Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Westward Whiskey, 2yo, Oregon Straight Malt Whiskey, 45% – House Spirits Distillery
Another one of those long titles for a simple review. I have to admit I had never heard of this distillery before my whisky buddy Shai sent me this sample. Not hearing of the distillery automatically means never hearing about … Continue reading
Glen Grant 1985-2012, 26yo, 55.6% – Exclusive Malts, Creative Whisky Company
A while ago I went to a club meeting and Leon Zonneveld, of “Uw Top Whisky” fame (which is considerable among whisky geeks in The Netherlands) brought me some bottles. I paid for them, and shipping which I didn’t need. … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Exclusive Malts, Glen Grant, Leon Zonneveld, Speyside, Uw Top Whisky
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Radio Silence #2
In October 2012 I posted the first part of “radio silence”. This occurred in the days after my daughter Ot was born. This time the cause is similar, but the details differ: Last Sunday at 0:49 my son Moos was born.
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Rosebank 25, 1981-2007, 61.4%. Part 3
Where is part two you might ask. Well, I kind of screwed up on my last post about the Rosebank 25. Apparently I had already reviewed it almost four years ago when I just opened it. I forgot, I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Blogging, Falkirk, Lowlands, Rosebank
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Rosebank 25, 1981-2007, 61.4%
Rosebank has a tendency to be ridiculously strong, even at higher ages. I know this is partially due to the triple distillation, but also the fill level must have been ridiculously high to be at 61.4% after 25 years. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Falkirk, Lowlands, Rosebank, Samples available, Triple Distilled
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Ben Nevis 25yo, 1984, Cask 98/35/12, 54%
I usually try to find excuses to buy whisky. Generally I also try to celebrate the little things, just to get a little bit more joy out of things that would otherwise go barely noticed. Of course, some things warrant … Continue reading
Benromach 1976-2012, 46%
When the guys read my rather enthusiastic review of their Benromach 10 year old, they apparently were kind of thrilled. I got an email asking whether or not I would like to receive a sample of their 1976 vintage for … Continue reading
Clynelish 13yo, 1989-2002, 56%, South African Sherry Butt – Signatory Vintage
Now this is a curious whisky. Technically, if we take all claimed regions and products in account there is no such thing as South African Sherry. Now it’s very possible to create something exactly the same and call it differently … Continue reading
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Tagged Brora, Clynelish, Dumpy, Highlands, Sherry Butt, Signatory, South African Sherry, Vintage
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Candid, 49% – Michel Couvreur
This summer during our family holiday I gave my wife and kid an afternoon off from me and during that short period I went to Bouze-les-Beaune to visit the cellars of Michel Couvreur. The company that is, since the man … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Michel Couvreur
Tagged Blended Malt, Candid, France, Michel Couvreur
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Whisky Wit & Wisdom – Gavin D. Smith
Another week, another book about booze. At least, that’s what it looks like at the moment. For some reason I manage to digest a lot of media currently, varying from movies and series, books to WAY too much stuff on … Continue reading
Malt Fascination 