Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Lagavulin 13, Feis Ile 2021, High Char Port Finish, 56.1%
Another one I dug up from the sample shelf recently. I’ve been putting it of to review this one, mostly because I wanted to give it proper time and attention. This high regard I have for Lagavulins bottled from Feis … Continue reading
Bunnahabhain 33, 1980-2013, Bourbon Barrel, 45% – James MacArthur
It’s been a minute since I tasted something new of a vintage like this! With older stocks depleting, older vintages become more rare as we go. Of course, that has always been the case, but I think in the future … Continue reading
Posted in Bunnahabhain
Tagged 1980, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Fine Malt Selection, Islay, James MacArthur's
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Thalassa Whisky 10, 2011-2022, 55% – King Cask
But wait, wasn’t this reviewed already? Yes it is. Correct. However, this is a whisky that was ‘dynamically aged’ on the Thalassa, sailing across the Atlantic a couple of times before being bottled in Terschelling. Joris, of Dam Dranken on … Continue reading
Posted in Blair Athol, Undisclosed
Tagged 2011, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Cognac cask, Highlands, King cask, Thalassa, Undisclosed Distillery
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Longrow 15, Oloroso Hogsheads, 56.2% – Open Day 2022
I’m glad this one only had a Whiskybase number on the side of the bottle instead of a full label. That would have caused much more anticipation and maybe would have been suggestive in to what to expect. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow, Springbank
Tagged Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Longrow, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Springbank Open Day
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Teeling 23, 1998-2022, Rum Cask 100040, 49.3% – Hand-Filled at the Distillery
Hot on the heels of Michiel Wigman’s Teeling single cask there is another one. My friend Tom van Engelen visited Dublin recently, and brought back this single cask from the distillery. A rum cask, of no less than 23 years … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Teeling
Tagged 1998, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Rum Cask, Teeling, Tom van Engelen
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Teeling 19, White Wine Finish, 56% – OB for Michiel Wigman
Contrary to almost all bottlings by Michiel Wigman, this is an official bottling done for him, instead of an indie bottling done by the man himself. To stay in line with the whisky icons of the ‘They Inspired III’ series, … Continue reading
Posted in Teeling
Tagged Dutch Whisky Connection, Hans Dillesse, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jon Beach, Michiel Wigman, Teeling, They Inspired
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Pure Kentucky 17, 1983-2000, Batch 00-70, 53.5%
A very old bourbon indeed, both in the way that it is 17 years old, which is very old for an American whisky, and that it was distilled 40 years ago. Bottled before we even had Euros. I got a … Continue reading
Posted in Pure Kentucky
Tagged 1983, American Whisky, Bourbon, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Pure Kentucky, USA
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Longmorn 10, 2011-2022, 52.4% – Michiel Wigman ‘They Inspired’
I guess by now not much of an introduction is needed for the ‘They Inspired’ series by Michiel Wigman. Single cask whisky, selected by the master himself, with a portrait of someone on the label that Michiel finds inspiring. We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Longmorn
Tagged 2011, Bourbon Cask, Hans Dillesse, Longmorn, Michiel Wigman, Speyside, They Inspired
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Malt Fascination 