Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Irish Single Malt, 14yo, 2000-2015, 51.5% – The Nectar of the Daily Drams
The older sister of the Irish whiskey I reviewed yesterday. Another undisclosed whiskey from the emerald isle, two years older than the earlier one and priced at a similar level. I believe yesterday’s bottle initially set me back 60 bucks, … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Bushmills, Cooley, Undisclosed
Tagged 2000, Bushmills, Cooley, Daily Dram, Irish Whiskey, The Nectar of the Daily Drams, Undisclosed
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Irish Single Malt, 12yo, 2002-2015, 52.9% – The Nectar of the Daily Drams
Irish Whiskey is hot these days. The focus lies mostly on the 1988-1993 era for some reason, but occasionally there’s something else popping up too. That’s quite nice since the aforementioned time frame can get pretty expensive now it’s becoming … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Bushmills, Cooley
Tagged 2002, Bottle Share, Bushmills, Cooley, Irish Whiskey
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BenRiach 2000, 54.3% – OB for Whisky Weekend Amsterdam 2014
Apart from the general crazes with similar club bottlings and private bottlings, there are always some BenRiachs popping up for festivals and such. (those crazes, by the way: around 2009 everyone bottled Bowmore, two years ago everyone bottled GlenDronach, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, BenRiach, Bourbon Cask, Speyside, Whisky Weekend Amsterdam
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American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit – Clay Risen
It’s been a while since I did a book review. I’ve been reading a lot less compared to last year. That is partially so since I generally am too tired to stay awake and read, so I watch TV instead. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Book
Tagged American Whiskey, Book, Book review, Bourbon, Clay Risen, Rye
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Laphroaig 1998, 14yo, 53.9% – The Whisky Fair
Well, that was a lot quicker than I expected yesterday night! I tried this Laphroaig some three weeks ago before I went on holiday. I just didn’t get around to scheduling it to pop up during our trip and I am … Continue reading
A bit of a quiet spell…
So, the last two weeks I was on holiday. I spent a fortnight in France mostly drinking cider. The blog posts that popped up then were pre-written before I left. Now I’ve been back for a couple of days and … Continue reading
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Littlemill 1990, 22yo, 56% – Whiskybase (40,000 bottles on the wall)
I’ve traded some Whiskybase samples recently, and wanted to try this wee Littlemill of theirs. I know one of the guys who runs the shop is a huge Littlemill fan and with the releases of the last couple of years … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Bourbon Cask, Closed Distillery, Littlemill, Lowlands, Whiskybase
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Age vs. NAS round 5: Macallan Fine Oak 10 vs. Macallan Gold
At the time of tasting I didn’t know what these were of course, but it’s an interesting experiment for sure. If I would’ve gone into this tasting with knowledge of the samples, things might have been different since those Macallans … Continue reading
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Tagged 1824 series, Big Blind Tasting, Edrington, Fine Oak, Gold, Macallan, Oliver Klimek, Speyside
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Age vs. NAS round 4: Cardhu 12 vs. Cardhu Amber Rock
The penultimate round of the Big Blind Tasting by Oliver Klimek brings us to a distillery that is barely ever encountered from indies, and neither are there many official bottlings. I think I have seen an 18 year old apart from … Continue reading
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Tagged Amber Rock, Big Blind Tasting, Cardhu, Diageo, NAS, Oliver Klimek, Speyside
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Age vs. NAS round 3: Glenlivet 12 vs Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve
We’re already halfway through the Big Blind Tasting as Oliver Klimek has dubbed this experiment. At first I was very enthusiastic about joining it, but when the samples arrived I couldn’t really get myself to try them. Mostly because I … Continue reading
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Malt Fascination 