Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Arran 18, 46%
Woohoo! It’s here. The new Arran 18 has been released over the last week and today it arrived in Krommenie at our local bottle shop. Jolanda, who owns the place got nine bottles and I sure as hell am happy … Continue reading
Blair Ahtol 1991-2014, 46%, ‘Foraged Fruit Fool’ – Wemyss
The second Wemyss review this week, and the third will follow soon (of the new Bowmore called ‘The Rock Pool’). This Blair Athol comes in a period of about a year or so in which quite some independent Blair Athols … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Blair Athol, Foraged Fruit Fool, Free Sample, Highland, Wemyss
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Glenugie 1980-2010, 29yo, 43.4% – SMWS (99.11 Tickled by ‘monstera deliciosa’)
Glenugie bottlings are incredibly hard to come by. While the distillery closed in 1983 like some 25 others there never was much of this to go around, far less than Port Ellen and Brora and the likes. And those two … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Closed Distillery, Glenugie, Highlands, Peterhead, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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Aberfeldy 1999-2014, 46%, ‘Toffee Tuile’ – Wemyss
This week my first ever pack of samples from Wemyss arrived. A while ago I asked them politely if they were willing to include me on their sample list, as they do with many other bloggers. They kindly agreed, after … Continue reading
Posted in Aberfeldy
Tagged 1999, Aberfeldy, Free Sample, Highlands, Single Cask, Toffee Tuile, Wemyss
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Sediment – Two Gentlemen and Their Mid-Life Terroirs, CJ & PK
The second wine book I’ve ever read. I’m not sure how I got to hear about this book, but it must have been through their website. Now how I got there has been lost in the mists of time. Anyway, … Continue reading
Caol Ila 30, 1984-2014, 56.2% – Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection
The Caol Ilas we’ve seen over the last couple of years have shown some true greatness, especially those bottled at some 30 years old. The early eighties seem to have been some great years for the Port Askaig distillery. This … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Authentic Collection, Bourbon Hogshead, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Islay
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Prometheus 26 year old Speyside Scotch Whisky, 47% – The Glasgow Distillery Co.
Prometheus is a whisky release from the Glasgow Distillery Company, which is still building its distillery. In a way this is a rebuilding project since there already was a Glasgow Distillery Co. which closed its doors in 1903. By the timing … Continue reading
Posted in Undisclosed
Tagged Free Sample, Glasgow Distillery Co., Prometheus, Speyside, Undisclosed, Undisclosed Distillery
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Inchmurrin, 54.7% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Well, it’s about bloody time I tried one of last year’s winners from the Malt Maniacs Awards, init? By checking the list again just now I found that I have not tried any of the gold medalists just yet, and … Continue reading
Posted in Loch Lomond
Tagged Highlands, Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond, Malt Maniacs, Master of Malt, NAS, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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Malt Fascination 