Hans Brandstaetter
@whiskypics.bsky.social
Master Distiller, whisky nerd, photographer.
Spent three weeks in Upper Austria and had the opportunity yo try some stellar beers. Baumgartner Hefeweizen is probably one of the best wheat beers I've ever tried 😋
July 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Spent three weeks in Upper Austria and had the opportunity yo try some stellar beers. Baumgartner Hefeweizen is probably one of the best wheat beers I've ever tried 😋
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April 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Bottle kill 😥. That was a marvellous dram, highly recommended!!
March 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Bottle kill 😥. That was a marvellous dram, highly recommended!!
Sad news...
Diageo halts investment through Distill Ventures accelerator
www.just-drinks.com/news/diageo-...
The brands affected by the decision have not been disclosed, nor have the number of employees.
www.just-drinks.com/news/diageo-...
The brands affected by the decision have not been disclosed, nor have the number of employees.
Diageo-backed Distill Ventures halting investments
"Moving forward, Diageo will not be bringing in any new brands into the Distill Ventures programme," the Don Julio Tequila owner said.
www.just-drinks.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Sad news...
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Yet another whisky cask investment person has quite the CV - Founder of whisky investment firm Hackstons tied to notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ wine scam www.cityam.com/whisky-inves...
Founder of whisky investment firm Hackstons tied to notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ wine scam
The founder of the whisky investment firm Hackstons was a key player at Bordeaux Fine Wines (BFW), which liquidators labelled a ponzi scheme.
www.cityam.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Yet another whisky cask investment person has quite the CV - Founder of whisky investment firm Hackstons tied to notorious ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ wine scam www.cityam.com/whisky-inves...
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Proud to have contributed to that list with the Vardberg Special Release 2024 from 🇸🇯
#REPOST #worldwhiskiesawards
🌍🥃World Whiskies Awards 2025: ‘Rest of World’ Winners Announced! 🏆
A huge congratulations to this year’s Category Winners in the Single Malt, Small Batch Single Malt & Wheat categories! 🎉
#dutchwhisky #SingleMalt
More winners: www.instagram.com/p/DFssXtuMDT...
🌍🥃World Whiskies Awards 2025: ‘Rest of World’ Winners Announced! 🏆
A huge congratulations to this year’s Category Winners in the Single Malt, Small Batch Single Malt & Wheat categories! 🎉
#dutchwhisky #SingleMalt
More winners: www.instagram.com/p/DFssXtuMDT...
February 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Proud to have contributed to that list with the Vardberg Special Release 2024 from 🇸🇯
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Organic Architects have submitted plans to Highland Council for a new whisky distillery, visitor centre, and warehouse, in Ferintosh on the Black Isle
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
Exclusive: Plans for new Black Isle whisky distillery revealed
Plans for new Black Isle whisky distillery revealed. Archtects say their latest project will restore area's long-lost link to whisky-making.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Organic Architects have submitted plans to Highland Council for a new whisky distillery, visitor centre, and warehouse, in Ferintosh on the Black Isle
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/...
A gold medal at the World Whisky Awards for our latest Norwegian Single Malt. Guess we must be doing something right... 😀
February 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A gold medal at the World Whisky Awards for our latest Norwegian Single Malt. Guess we must be doing something right... 😀
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#OnThisDay
5th February 1831
Patent No. 5974 of 1830 - for a continuous still - is granted to Aeneas Coffey of Dock Distillery, Dublin.
#WhiskyHistory
5th February 1831
Patent No. 5974 of 1830 - for a continuous still - is granted to Aeneas Coffey of Dock Distillery, Dublin.
#WhiskyHistory
February 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#OnThisDay
5th February 1831
Patent No. 5974 of 1830 - for a continuous still - is granted to Aeneas Coffey of Dock Distillery, Dublin.
#WhiskyHistory
5th February 1831
Patent No. 5974 of 1830 - for a continuous still - is granted to Aeneas Coffey of Dock Distillery, Dublin.
#WhiskyHistory
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As posted by Alisdair Gray on X - Glenglassaugh distillery worker Tijay Salhotra posted on Insta that he was being let go because Brown Forman were halting production at the distillery www.instagram.com/p/DFVA7tbNzZO/
January 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As posted by Alisdair Gray on X - Glenglassaugh distillery worker Tijay Salhotra posted on Insta that he was being let go because Brown Forman were halting production at the distillery www.instagram.com/p/DFVA7tbNzZO/
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Always wondered how whisky cask investment schemes managed to corral so many positive Trustpilot reviews, so this, if true, makes a lot of sense trstp.lt/KLLhTnvOQS
Robert O'Neill gave London Cask Traders 2 stars. Check out the full review...
Nothing quick about whiskey.
I was spurred on to write a review by an email promising a free b ...
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January 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Always wondered how whisky cask investment schemes managed to corral so many positive Trustpilot reviews, so this, if true, makes a lot of sense trstp.lt/KLLhTnvOQS
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We need some more aquavit put into fresh Oloroso Sherry casks, so I'm getting everything ready for the filling tomorrow.
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December 12, 2024 at 10:55 AM
We need some more aquavit put into fresh Oloroso Sherry casks, so I'm getting everything ready for the filling tomorrow.
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‘The lifebelt became a millstone’: Waterford Distillery founder reflects on receivership
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/12/the-...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/12/the-...
‘The lifebelt became a millstone’: Waterford Distillery founder reflects on receivership
Mark Reynier, the founder of Waterford Distillery and former co-lead of Islay’s Bruichladdich distillery, spoke candidly about the challenges leading to receivership and his hopes for the future in an...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:53 AM
‘The lifebelt became a millstone’: Waterford Distillery founder reflects on receivership
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/12/the-...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/12/the-...
Oh dear, who could have known that flogging off bottles of booze at 100 times their value is not a sustainable business model... 🤔
www.ft.com/content/76f7...
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Rare whisky ‘bubble’ bursts as sales tumble
Value of rare malts sold at auction is down 40% this year
www.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Oh dear, who could have known that flogging off bottles of booze at 100 times their value is not a sustainable business model... 🤔
www.ft.com/content/76f7...
www.ft.com/content/76f7...
Hard at work in our dunnage warehouse today 💪
By the way, the casks marked with a "P" on the head contain our first heavily peated whisky! Watch this space if you are interested in that...
By the way, the casks marked with a "P" on the head contain our first heavily peated whisky! Watch this space if you are interested in that...
December 6, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Hard at work in our dunnage warehouse today 💪
By the way, the casks marked with a "P" on the head contain our first heavily peated whisky! Watch this space if you are interested in that...
By the way, the casks marked with a "P" on the head contain our first heavily peated whisky! Watch this space if you are interested in that...
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Major Changes To Cask Investment Laws Set To Take Effect In 2025 www.forbes.com/sites/markli... WOWGR is set to be heavily modified in March 2025, when it will just cover Warehousekeepers
Major Changes To Cask Investment Laws Set To Take Effect In 2025
WOWGR is set to be heavily modified in March 2025, when it will just cover Warehousekeepers.
www.forbes.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Major Changes To Cask Investment Laws Set To Take Effect In 2025 www.forbes.com/sites/markli... WOWGR is set to be heavily modified in March 2025, when it will just cover Warehousekeepers
If today's rain is indeed tomorrow's whisky, we're going to have a massive party tomorrow 🥴
December 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM
If today's rain is indeed tomorrow's whisky, we're going to have a massive party tomorrow 🥴
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#OnThisDay
5th December 1933
Prohibition, the "Great Experiment", ends in America.
Whisky was sent from Scotland 2 days previous in anticipation of this.
The cost to tax income of 14 years of prohibition is estimated at £4,500,000,000 (£266,095,476,365 now)
#WhiskyHistory
5th December 1933
Prohibition, the "Great Experiment", ends in America.
Whisky was sent from Scotland 2 days previous in anticipation of this.
The cost to tax income of 14 years of prohibition is estimated at £4,500,000,000 (£266,095,476,365 now)
#WhiskyHistory
December 5, 2024 at 10:03 AM
#OnThisDay
5th December 1933
Prohibition, the "Great Experiment", ends in America.
Whisky was sent from Scotland 2 days previous in anticipation of this.
The cost to tax income of 14 years of prohibition is estimated at £4,500,000,000 (£266,095,476,365 now)
#WhiskyHistory
5th December 1933
Prohibition, the "Great Experiment", ends in America.
Whisky was sent from Scotland 2 days previous in anticipation of this.
The cost to tax income of 14 years of prohibition is estimated at £4,500,000,000 (£266,095,476,365 now)
#WhiskyHistory
Dense fog in the tun room this morning... 🌫
December 4, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Dense fog in the tun room this morning... 🌫
Our gin still is loaded with neutral spirit and botanicals, mainly juniper berries.
By the way, did you know that juniper berries aren't berries at all? In fact they are similar to pine cones, just in miniature and with a leathery skin.
By the way, did you know that juniper berries aren't berries at all? In fact they are similar to pine cones, just in miniature and with a leathery skin.
December 4, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Our gin still is loaded with neutral spirit and botanicals, mainly juniper berries.
By the way, did you know that juniper berries aren't berries at all? In fact they are similar to pine cones, just in miniature and with a leathery skin.
By the way, did you know that juniper berries aren't berries at all? In fact they are similar to pine cones, just in miniature and with a leathery skin.