Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Talisker Port Ruighe, 45.8%
The Talisker Port Ruighe (Portree) is named after the island’s capital town and to make the name a bit of a gimmick they also decided to finish the whisky in port casks. Apart from the town name and the ‘port’ … Continue reading
Posted in Talisker
Tagged Bottle Share, Carbost, Highlands, Islands, NAS, Port & Peat, Port Cask, Skye, Talisker
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Kilchoman Port Cask matured, 3yo, 55%
Apparently, young Islay whiskies are ridiculously popular. As I said a short while ago I’m having trouble spending a wad of cash on Kilchoman, since it stings a little bit that I’m shelling out for a three year old. However, … Continue reading
Longrow Red 2014, Fresh Port Casks, 51.8%
As said in a previous post, I’m kind of enamoured with peated whisky from a port cask. Whether it’s a finish or a maturation doesn’t really matter to me, as long as the cask doesn’t fully overpower the whisky. How much … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow, Springbank
Tagged Bottle Share, Campbeltown, Longrow, Port & Peat, Port Cask, Springbank
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Blind Tasting Competition 2014
It’s been a while since I posted a review, but I’ve been trying to work my way through a cold that my lovely daughter brought home from daycare. It’s going in the right direction so I hope to be back … Continue reading
Port & Peat – A small bottle share
A couple of years ago in a whisky magazine, I can’t remember which one, I read an article about port casks being the new sherry casks. The main reason behind this train of thought was that Port still pretty popular, … Continue reading
The Diageo Special Releases
My post is a bit late to the party, but I didn’t get around to it yesterday. In the mysterious of Diageo the list of Special Releases was announced yesterday, but not through their PR company (Cognis PR) or their … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Strathmill
Tagged Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Singleton, Strathmill
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The General, 53.4% – Compass Box
Compass Box is a highly regarded whisky ‘releaser’. They release all kinds of whiskies that they generally blend in their London offices. I don’t call them a blender in the regular sense of the word since I think they’re more … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Whisky, Bottle Share, Compass Box, The General
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Laphroaig 1995, 17yo, 61.5%, Nurses and Doctors attend a Beach BBQ – SMWS (29.134)
Another wee drop of SMWS booze. Let’s hope this one is more to my liking than yesterday’s Highland Park. Laphroaig is a bit of a strange whisky. There’s quite a lot of independent bottlings out there, as well as an … Continue reading
Posted in Laphroaig
Tagged Bottle Share, Islay, Laphroaig, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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Highland Park 1999, 11yo, 56.6%, Sherbet Fountains and Rainbow Drops – SMWS (4.158)
Due to quite a lot of sample buying and sharing from and with whisky buddies in England, I’ve gotten my hand on some SMWS samples. Apparently the SMWS there is loads more fun than it is in The Netherlands. Bummer … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park
Tagged Bottle Share, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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Millstone Ménage a Trois, 46% – Zuidam Distillers
I had to check with my wife before making this statement, but it seems like Zuidam’s Ménage a Trois is the only threesome I’m ever going to get. Apart from all lowbrow jokes on a ‘Ron de Jeremy’ level aside, let’s … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - World Whisky, Zuidam
Tagged Baarle-Nassau, Dutch, Dutch whisky, Ménage a Trois, Millstone, Zuidam
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Malt Fascination 