Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About a million years ago I threw in an extra mini Bottle-Share with the Malts of Scotland samples. This one was just the Rosebank 21 releases by Diageo last year. I’m ashamed I never got around to tasting it before … Continue reading →

Since I’m currently doing the second Bottle-Share with SMWS bottlings, and I was driving past Roosendaal last week, I thought it was about time to pay the Dutch head quarters a visit. I followed my GPS like a pro and … Continue reading →

This weekend I went to visit my dad’s holiday cottage in Zeeland for the first time and of course, I had to bring some whisky with me to enjoy. Apart from that other booze related stuff happened too. So, a … Continue reading →

Another single malt to check off the list of ‘distilleries to taste stuff from’. Also mothballed in 1983 and slowly demolished in following years, the site now holds a supermarket. Of this single malt not much is available since even … Continue reading →

This is a weird one. Quite the old sample of this whisky from the now closed distillery. Just as many others it shut down its stills in 1985 and never started again. The weird thing is that the label says … Continue reading →

Since I went there for a tasting last Saturday, I automatically visited this whisky specialist that is fairly close to Krommenie. They’ve been there for little over a year and things are going well for them, according to their FAQ … Continue reading →

That was the theme of the tasting I went to last Saturday. Joeri and Peter from Glen Drammor in Purmerend hosted this tasting with bottles that held a special place in their hearts or that they were really interested in. … Continue reading →

Since I’ve decided to start tuning down my collection a while ago I took some steps to accomplish that. It started with making a whisky shelf in a cupboard in our living room where I could put some bottles I … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had a package delivered at work stuffed to the brim with BrewDog bottles. I missed out at Christmas, but this time I did get some Shareholder exclusive beers. The main issue I have with ordering BrewDog’s beers is … Continue reading →

Bottle-Share VI was planned to consist of The Whisky Agency whiskies, and the list was expected to show up during the second half of February. Unfortunately that didn’t happen so I decided to go ahead and change things around a … Continue reading →