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Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Glen Keith 1992 – Whisky-Fässle
Oh, the f-ing joy of sample trading… I’ve had this sample for about three years and I know I traded it with someone. I also know it’s a 1992 Glen Keith, bottled by Whisky-Fässle. However, that’s all the information there … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Duck Label, Glen Keith, Sample trade, Speyside, Whisky-Fässle
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Knob Creek 9yo, cask 3127, 60% – K&L Wine Merchants
There’s about a bazillion Knob Creek single casks out and about, mostly in America. Unfortunately they’re mostly not available in Europe, but sometimes I somehow get a sample from one. Also, now I’m thinking about it, I think all the … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Jim Beam, Knob Creek
Tagged Bourbon, Jim Beam, K&L Wine Merchants, Kentucky, Knob Creek, USA
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Caol Ila 1990, 28yo, 48% – The Whisky Nerds
I always get a little excited when a new Whisky Nerds bottling is announced. So far, all they’ve bottled is about the best you can spend you booze-allocated-money on. The Lagavulin was a bit of an exception, since it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Caol Ila, Free Sample, Islay, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds
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Caol Ila 10, 58.2% – OB, Feis Ile 2018
It’s been two weeks since I posted. I knew it’d been a while, but I didn’t realize it was that long. In those two weeks I’ve barely had a moment to myself, didn’t write any notes and didn’t even properly … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, Feis Ile, Festival bottling, Islay, Sherry Cask
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Tamdhu Batch Strength 001, 58.8%
Sometimes someone else posts a bottle-share in ‘my’ bottle-share group and sometimes I buy or trade a sample of said share. In this situation, I got my hands on a 2015 bottling of Tamdhu, the first of their Batch Strength … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Tamdhu
Tagged Batch Strength, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tamdhu
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Speyside Region Blended Malt, 1973, 43yo, 47.4% – The Whisky Agency for The Whisky Exchange
Of course, I’m far too late in reviewing this sample that was sent to me by The Whisky Exchange. However, I very much doubt the bottles lasted a second longer because of it. A blended malt from the early seventies, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt
Tagged 1973, Blended Malt, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Exchange
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Willett 8yo, Cask 1408, 58.8%
Willett is one of those American whiskey projects that blends products from elsewhere while they build their distillery. The big difference is that Willett has been around for ages and gathered lots of fame with their very old rye whiskeys … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Willett
Tagged American Whiskey, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Rye, Rye Whiskey, USA, Willett
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