Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Bruichladdich Laddie 10, 46%
The Laddie Ten was one of the favourite releases of many a whisky drinker in 2011. Not expensive, actually, very cheap. Very tasty. From a small endearing distillery and such. All those things helped it becoming a very popular malt … Continue reading
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2006, Dunlossit Farm, 50%
Islay Barley, how much attention can go to provenance? Springbank did their Local Barley whisky in 1965 for a while and they have picked that up again little over a decade ago. Now there’s this, not even just Islay Barley, … Continue reading
Bruichaddich The Organic, Multi Vintage, 46%
Last Wednesday Bruichladdich and Steve Rush of The Whisky Wire hosted a Twitter Tasting with four of their current releases. Steve Rush hosts about a million Twitter Tastings per year with all kinds of themes, blenders, distilleries and such. Usually … Continue reading
Mortlach 28, 1974-2003, 51.1% – Prenzlow Portfolio Collection
Another Mortlach but one from a completely different caliber than the 17 year old from David Stirk. I got a sample of this bottle from Mister Maltstock, Teun van Wel, who happily sells samples from his vast collection to everybody … Continue reading
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Hazelburn CV, 46%
Ah, Hazelburn. The third brand to come from the stills of Springbank. Triple distilled, unpeated so kind of different in every aspect apart from that it comes from the same stills. I got a 20cl bottle of this in a … Continue reading
Smokin’, 40% – Duncan Taylor
A new release from long time indie bottler Duncan Taylor. This one is a blended whisky with an old fashioned character. The press release: Whisky as it used to be. Smokin’ Scotch whisky perfectly balances robust peat smoke flavours and … Continue reading
Port Askaig 30, 51.1% – Speciality Drinks Ltd.
The last of the three new Port Askaig releases that have recently been let loose on the market. I tried this one last because I wanted to build up in age. I didn’t taste them on the same day, then … Continue reading
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Tagged Caol Ila, Port Askaig, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Karuizawa 1964, 57.7% – Number One Drinks
Short review: Best whisky ever. Long review: When I saw the first reviews of the Karuizawa 1964 from Number One Drinks, Wealth Solutions and Master of Malt it did cross my mind that there was a chance I would get … Continue reading
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Tagged Karuizawa, Master of Malt, Number One Drinks, Wealth Solutions
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Mortlach 17, 1995-2012, 53.3% – Creative Whisky Company
For some reason I just don’t seem to get the series in which David Stirk bottles his whiskies right. Exclusive Casks, Malts and Range. I can’t keep them apart. That’s why I never mention them, but this one will not … Continue reading
Port Askaig 19, 50.4% – Speciality Drinks Ltd.
The follow up bottling of the 12 year old I did earlier, and in another way the follow up to the Port Askaig Harbour 19 year old from about two years ago. That one wasn’t bottled at cask strength though. … Continue reading
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Tagged Caol Ila, Port Askaig, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Malt Fascination 