourself. In France, the Cognac and Armagnac regions produced some of the b...
Read moreWritten by:Â Mikayla Newman Whisky is a multilayered spirit that may not go down your throat easy the first time. But once you appreciate the ton...
Read moreWritten by:Â Mikayla Newman Made of antioxidant-loaded berries, you probably should probably think about stashing some bottles of Christian Droui...
Read moreWritten by: Mikayla Newman  Most of the time, too much tequila and trouble go in tandem. But when consumed in moderation, tequila has benefi...
Read moreThe Truth about Traditional Cider: Traditionally, Le cidre de pomme francais (French cider) by law, is made by the partial or total wild ferment...
Read moreAbsinthe is a strongly alcoholic aperitif made from alcohol and distilled herbs or herbal extracts, chief amongst them grand wormwood (Artemisia ab...
Read moreAll true absinthe's are bitter to some degree (due to the presence of absinthe, extracted from the wormwood) and are therefore usually served wi...
Read moreSUMMUM VODKA is an authentic, handcrafted vodka, imported from France (made in the region of Cognac, France) and produced by a passionate master-di...
Read morePastis 1811 is a truly traditional Pastis, produced by the distillation and maceration of various seeds and plants (wormwood, mugwort, gentian, liq...
Read moreFrom Mauritius and France comes a refreshing and easy to make cocktail to spice up your day. The Spicy Beach Cocktail combines two products that...
Read moreEveryone knows Tequila – or at least they think they do. But there’s so much more to this world-class spirit than headaches and nausea from ill-ad...
Read moreTequila - Tequila is an authentic spirit, made from plants called agaves, in the region of Jalisco, Mexico. Tequila is the result of cooked...
Read moreEnjoy a Nice cocktail? Here is the perfect one for you this summer, courtesy of Cocktails Australia. Nosferatu Blood Orange Gin Pomegran...
Read moreAustralia's Best Vodka 2021 No one can knock down the Vodka champion, Hartshorn, after winning Australia's Best Vodka 2021 for the fifth consecuti...
Read moreAnother year, another win for Hartshorn, as they take Australia's Best Vodka 2020 for the fourth consecutive year. The Tasmanian Distillery has ...
Read moreAnother year, another win! Hartshorn Vodka has officially won the Australia’s Best Vodka for the third consecutive year in 2019! The Tasmania...
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