Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Kilchoman, Single sherry cask release 2012, 58.4%
By far the youngst whisky with an age statement. That last bit is added because you don’t know how old the Naked Grouse is… Kilchoman is the youngest distillery on Islay and is technically not much more than a big … Continue reading
Canadian Whisky Book Review and Twitter Tasting
Be a part of the world’s first ever whisky book review/twitter tasting. Social media are changing the way we read and the way we taste whisky. We’ve decided to integrate the two! Each Sunday for the next four weeks we will review … Continue reading
Linkwood 1993, 52.8, 19yo – Gordon & MacPhail for Van Wees
This one was an unannounced extra from De Whiskykoning. He thought to throw in an extra kick-ass whisky because he forgot about it at first and the tasting wasn’t ridiculously underpriced enough. There isn’t much to say about this whisky … Continue reading
Springbank 21, 46%, 2012
Ah, Springbank 21! One of the few bottlings of last year that I really wanted to try, but didn’t want to buy. When it came it out it was available for about € 250 or so, which I find too … Continue reading
Auchroisk 30, 54.7% – Diageo Premium 2012
Another of the Diageo releases from last year. Another stunner, according to the host of the evening. Earlier (I believe it was in 2010) there was a Diageo release of 25 years old which I really enjoyed, so I had … Continue reading
Dalwhinnie 25, 52.1% – Diageo Premium 2012
The first ‘real’ Bokito of this year’s tasting was this beautiful Dalwhinnie 25. One of Diageo’s special releases from last year and one of more interesting ones if you ask me. Dalwhinnie doesn’t see many releases apart from the regular … Continue reading
Naked Grouse, 40%
Around Christmas the Whiskykoning in Den Bosch hosts a Bokito tasting with that year’s highlights according to him and his ‘tasting panel’. The tasting panel is him. He picks from that year’s releases and sets them aside for that tasting. … Continue reading
Imperial 1979, 40% – Gordon & MacPhail
I recently (as in, today) received my newest auction winnings. A curious term, winnings. You didn’t win anything, you were just the idiot that wanted to pay most for something. Anyway, this sample of Imperial is an oldie from the … Continue reading
Nikka Coffey Grain, 45%, 50cl
The Coffey Grain whiskies from Nikka come in two shapes: 45% regular releases and ridiculously strong single casks (think of 60% to 63% ABV). I have tried one or two of the strong ones and found them to be to … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Nikka
Tagged Coffey, Grain, Miyagikyou, Nikka, Sendai, Yoichi
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Yoichi 25, 1983-2009, Japanese oak matured, 58.9% – SMWS
It’s been ages since I reviewed any of the samples from the SMWS I have sitting on my to-taste shelf. This has to do with a lot of ‘commercial’ samples I got which I handle on a higher priority basis. … Continue reading
Malt Fascination 