Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Tomatin 2006-2016, 10yo, 1st Fill Oloroso Butt, 54.5% – OB for NL
While a couple of years ago Tomatin was not a much seen distillery on the shelves of Dutch booze retailers, that has since been remedied with at least a few casks bottled for The Netherlands. Another one than this was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Bottle Share, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Specialist's Choice, Tomatin
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Craigellachie 21, 1994-2015, Sauternes Wine Cask Finish, 53.1% – Cadenhead
During a club tasting on a very sunny September afternoon we got to talking about wine casks and how they are generally quite crap. The host decided to give me a sample of a whisky that’s an exception to that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, Cadenhead, Cask Strength, Craigellachie, Speyside, Wine casks, Wood Range
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Tomatin 1995-2016, 21yo, Oloroso Sherry Finish, 46%
The third bottling from this year’s Limited Editions is also the oldest one. This wee baby was ‘only’ finished in Oloroso casks for three years after spending almost two decades in bourbon casks. The story from Scott Adamson was that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Bottle Share, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, Tomatin
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Tomatin 2002-2016, 14yo, Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Finish, 46%
The second Tomatin of the three Limited Editions of 2016 is a spirit that matured in refill bourbon and was transferred to Cabernet Sauvignon casks afterwards. You can see it by its color, since it’s got a lovely red hue … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Bottle Share, Highlands, Limited Editions, Tomatin, Wine cask
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Tomatin 2007-2016, 9yo, Rum Cask, 46%
In the most recent edition of our club’s magazine ‘De Kiln’ we published a piece written by Scott Adamson of Tomatin distillery. We asked him what their views on ‘weird’ cask usage is, and the finishing of whisky in non-traditional … Continue reading
Invergordon 1973-2016, 43yo, 52.4% – Liquid Art with Beacon Spirits
A while ago I reviewed a German cherry brandy from Beacon Spirits. In that same batch of samples I got a 1973 Invergordon. A bottler suddenly bottling a 1973 Invergordon is no longer a surprise since there have been several … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Beacon Spirits, Free Sample, Grain Whisky, Invergordon, Liquid Art
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Beers of September
This month can only be summarized by superlatives like ‘Ridiculous’, ‘Decadent’ and ‘Superfluous’. What made this month like that was a trip to a brewery, having a few nice beers with my mate Jason, and Wouter in Amsterdam, a camping … Continue reading
Clynelish 1995-2014, 19yo, 52.7% – Whisky-Fässle
So this post has been long in the making. I started typing out the tasting notes almost a week ago, with the idea to finish it soon after. You know, during some down time at work, or at the latest after … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Clynelish, Diageo, Highlands, Whisky-Fässle
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Port Charlotte, 13yo, 2001-2015, Fresh Oloroso cask, 61.6% – Private Cask for Aart Appeldoorn
It’s been a while since I tried a Port Charlotte. It also seems the private casks and indie bottlings have gotten fewer in the last couple of years (maybe since Remy Cointreau took over?), but I got this sample from … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte
Tagged 2001, Bruichladdich, Cask Strength, Fiddler's, Islay, Jon Beach, Port Charlotte, Private Cask, Sherry Cask
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Malt Fascination 