Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I'm very interested in booze, with a focus on whisky. I like to listen to loads of music and play lots of Magic: the Gathering, and board games too. I'm married to Anneke, have two daughters Ot and Cato, a son Moos and a cat called Kikker (which means Frog, in Dutch). I live in Krommenie, The Netherlands.

Zuidam Millstone 2009, 7yo, Rye, 52.7% – OB for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 2 December 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Whisky Exchange have a knack for finding some good casks in distilleries that aren’t that common to find in shops like The Whisky Exchange. They seem to have a preference for Zuidam’s Millstone too, since this is already the … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Millstone, Zuidam | Tagged 2009, Baarle-Nassau, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Dutch whisky, Millstone, Netherlands, Rye Whisky, The Whisky Exchange, Zuidam | Leave a comment

Irish Single Malt, 1988-2015, 26yo, 50.7% – The Perfect Dram

Posted on 25 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Perfect Dram is a quite presumptiously named brand from The Whisky Agency. The experience is that it’s not necessarily untrue since they use some of their best casks, and The Whisky Agency itself is already a cracking bottler. This … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed | Tagged 1988, Cask Strength, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, The Perfect Dram, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

Glen Elgin 1991-2007, 16yo, 46% – Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 23 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Somehow I have never owned a bottle of Glen Elgin. I think I’ve just never been able to find one that suited me, since I generally like their bourbon cask whiskies. They tend to be slightly green and grassy but … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Elgin | Tagged 1991, Cooper's Choice, Glen Elgin, Sherry Cask, Speyside | Leave a comment

Port Ellen1982-2010, 27yo, 55.5% – Old Bothwell

Posted on 21 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A week without a new post has gone by, and I’ve decided to catch up on some notes I’ve written ages ago. The first ones I came across in my little booklet were these of an early eighties Port Ellen … Continue reading →

Posted in Port Ellen | Tagged 1982, Cask Strength, Islay, Old Bothwell, Port Ellen | Leave a comment

Longrow 2001-2015, 13yo, Chardonnay Cask, 56.7% – Springbank Society

Posted on 15 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve been a member for the Springbank Society for about seven or eight years now, and while I did miss out on some bottles, most of them have found their way to my shelf. Most of them have also been … Continue reading →

Posted in Longrow | Tagged 2001, Bottle Share, Campbeltown, Cask Strength, Chardonnay cask, Longrow, Springbank, Springbank Society, Wine cask | 2 Comments

White Horse, OB,1960s, no ABV

Posted on 9 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This sample comes from Jon Beach (of Fiddler’s fame), from a 6 liter bottle. Jon opened it during this year’s Feis Ile and sold samples for the Beatson Cancer Unit in Glasgow. A nice gesture if there ever was one, especially since … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky | Tagged 1960s, Blended Whisky, Feis Ile, Jon Beach, White Horse | Leave a comment

Laphroaig 1996-2016, 20yo, PX Sherry Butt, 50.6% – Masterpieces

Posted on 7 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Every year for The Whisky Exchange’s The Whisky Show, the guys at Speciality Drinks *1 bottle a cask for their Masterpieces range. This range consists of whiskies that the bottlers deem especially worthy of being called Masterpieces. In the past … Continue reading →

Posted in Laphroaig | Tagged 1996, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Islay, Laphroaig, PX Cask, Sherry casks, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show | 1 Comment

Tomatin 2004-2016, 11yo, 60% – OB for the Usquebaugh Society

Posted on 5 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As always our club bottled a cask of whisky earlier this year. 40 members gathered in Abcoude, near Amsterdam, to participate in a tasting hosted by Scott Adamson of Tomatin Distillery. He guided us through the tasting of four different … Continue reading →

Posted in Tomatin | Tagged 2004, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Club Bottling, Highlands, Official Bottling, Scott Adamson, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society | 3 Comments

Autumn clearance

Posted on 3 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Well, not really a clearance since that would involve big discounts. The misses and I have decided that it’s finally time to start doing some construction on our attic. It’s been in the pipeline for a few years but we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements | Tagged Amrut, Arran, BenRiach, Benromach, Blairfindy Moor, Bowmore, Breath of the Isles, Brenne, Bruichladdich, Dailuaine, Evan Williams, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Glenmorangie, Heaven Hill, HIghland Park, Laphroaig, Longrow, Macallan, Mortlach, Octomore, Pittyvaich, Port Charlotte, Rosebank, Springbank, Talisker, Tamdhu, Willett, Yamazaki | Leave a comment

Beers of October

Posted on 1 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Here I was thinking that October would be a bit more quiet than September. A festival, a visit to a brewery and some get-togethers with beer-drinking-friends could hardly be topped in a month without too many plans, right? Wrong. The … Continue reading →

Posted in - Beer | Tagged Brouwerij 't IJ, Buxton, De Moersleutel, De Molen, De Struise Brouwers, Emelisse, Jopen, La Pirata, Lervig, Nogne O, Pohjala | Leave a comment