Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Blogger burn-out
I already announced something on Facebook and Twitter earlier today. I have gotten tired of continuously being on the edge of my seat for new whisky releases, writing tasting notes of stuff that comes out or has been/is no longer … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements
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Springbank 12, Cask Strength, 2013 edition, 53.1%
I started to type up this whisky review vigorously, when I decided to see how this bottling compares to the earlier one I had tried, about a year ago at De Whiskykoning. As it turns out, it’s exactly the same … Continue reading
Glen Garioch 23, 1990-2013, 49.9% – Signatory Vintage
When we held the whisky tasting at Emakina (my work) we had loads of fun. But, since I was hosting the tasting with a buddy, I didn’t take any notes since I didn’t want to come off too geeky (who … Continue reading
Posted in Glen Garioch
Tagged Emakina, Glen Garioch, Highlands, Oldmeldrum, Signatory Vintage
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Karuizawa Noh, 1980-2013, 59.2%, cask #3565
Like yesterday’s Mars Shinshu whisky I got this in a trade of some samples I did with a fellow Usquebaugh Society member last Sunday when we were at the Zuidam distillery to select our next club bottling. More on that … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa
Tagged Closed Distillery, Japan, Karuizawa, Kirin, Sherry Butt
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Shinshu Mars, 1992-2004, 43%, cask #1124
That’s a nice way to be introduced to a distillery you haven’t tried before. Trade a sample, and have it turn out to be a single cask as well! A split cask, by the looks of it on Whiskybase, since … Continue reading
Bourbon Whiskey, our native spirit – Bernie Lubbers
Another book on American whiskey from the pile. I don’t remember where I picked this up and I can’t find it on my main book supplier (play.com) so it might have come from anywhere. Anyway, this book is, like The … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Book
Tagged American Whiskey, Bernie Lubbers, Book review, Bourbon, Kentucky, Native spirit
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Gerston, 46% – Lost Distillery
The third and last bottling from The Lost Distillery Project. This time it’s about the Gerston release, from a distillery by that name in Caithness. It started it’s life as a popular farm distillery but was replaced by ‘Gerston two’ … Continue reading
Auchnagie, 46% – Lost Distillery
The second whisky of the three that are available now. It’s also the second of the three reviews of them. The first one, the Stratheden, was very Arran like. I liked it quite a bit. In that post I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Auchnagie
Tagged Auchnagie, Blended Malt, Highlands, Lost Distillery, Perthshire, Tullymet
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Speyside 60 years old, 42.2% – Master of Malt
Last Friday Master of Malt released their 60 year old whisky. They have had a line of undisclosed Speyside whiskies for a while now, including a 30, 40 and 50 year old. This is the top end of the line, … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Distilleries
Tagged Glenfarclas, Master of Malt, Speyside, Undisclosed, Undisclosed Distillery
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Stratheden, 46% – Lost Distillery
Lost Distillery is a project of, as the name suggests, lost distilleries. Not that it is going after casks from Brora, Port Ellen or even more rare stuff like Kinclaith and such. What it tries to do is something completely … Continue reading
Posted in Stratheden
Tagged Fife, Highlands, Kingdom of Fife, Lost Distillery, Stratheden
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Malt Fascination 