Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Mortlach 1986, 27yo, 58.2% – SMWS (Spiced Champurrado, 76.112)
I always wonder how they come up with the names on their bottles. Now, apparently, someone found notes of a chocolaty drink from Mexico in this dram and thought the name was apt. In this case, it’s actually something that … Continue reading
Clynelish 16yo, Oloroso finish, 54.9% – Darkness!
The last in a series of five Darkness! reviews. There was no particular order, so don’t assume anything from that. In this case, the fifth one is a 16 year old Clynelish. At cask strength. So far, that’s a recipe … Continue reading
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Tagged Brora, Clynelish, Darkness!, Free Sample, Highlands, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Oloroso Cask
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Macallan 15yo, Pedro Ximénez finish, 52.3% – Darkness!
Another one of those Darkness! reviews. And, let’s be forward here: my favourite of the bunch. Macallan got a lot of flack over the last couple of years, more or less since the Fine Oak series came out and their … Continue reading
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Tagged Darkness!, Free Sample, Macallan, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Speyside
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Ardbeg 21yo, Pedro Ximénez Finish, 40.1% – Darkness!
Of course, since this is an Ardbeg, I should start by stating the obvious: It has already sold out. I’m surprised it lasted a couple of minutes with the remarkable popularity that Ardbeg has. Unfortunately, I expect a lot of these … Continue reading
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Tagged Ardbeg, Darkness!, Free Sample, Islay, Master of Malt, PX finish
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Benrinnes 15yo, Pedro Ximénez Finish, 53.3% – Darkness!
The second Benrinnes from Master of Malt‘s Darkness! series comes from a Pedro Ximénez cask, instead of the previous Oloroso cask. Both are 50 liters, so a lot of wood/booze contact. Since they are only 50 liters, I thought it … Continue reading
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Tagged Benrinnes, Darkness!, Free Sample, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Speyside
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Benrinnes 15yo, Oloroso Finish, 52.9% – Darkness!
Darkness! is a new brand of whiskies launched by Master of Malt last week. This week they launched something else again so I wonder how they keep track and don’t mix things up. With Darkness! they are labeling their whiskies … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Benrinnes
Tagged Benrinnes, Darkness!, Free Sample, Master of Malt, Speyside
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Clynelish Masterpieces, 1996, bottled for The Whisky Exchange, 56.1%
It’s been a while since I posted a good old review since I stopped blogging every day. At that time I also decided I would be more picky about the stuff I post here, so not every random dram that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, Clynelish, Highlands, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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A tasting with colleagues in Hoorn
Posted in Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Edradour, Glenlivet, Kilchoman, Old Pulteney, Smokehead
Tagged Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Edradour, Flotilla, Glenlivet, Guardians' Chapter, Highlands, Ian McLeod, Islay, Kilchoman, Old Pulteney, Port Cask, Rum Cask, Single Cask, Smokehead, Speyside, Spirit of Scotland
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The Reference Series, part 1. By Master of Malt
Master of Malt came up with yet another clever plot to extract money from us whisky lovers. This time they call it ‘The Reference Series‘ and market it as being educational. While I am always up to expand my knowledge … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Undisclosed
Tagged Blended Malt, Master of Malt, Pure Malt, Reference Series, Undisclosed, Vatted Malt
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Malt Fascination 