Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Peat Monster, 46% – Compass Box
The third and final Compass Box whisky for a little while, unless I suddenly pop open my bottle of Hedonism. I don’t see that happening anytime soon though. Mostly because I’m still in the process of decreasing the amount of … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Islands, Islay, Peat Monster, Speyside
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Millstone Rye 6 year old for Usquebaugh Society
While this looks like the beginning of yet another review, it is not. This is a blatanty commercial post. Not for me, however, but for the club that I am part of. We’re called the Usquebaugh Society and are the … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Distilleries, Zuidam
Tagged Baarle-Nassau, Club Bottling, Dutch whisky, Millstone, Rye Whisky, Usquebaugh Society, Zuidam
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The Science and Commerce of Whisky – Ian Buxton and Paul S. Hughes
Of course, on holiday you read books. At least, I try to. In this case I brought a pile of stuff I had lying around for quite a while and tried to go through as many as possible. I made … Continue reading
Posted in - Book
Tagged Ian Buxton, Paul S. Hughes, The Science and Commerce of Whisky, Whisky Book
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Spice Tree, 46% – Compass Box
It’s been a while since I promised to write up the other two drams I got sent from Compass Box. This time it’s Spice Tree, soon, it’s going to be a review of the Peat Monster. The Spice Tree it, … Continue reading
Posted in Compass Box
Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Free Sample, French Oak, Highlands, Spice Tree, Toasted Oak
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Back from the family holiday
So, I’ve been MIA for about three weeks now. No longer. After a long weekend in the Ardennes of Belgium I came back home to get my car fixed (the AC broke) and went straight back south to Burgundy. It … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Bowmore, Knob Creek, Michel Couvreur
Tagged Bourbon, Bowmore, Burgundy, Cremant de Bourgogne, France, Islay, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Michel Couvreur, USA, Whiskey, Whisky, Wine
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Venturing into darkness. Another three Sherry reviews
During the Sherry Twitter Tasting I wrote about earlier, we didn’t stop at two. Of course we didn’t as there is more than Fino and Manzanilla to come from that neck of the Spanish woods. As we continued our Twitter … Continue reading
Posted in - Sherry
Tagged Free Sample, International Sherry Week, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry, Springbank, Twitter Tasting
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Oak Cross, 43% – Compass Box
A little while ago Compass Box was kind enough to send me a couple of samples from their core range. They asked me which three I would prefer and I picked Oak Cross, Peat Monster and Spice Tree. Mostly because … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Compass Box
Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Free Sample, Oak Cross
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No post…
I was planning on writing a post tonight, but that didn’t happen. What did happen was that I got interviewed for an article in a Dutch Whisky magazine, Whisky Passion. What was expected to take half an hour took about … Continue reading
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IPA is Dead. Long live IPA! 4
Another year, another pack of single hop IPAs from BrewDog. I wasn’t sure if I was going to get them this year since our local liquor shop didn’t stock the pack this year. Ordering from BrewDog doesn’t happen often since … Continue reading
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