Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Macallan 7, released in 2004, 40% – OB for Giovinetti & Figli Import
A 7 year old Macallan I tried some years ago in Ghent, when my wife took me there as my birthday present. When in Ghent, as a whisky lover, you have to visit Bob Minnekeer’s Glengarry pub and since I … Continue reading
Lagavulin Lg1, 56.8% – Elements of Islay
It’s been ages since I tasted a new one from the guys at The Whisky Exchange / Speciality Drinks Ltd. / Elements of Islay. The bottles have become available at other shops in the meantime, but I just haven’t gotten … Continue reading
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Tagged Elements of Islay, Islay, Lagavulin, Lg1, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Lagavulin Distiller’s Edition 1986-2002, 43%
Ever since I tried it for the first time in Café Terminus in Den Bosch, I’ve loved this dram. Back then, the dram (sizeable as it was) set me back € 8, which at the time was a small fortune. … Continue reading
Moonshine, 65%-70%
Since this is genuine moonshine, illegally crafted somewhere and such, I don’t have much info on what, how, where and when. I obtained this sample quite a few weeks ago but didn’t get around to tasting it yet. Since I’m … Continue reading
The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining
This book has the subtitle ‘How to make and drink whiskey’. This inspired me to immediately order this wee booklet since I had the feeling this wasn’t about to explain to process of Jack Daniel’s or Jim Beam in great … Continue reading
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Tagged American Whiskey, Book review, Kings County Distillery, Moonshine, Moonshining, New York
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Bowmore 12, 2001-2013, 52.9% – Liquid Library
I rarely buy bottles from The Whisky Agency, and I have been wanting to do a bottle-share with some for ages. It just doesn’t seem to happen for some reason. When I did buy a bottle last year, my good … Continue reading
Bottoms Up!
Tonight a couple of friends and I are going to try and get my open-bottle-count down somewhat. Since I’ve been trying to do this on my own last year I found that a) it doesn’t work that well, and b) … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Compass Box, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hazelburn, Jim Beam, Karuizawa, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Old Potrero, Port Ellen
Tagged 18th Century Style, Anchor Brewery, Blended Whisky, Campbeltown, Compass Box, CV, Douglas Laing, Elements of Islay, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Great King Street, Hazelburn, Highlands, Islay, Japan, Jim Beam, Kamiasobi, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Noh, Number One Drinks, Old Potrero, Port Ellen, Provenance, Rye, San Francisco, Speciality Drinks Limited, Speyside, Springbank, Straight Bourbon, The Ultimate, The Whisky Exchange, Van Wees
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Auchentoshan 18, Oloroso Sherry Cask, 55.8%
Even though I quite like Auchentoshan, and some of their whiskies are really good, I’m nowhere near as fanatical as Mark Dermul. I don’t think anyone is. This bottling caught my eye in 2006 when it came out. Auchentoshan, from … Continue reading
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Tagged Auchentoshan, Lowlands, Mark Dermul, Oloroso Cask, The Toshan Man
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Karuizawa Noh, 1995-2008, 63%, Japanese Wine Cask
This was my very first Karuizawa. I don’t remember how I got to a point that I knew about the distillery and wanted their product, but I do know ordering this by phone from liquor shop ‘De Snor’ in Brunssum. … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa
Tagged Japan, Japanese Wine Cask, Kamiasobi, Karuizawa, Noh
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Malt Whisky Yearbook 2014
While everyone reviews this book right when it comes out in October, I am usually a bit slower since my reading queue is quite long all the time. I am actually glad I got around to reading before the next … Continue reading
Malt Fascination 