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.

Bad ass whisky tasting at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 18 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Friday was the day I booked a tasting at my favorite whisky shop. We went to Den Bosch, to De Whiskykoning (who has a new web site, by the way) with some friends for the bad ass whisky tasting. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Bladnoch, Caol Ila, Glenlivet, Lagavulin, Rosebank, Springbank | Tagged 1970, 1978, 1989, 1993, 200th Anniversary, Bladnoch, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Caol Ila, Connoisseur's Choice, Creative Whisy Company, David Rampling Series, David Stirk, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Duncan Taylor, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Lagavulin, Local Barley, Lowlands, Peerless, Rare Old, Rosebank, Sherry Cask, Springbank | 1 Comment

Ledaig, Vintage 1996, Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks, 46.3%

Posted on 15 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This limited edition Ledaig was released little over a month ago and I decided to share it. Since last year I actually have some positive experience with the brand, divided between their 18 year old, a 1974 vintage bottled 20 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory | Tagged 1996, Bottle Share, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Oloroso, Sherry Cask, Tobermory | Leave a comment

MacPhail’s 2000, 40% – Gordon & MacPhail

Posted on 14 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This was part of a bottle share a fellow Dutch sharer did a while ago. It was all a bit of a strange one since he got this, I think, in auction. But since this is an old ceramic jug … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt | Tagged Blended Malt, Gordon & MacPhail, Jug | Leave a comment

A lot of new bottle shares, and some old ones

Posted on 12 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A few months ago I wrote a short overview of bottle-shares that were still available then. Most of those have sold now except the Willett one. Can’t really blame people for not knowing this rather awesome distillery. What also doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bottle share, - News and Announcements, Balblair, Dallas Dhu, Millstone, Wolfburn, Zuidam | Tagged 1975, 1976, 2013, 75cl, 80s bottling, Balblair, Bottle Share, Dallas Dhu, Douglas Laing, Dutch whisky, Festival bottling, Highlands, Jack Wiebers, Millstone, Old Malt Cask, Prenzlow Portfolio Collection, Speyside, Thurso, Whisky in Leiden, Whiskysite, Wolfburn, Zuidam | Leave a comment

Benromach Sassicaia 2007 (bottled 2016), 45%

Posted on 11 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Benromach releases a Sassicaia finished whisky from their warehouses every year or so. They don’t come with an age, but they use a vintage instead. They go with vintages for a lot of the wood finished whiskies, while the older … Continue reading →

Posted in Benromach | Tagged 2007, Benromach, Forres, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Sassicaia finish, Speyside, Wine cask | 2 Comments

Springbank 1996-2016, 19yo, cask 106, 54.8% – Archives

Posted on 7 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The last of the three Springbanks released by Whiskybase / Archives about two weeks ago is the only sherry cask of the bunch. The cask filling date and the bottling date are slightly different but comparable enough. An interesting fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1996, Archives, Campbeltown, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Whiskybase | Leave a comment

Springbank 1996-2016, 19yo, cask 550, 56.4% – Archives

Posted on 6 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This just occurred to me: If I just repost the entire post from yesterday, only a very limited amount of people would notice, and I’d get away with it. Sort of. This ‘second’ cask, to me at least, logically it … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1996, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Free Sample, Springbank, Whiskybase | Leave a comment

Springbank 1996-2016, 19yo, cask 551, 54.9% – Archives

Posted on 5 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Contrary to the big boys of whisky blogging, I’m not going to write the three Springbank reviews of the newest Whiskybase Archives batch in one go. Mostly because that would leave me with little else to blog about for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1996, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Free Sample, Springbank, Whiskybase | Leave a comment

Best beers of March

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, since I’m spending shitloads of money on beer again. Or at least I was over the last couple of months, I decided to get something out of it except lots of enjoyment. So, after 2.5 years of absence, there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in - Beer | Tagged Alvinne, Bad Hair Brewing, Benediktiner Weissbrau, Bidassoa Basque Brewery, Birra del Borgo, Brauerei Fassla, Brewdog, Brouwerij Kees, Brussels Beer Project, De Molen, Loch Ness Brewery, North Coast Brewing Company, Oedipus Brewing, Omnipollo, Peak Organic Brewing Company, Rooie Dop, Spencer, Tilquin, To Øl | 2 Comments

Smith’s Glenlivet 1974, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail’s Rare Vintage

Posted on 31 March 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Glenlivet doesn’t pop up all that often in independent bottlings. Also is it not quite on the radar of the usual suspects I taste whisky with. The result of that is, of course, that I don’t try many Glenlivets. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenlivet | Tagged 1974, Free Sample, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Rare Vintage, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Wood Makes the Whisky | Leave a comment