Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Glenfarclas 1966-2010, 43yo, 42.9% – The Ultimate
Well, technically I can’t call this Glenfarclas, since the label states ‘Mystery Speyside’. On the other hand, when something like that is on the label everybody knows what’s going on. Usually, if you order a bottle like this, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Glenfarclas, Undisclosed
Tagged Glenfarclas, Mystery Speyside, Speyside, The Ultimate, Undisclosed Distillery, Van Wees
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GlenDronach 21 Parliament, 48%
I’m starting to be a right GlenDronach addict. Quite weird for someone who generally says he prefers bourbon casks. Also, I’ve never really tasted those really old and expensive ones. Usually I stall around the early nineties and everything older … Continue reading
Kilchoman Inaugural Release, 2009, 3yo, 46%
I’ve had this bottle ever since it came out and I even opened it rather quickly after I bought it. Strangely, I opened it to give someone else a sample and never tasted it myself. Kind of silly, but there’s … Continue reading
Sazerac 18, 45%, 2013 edition
If you’re anything of a bourbon nut, you know to be on the lookout for the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Well, if you have money that is. The five whiskies that come out every autumn are far from cheap and, … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Buffalo Trace, Sazerac
Tagged Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Kentucky, Rye Whiskey, Sazerac
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Bowmore Laimrig, 53.7%, 15yo, 2012 edition
Bowmore Laimrig. Another whisky named after something you can see from the distillery. In this case the pier. Of course in Gaelic. Personally, I don’t really care for all the Gaelic names for whiskies, but on the other hand, any … Continue reading
Karuizawa 1984, #3663, 56.8% – Speciality Drinks Ltd.
As most people who friended me on Facebook will probably have realized I got ‘my’ bottle of Karuizawa 1984 in yesterday. I say ‘my’ in a reserved way, since I am the one who got it, but it actually is … Continue reading
Posted in Karuizawa
Tagged Japan, Karuizawa, Number One Drinks, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Highland Park 21, 47.5%
I was able to pick up this bottle some years ago, before they went down to 40%, so way before they went back up to 47.5%. My sister went somewhere through duty free and called which bottle to bring. This … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park
Tagged Duty Free, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Travel Retail
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Ledaig 7yo, 2005, 62.8% – Archives, Fishes of Samoa
First things first. I have no experience with Ledaig from the 1970s. I do have some experience with Ledaig from the last 20 years or so. I do not like those whiskies. Every time I try one I hope that … Continue reading
Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory
Tagged Archives, Fishes of Samoa, Highlands, Islands, Ledaig, Mull, Tobermory, Whiskybase
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Glenrothes 1988, 53% – Archives, Fishes of Samoa
Two more Archives samples to review. This is the second to last. I didn’t pick an order, I just randomly grabbed a sample from my bin. Of course, I selected the Archives first, since those were supplied by a company, … Continue reading
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Tagged Archives, Fishes of Samoa, Glenrothes, Speyside, Whiskybase
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Malt Fascination 