Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Blair Athol 11, 2011-2023, Refill Bourbon Hogshead 308910, 56% – Dràm Mòr
Yet another Dràm Mòr whisky from the recent batch of samples they sent over. This time it’s a Blair Athol from a bourbon cask. Matured for eleven years since 2011, so a very recent bottling. Blair Athol, in my experience, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Diageo, Dram Mor, Dràm Mòr, Highlands, Pitlochry
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Blair Athol 12, 2009-2021, Hogshead 304771, 55.8% – Fable
So, the last of my Fable bottles. When I reviewed the second batch I got in for a tasting, things didn’t look too well. I thought the first bunch of bottles was awesome, but after the second one I am … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, Blair Athol, Fable, Highlands, Pendulum Spirits, Pitlochry, Sherry Cask
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Longmorn 10, 2011-2022, 52.4% – Michiel Wigman ‘They Inspired’ (part deux)
So, back in April I reviewed Michiel’s latest escapade by tasting his Longmorn 10 from 2011. As said in that post, I should have added water but I didn’t, even though I was specifically instructed to do so. Michiel being … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Bourbon Cask, Hans Dillesse, Longmorn, Michiel Wigman, Re-tasting, Speyside, They Inspired
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Linkwood 13, 2008-2022, Hogshead 306520, 52.1% – Catawiki
Much like the Glen Moray of a little while ago, the Linkwood is another bottling that is not for sale through ‘regular’ channels. And by regular, I mean any. If you want to try this, you have to be in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Bourbon Cask, Catawhisky, Catawiki, Linkwood, Speyside
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Glen Garioch 10, 2013-2023, Ex-Islay Whisky Hogshead, 57.1% – Dràm Mòr
Generally, by the time I read things like ‘ex-Islay Hogshead’, a brand has lost me. I fail to see the reason to finish whisky in casks from another distillery. Luckily, I tried this when I only knew the ABV and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Dram Mor, Dràm Mòr, Glen Garioch, Highlands, Islay Cask
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Arran ‘The Bothy’, Quarter Cask, 56.2%
Last week I reviewed the sherry cask Arran I used in the tasting at work. This time it’s the bourbon cask’s turn in the lime light. Trying to show contrasts in whisky, I figured going for a sherry versus a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arran, Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Arran, Lochranza, NAS, Quarter Cask
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Raasay 3, Batch R-01, Rye & Chinkapin & Bordeaux casks, 46.4%
So, this turns out to be a re-tasting. I had completely forgotten that I had already tried and reviewed this whisky in 2021. With my sample not being empty and just sitting on the shelf for a year or 2, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, 2018, Chinkapin cask, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Raasay, Raasay, Rye cask, Wine cask
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Arran Sherry Cask, bottled in 2022, 55.8%
Like the previous BenRiach, this one was used in a whisky tasting. I pitted it against is NAS sibling from bourbon casks, called ‘The Bothy’. I’ll review that one shortly. Apart from being on Arran last year, there’s not much … Continue reading
BenRiach ‘The Twelve’, Bourbon & Sherry & Port Casks, 46%
Another BenRiach I used for a tasting at work last year. A tasting where 22 people emailed me to join in and only 9 showed up. Yes, I’m still annoyed by that. Anyway, I used this BenRiach to compare unpeated … Continue reading
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