Since I went there for a tasting last Saturday, I automatically visited this whisky specialist that is fairly close to Krommenie. They’ve been there for little over a year and things are going well for them, according to their FAQ behind the counter.

Their inventory is about 99% whisky, with the rest filled up by the occasional bottle of rum, calvados and armagnac. What they do differently is that almost everything in the small store is bottled by independent bottlers. Apart from Bruichladdich, Kilchoman and Glenglassaugh there are no official bottlings in the shop. This makes for a bit of awkward browsing at first, but if you know whisky a little bit you get used to it quickly. I would expect it to be a bit of a barrier for new whisky drinkers and people buying gifts, but apparently that isn’t really the case.

Joeri and Peter, who run the shop, have been long time whisky enthousiasts and started the shop as an expansion on their hobby. Collection is only manageable till a specific point in time and budget. What they have in the shop is mainly imported by Whisky Import Nederland and Bresser and Timmer. It makes it easy for Glen Drammór to work with not too many people and since those two companies have the most bottlers in their range, I think it’s a fairly smart choice.

So, in the end. My opinion is that it’s a fine shop with many good drams. In their inventory they’ve clearly gone for quality over quantity and it seems to work out so far.

Glen Drammór
Peperstraat 5
1441BH Purmerend