Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Bunnahabhain 1987, 50.2% – Archives, Fishes of Samoa
To follow up on yesterday’s cracking Deanston, I’m going through some more Archives bottlings until Friday. Today’s post goes to a 25 year old Bunnahabhain from a ‘Dark sherry cask’. Bunnahabhain is a distillery who’s product usually goes very well … Continue reading
Deanston 1997, 55.8% – Archives, The Fishes of Samoa
Deanston is a distillery that doesn’t see much play. At least, on the bigger international blogs it pops up every now and then, but in my neck of the woods you have to put it some effort to find anything … Continue reading
Unleash the Yeast, by BrewDog
Last year, to divert from the annual IPA is Dead theme (which is four beers with the same recipe except the hops) they did the same but with different yeast types. Unleash the Yeast! Yeast is not something that people … Continue reading
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Tagged American Ale, Bavarian Weizen, Belgian Trappist, Brewdog, Pilsen Lager, Unleash The Yeast
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Recovering
So, although I’m usually not sick for very long, if at all, this time around I seem to be stuck. I’m trying to recover from a rather nasty cold and a minor flu, which means I’m not tasting any whisky … Continue reading
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Book review: Single Minded 2013
When you’re sick and in bed, what better things to do than read of watch TV? I did both over the last days and the first whisky book I read was Johanna Ngoh’s Single Minded. The tagline ‘a modest guide … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Book review, Canada, Johanna Ngoh, Single Minded, Spirit of Toronto
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Wynand Fockink
Wynand Fockink is an old jenever distiller in the centre of Amsterdam with probably the most awesome name in the industry. I went there yesteday with my whisky buddy Shai, and his best friend David. The guys both turned 30 … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits
Tagged Amsterdam, Genever, Jenever, Liqueur, Wynand Fockink
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A beery update
When I started this blog back in 2010 I planned to blog just about anything I got my hands on, but keep the focus on whisk(e)y. Then, in 2011 I started overspending on beers to a level that I bought … Continue reading
Kaszebe 2011, 40%, Vestal Vodka. Experimental batch.
Apparently, making some of the most kick-ass vodka I’ve ever tasted is not good enough for the guys at Vestal Vodka. In the last pack of samples was an experimental one that was bottle aged with flakes of several kinds … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits
Tagged Experimental, Kaszebe, Poland, Terroir, Vestal Vodka, Vintage, Wood infusion
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Kaszebe 2009, 40%, Vestal Vodka
Around Christmas William Borrell from Vestal Vodka contacted me again to see if I was willing to receive another two samples of his product. While I found the first ones stunning, I didn’t have to think very long or hard … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, Vestal
Tagged Kaszebe, Poland, Terroir, Vestal Vodka, Vintage, Vodka, William Borrell
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Malt Fascination 