Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I'm very interested in booze, with a focus on whisky. I like to listen to loads of music and play lots of Magic: the Gathering, and board games too. I'm married to Anneke, have two daughters Ot and Cato, a son Moos and a cat called Kikker (which means Frog, in Dutch). I live in Krommenie, The Netherlands.

Highland Park 15, 2003-2018, 1st Fill European Oak Puncheon 1306, 58.1% – OB for the Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland

Posted on 8 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Longest. Title. Ever. Anyway, this sherry’d Highland Park sits in my collection, waiting for a moment to be opened. When at Maltstock in 2018, it was used in a tasting by Jon Beach and Tatsuya Minagawa in their ‘Japan vs … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged Advent Calendar, Fiddler's, HIghland Park, Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland, Islands, Jon Beach, Orkney, Sherry Cask | Leave a comment

A Tennessee Distillery 13, 2003-2017, 50.7% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 7 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

And now a complete rarity. An undisclosed Tennessee whiskey isn’t too rare, of course, but one bottled by The Whisky Agency, at a decent age, for the Taiwanese market is. I got a sample of this from Whiskay.com and had … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Undisclosed | Tagged 2003, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery, USA | 2 Comments

Fettercairn 18, 1990-2009, Oloroso Quartercask 2902, 50%

Posted on 6 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I haven’t reviewed many Fettercairn on this blog, and it’s fair to say I haven’t tried many more either. It’s one of those distilleries that used to have a bit of a shitty reputation with their whisky being too funky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fettercairn | Tagged 1990, Fettercairn, Highlands, Sherry Cask | Leave a comment

Ben Nevis 24, 1996-2021, Hogshead 1408, 45.6% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 4 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It took some doing and the sample that Wu Dram Clan sent me has now seen more of Europe than I have in the last decade, but eventually it arrived home. Of course, it was a rather highly anticipated whisky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Nevis | Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Duckhammers Rare & Fine, Fort William, Free Sample, Highlands, The Whisky Kingdom, Wu Dram Clan | Leave a comment

Redbreast 12, 40% – OB from Bow Street Distillery

Posted on 2 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In 1971 Bow Street distillery stopped producing. Redbreast didn’t disappear forever, of course. It just stopped being produces for a while. In the mid-90s the brand was relaunched with production of the whiskey happening at Midleton Distillery in County Cork. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Redbreast | Tagged Bow Street Distillery, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Redbreast | Leave a comment

Four Roses Single Barrel 4-1V, 50%

Posted on 1 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

These Single Barrels are always a bit of a lucky shot. As in, Four Roses uses ten different recipes for their bourbons, and I’m not sure if these single barrels are always from a subset or use all ten at … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Four Roses | Tagged Bourbon, Four Roses, Kentucky, Single Barrel, USA | Leave a comment

Kilkerran 8, Cask Strength Batch 4, Re-charred Oloroso casks, 57.1%

Posted on 31 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Anything that comes from one of the Springbank brands is going to be popular. When it turns out to be a sherry cask matured something, at cask strength, it’s never going to be on a shelf in a shop until … Continue reading →

Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran, Springbank | Tagged Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Sherry Cask, Springbank | Leave a comment

Port Charlotte 14, 2004-2019, 1st Fill Sherry Hogshead, 53.4% – Dramfool for Feis Ile 2019

Posted on 30 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Peat and sherry always works. Almost always at least. And when a dram get vetted for use in Fiddler’s Advent Calendar, you know you’re in for a treat. A sample bottle this dark with a lovely whiff of briny smoke … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte | Tagged 2004, Advent Calendar, Bruichladdich, Dramfool, Feis Ile, Fiddler's, Islay, Jon Beach, Port Charlotte, Sherry Cask | Leave a comment

Two new rums by The Duchess

Posted on 27 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Duchess is at it again! Rather soon after the release of their Australian Beenleigh rum, just a little while ago, they’ve just released two new bottlings! This time, Hans Dillesse painted fish instead of hummingbirds, ducks or a platypus. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Foursquare, Undisclosed | Tagged 1999, 2007, Barbados, Duchess, Foursquare, Free Sample, Great House, Jamaica, Rum | Leave a comment

Laphroaig Cairdeas 12, Feis Ile 2009, 57.5%

Posted on 26 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

An older sample I got somewhere, probably from Tom van Engelen, since he’s recently turned in to a supplier of good Islay whisky from years gone by. This one is from the Cairdeas (‘friendship, in Gaelic’) range, which is Laphroaig’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Laphroaig | Tagged Cairdeas, Feis Ile, Islay, Laphroaig | Leave a comment