Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Glen Grant 1950-2015, 65yo, 59.3% – Gordon & MacPhail for Wealth Solutions
I’m not sure if you realized it while skimming the title of this post, but we’re talking about a 65 year old whisky that’s been bottled at 59.3%. That means, according to general practice in Scotland and the press release, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Butt, Speyside, Wealth Solutions
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Loch Ness Brewery’s Whisky Beers
About two and a half years ago we went to Scotland on our family holiday. Apart from spending a week on Skye, we also spent a week in the vicinity of Loch Ness. During our stay there I (obviously) had … Continue reading
Posted in - Beer
Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Loch Ness Brewery, Scotland
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Blind Tasting Competition day 18: Auchentoshan 1998-2014, 16yo, 59.1% – Malts of Scotland
Today is a weird day. It’s the last day of the competition and I’m sucking every step of the way. My highest score is 50 points, which was for a whisky of which I had the region right and was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Auchentoshan, Blind Tasting Competition, Christmas, Lowlands, Malts of Scotland, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition day 17: BenRiach 20, 1994-2014, 54.6%
The penultimate day of the Blind Tasting Competition was upon us yesterday. A big and sherried whisky was waiting for us and the only thing we knew was that it couldn’t be a Highlander. I didn’t score much over the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, BenRiach, Blind Tasting Competition, Cask Strength, Germany, Independent Spirit, Oloroso Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition day 15: Linkwood 1990-2014, 24yo, 57.5% – Adelphi
When I look at the whisky’s we’ve had in the competition so far, with three more days to go, I can barely imagine getting anything but Glenfiddich 12, Caol Ila 12 and a Highland Park 12 for the remaining days. … Continue reading
Posted in Linkwood
Tagged 1990, Adelphi, Blind Tasting Competition, Cask Strength, Linkwood, Sherry Hogshead, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition day 14: Port Charlotte PC11, 59.5%
So, the end of the competition is drawing close, but there’s still room to get some points. Even so, if I would get 100 points per day now, and nobody else would too, I’d still win. You can guess I … Continue reading
Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte
Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Bruichladdich, Islay, PC11, Port Charlotte, Usquebaugh Society
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Whisky Advent Calendar, days 13 to 19…
So, I suddenly stopped blogging about the Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt. This didn’t happen for nothing. I am also the editor-in-chief of our whisky club’s magazine, De Kiln. It’s a quarterly publication, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Balvenie, Fettercairn, Girvan, GlenDronach, Jura, Mackmyra
Tagged 100 Proof, Advent Calendar, Balvenie, Blended Whisky, Brukswhisky, Double Wood, Drinks by the Dram, Dufftown, Fettercairn, Fior, Free Sample, Girvan, Girvan Patent Still, GlenDronach, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Mackmyra, Master of Malt, NAS, Speyside, Superstition, Sweden, The Blended Whisky Company, The Lost Distilleries Blend
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