Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Braes o’ Glenlivet 21, 47.4% – Master of Malt
Braes o’ Glenlivet, or Braeval, distillery is one that you don’t see very often. Actually, since I started with whisky about 8 years ago I think this is only the third bottling I’ve tasted. It closed down in 2002 which … Continue reading
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Bunnahabhain 23, 46% – Master of Malt
Funnily enough, I was wondering why on God’s green earth people would water down single cask bottlings like this. It turns out, that the 46% is right on the money for this cask strength baby! How’s that for a coincidence? … Continue reading
Springbank, 54.6% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
The only drawback with That Boutique-y Whisky Company I have found so far is that it’s a chore to type. I think that’s part of the gimmick too. Anyway, early in the new year they released a batch of new … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Master of Malt, Springbank, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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Being an ass about blogging
That is exactly what I was yesterday, but I caught myself in the act. After our snowy Australia Day barbecue, a couple of beers and some drams my friend and I were nearing the end of a bottle at which … Continue reading
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Deanston 19, 53.4% – Master of Malt
Another one of the recent slew of Master of Malt releases. At some point I started talking about the daily release they were doing. It has calmed down a bit now. Deanston then, I know absolutely nothing about this distillery … Continue reading
Tobermory 17, 57% – Master of Malt
In a recent batch of samples I received was this wee baby. A 17 year old Tobermory and a single cask. Time for Tobermory to prove itself, since I am not a fan of their usual output. The 15 year … Continue reading
Flaming Heart, Compass Box, 4th Edition
The entire whisky world seemed to be raving about this dram about a month or two ago. I never tried a Flaming Heart, I think, so I thought it was a good idea to order a sample from Master of … Continue reading
Master of Malt Speyside 30yo, 5th edition, 43%
In the previous batch of samples that I got from Master of Malt, there were not only some new Boutique-y samples, but also their newest Speyside 30 year old bottling, their fifth already! I have tasted that a while ago … Continue reading
Black Bull Special Reserve batch #1
Black Bull is an old brand of blended scotch whiskies that have recently been picking up some steam. By recently, I mean the last couple of years, we’re still talking whisky of course. They gained a huge wave of press … Continue reading
A mental note about money
My life got a lot more expensive with the family addition of our wee daughter. This means that this money has to come from somewhere. Unfortunately I had already discarded all my other geeky hobbies (Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The … Continue reading
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