Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Mezcal Festival Day 6: Ilegal Joven, 40%
The last of my mezcal collection until yesterday. Yesterday the five new mezcals for the second bottle share came in, but I’m going to do some whiskies again before reviewing those. Anyway, this one is one I bought from The … Continue reading
Mezcal Festival Day 5: Minero, Del Maguey, 49%
The fourth and last mezcal from the bottle-share, the first one, is the ‘Minero’. The mezcal is produced in Santa Catarina Minas, a couple of miles south of Oaxaca. I was pondering how to write an introduction for this one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, Clay Still, Del Maguey, Mezcal, Minero, Oaxaca, Santa Catarina Minas
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Mezcal Festival Day 4: Del Maguey San Luis Del Rio Azul, 47%
Apparently there was a shortage of agave during 2000 to 2004. Since a lot of the agave used for mezcal is not cultivated but harvested from the wild, the guys at Del Maguey had to come up with something. Add … Continue reading
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Tagged Agave Azul, Bottle Share, Del Maguey, Mezcal, Oaxaca, San Luis Del Rio, Weber Agave
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The common cold
The kids brought home a virus from daycare again. This sucks. My nose is clogged and has been so for days. I only have notes for one more post lined up and will try to post that ASAP. It’s going … Continue reading
Mezcal Festival Prolongation: Another bottle-share
I announced it on Facebook yesteday, and I sent out some emails to my Dutch bottle-share buddies. But since they haven’t filled up the bottle-share yet, I’m trying to give it a bit more exposure here. The previous bottle-share with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, Espadin, Leyenda, Marca Negra, Mezcal, Oaxaca
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Mezcal Festival Day 3: Del Maguey Chichicapa, 46%
Chichicapa is a small village a couple of hours south of Oaxaca, according to Del Maguey’s website. It’s strange since Google Maps doesn’t really pick up on it but does show a Chichicapa north of Oaxaca in the Tabasco. Anyway, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chichicapa, Del Maguey, Espadin, Mezcal, Oaxaca, Single Village Mezcal
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Mezcal Festival Day 2: Del Maguey Vida, 42%
When I did the bottle share I quickly decided that it would be focused around Del Maguey’s mezcals. Somehow they seemed to be the top of the line and the less random booze of a single village mezcal appealed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, Del Maguey, Espadin, Mezcal, Oaxaca, San Luis Del Rio, Vida
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Mezcal Festival Day 1: Derrumbes Oaxaca Joven Mezcal, 48%
The Mezcal Festival. Something I cooked up. I wanted to do it earlier and call it the Mezcal Carnaval, but I just couldn’t get around to it. Things are ridiculously chaotic at home with my wife and I not having … Continue reading
A boozy dinner at friends (on the other side of the country)
Another short picture report. I didn’t take pictures of the main dish, which was a 2 kilo leg of lamb with risotto. It was awesome. Very, very awesome.
Posted in Glen Garioch, Mortlach, Yamazaki
Tagged Blackadder, Chateauneuf-de-Pape, Distillers Reserve, Founders Reserve, Glen Garioch, Mortlach, Yamazaki
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Convalmore 1981, 22yo, 58.6% – Jack Wiebers
Convalmore is an interesting distillery. Mostly because it closed in 1985. The eighties saw many distilleries closing, like Port Ellen, Brora and many others. Unlike those two, Convalmore hasn’t been many people’s focus since the whisky supposedly wasn’t all that good. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Closed Distillery, Convalmore, Dufftown, Jack Wiebers, Speyside
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Malt Fascination 