Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Advent Calendar Day 3: Compass Box Great King Street, 43%
Great King Street by Compass Box is, in short, one of my favorite blends. It might not be as good as some others like The General or to yet to be reviewed ‘This is not a Luxury Whisky’, but it’s … Continue reading
Advent Calendar Day 2: Yoichi, 43%
With the ridiculous popularity of Japanese whisky of the last couple of years, the distillers have had to remove the age stated whiskies from the market. No more Yoichi 10, 12, 15, 20, and the same goes for Miyagikyo, and … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Nikka, Yoichi
Tagged Advent Calendar, Drinks by the Dram, Free Sample, Hokkaido, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Master of Malt, NAS, Nikka, Yoichi
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Advent Calendar Day 1: Glenfarclas 25, 43%
On the first day of the Whisky Advent Calendar, by Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt, I found a sample of Glenfarclas 25 waiting for me. I have to admit I already knew this since I peaked this … Continue reading
Posted in Glenfarclas
Tagged Advent Calendar, Ballindalloch, Drinks by the Dram, Free Sample, Glenfarclas, Master of Malt, Speyside
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Glendullan 1981-2009, 28yo, 49.6% – The Whisky Agency
Here’s just a quick review before all hell breaks loose in December. With what’s coming in regards of sheer sample volume that has to be tasted, I’m starting to see the benefits of a sober January. I also know that … Continue reading
Posted in Glendullan
Tagged 1981, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Dufftown, Flowers, Glendullan, Speyside, The Whisky Agency
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Benromach Distillery
Right on the heels of a far longer tasting at Balvenie than we expected we had to go back north to Benromach. It was an hours drive, and we had an hour. And we still needed to grab lunch. Right … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, Benromach
Tagged 1976, Benromach, Cask Sample, Cask Strength, Distillery tour, Forres, Gordon & MacPhail, Keith Cruickshank, Speyside, Tasting, Travel
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A tour of Balvenie
So, during our little tromp through Speyside last week we started the Whisky bit off with a rather expansive tour of Balvenie distillery, their wee maltings and the cooperage. We were right on time for the tour, and were welcomed … Continue reading
Posted in - Distillery, Balvenie
Tagged Balvenie, David Mair, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Distillery visit, Scotland, Speyside, Warehouse 24, Whisky tasting, William Grant & Sons
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English Whisky Co. Classic, 53.4% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
It’s been a while since I got my hands on a sample of this, and it’s been almost as long since I actually wrote the tasting notes. Somehow, I’m just not getting around to blogging, lately. The coming days in … Continue reading
The season is upon us!
With the holiday season getting some traction, you can’t really avoid the new releases and special products anymore. While the rest of the planet is gearing up for Christmas, we (the Dutch and Flemish) still have Sinterklaas coming first. While … Continue reading
Tomatin Whisky Meets Sherry, Pedro Ximénez edition
The Whisky Meets Sherry set contains a whisky from Tomatin distillery, distilled on January 18, 2002 and bottled on February 23, 2015. It’s been recasked on September 17, 2012 for further maturation in an Oloroso sherry cask. The ABV is 53.4% … Continue reading
Posted in - Sherry, Tomatin
Tagged 2002, Bodegas Tradicion, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Highlands, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, Tomatin
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Malt Fascination 