Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I did a very short review on this whisky before when I tasted it a club event last year. Since then I bought a bottle and then forgot to review it properly. Adieu Lina is a whisky from the Daily … Continue reading →

I got this sample of a recent whisky auction. It got my attention because it wasn’t overly expensive, 21 years old, distilled in 1969! So, the sample bottle has been around for 21 years as well. I love old style … Continue reading →

When I was at the Limburg Whisky Fair with Thomas we ended up talking to Jurgen, from Jurgen’s Whiskyhuis in Belgium. Of course we also shared a couple of drams, but we mostly talked about some bottlings that were exceptional. … Continue reading →

Since the Netherlands apparently suck at football, the hosts of the ProBieren event at De Groote Weiver thought it would be a good idea to drink beers from participating countries instead of trying to beat them. A theme was born. Five … Continue reading →

Emelisse is a small and fairly new brewery in the Netherlands (Kamperland, to be precise) and for me, it has the benefit that it’s very close to my dad’s cottage in Zeeland. We went there two weeks ago to check … Continue reading →

Frank Lieck is a German guy from Düsseldorf who I got to know a bit through Facebook. Since I live on the internet, that’s the place I meet quite a few people now and then! Since doing a post on … Continue reading →

A sample of a quite old Glen Grant, from the square bottle era, which is probably the 1980s. I expect quite something from this wee sample, since if it’s bottled in the 80s, it’s distilled in the 70s and this … Continue reading →

A Black Label bottling of 54 years ago! I got a sample of this from Rare Whisky Site, about a year and a half ago and more or less forgotten about it after tasting the Old Mork, Ballantines and Haig … Continue reading →

One of my first Silver Seal bottlings and the first proper review of it for sure. I did taste some Silver Seals in Germany, last April. Don’t worry, I didn’t club them or anything. The price category of Silver Seal … Continue reading →

Not that I am a Glengoyne Cask Owner, unfortunately, but I did manage to get a sample of it. I like trading samples for exactly that reason. Getting rare and sometimes obscure stuff to taste without having to track down … Continue reading →