Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Caperdonich 1972-2008 – Gordon & MacPhail Reserve
After the ‘Perfect Dram’ Caperdonich I thought it would be great to try a few more Caperdonichs. I had a sample already from Pats Wine & Spirits, which I bought earlier but didn’t taste yet. This sample comes from Gordon … Continue reading
The Whisky Agency Bottle Share
Well, 6 tasting notes in, you’d expect the final one now. ‘Not gonna happen!’ It seems in my eagerness to taste the last one I finished the sample without taking notes, so this will be the summarizing post already. Bummer. … Continue reading
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Caperdonich 1972 – The Perfect Dram
Well this is it. At least, currently, this should be it. According to ‘the internet’ Caperdonich is hot, especially when its from 1972. This one should be especially terrific according to Johan, Ruben and Serge. Am I worthy? Nose: What … Continue reading
Ardmore 18 – TWA
The last one from the Landscapes series that was in the Bottle-Share. Ardmore, the peaty speysider. There are quite some Ardmore’s of this age out there and a lot of them are very good. There are, however and of course, … Continue reading
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Glen Elgin 35 – TWA
Another oldie in the Bottle-Share. Not hard when five out of seven are 34 years old, or older. It also doens’t help to have forgotten to write tasting notes to the Bowmore (I just found this out, bummer). Nose: Full and … Continue reading
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Laphroaig 12 – Liquid Library
A somewhat younger and peatier dram to have a change of pace. There have been many great Laphroaig bottlings recently, and unfortunately I haven’t been able to taste the majority of them. This gives me mixed feelings since I do … Continue reading
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Longmorn 34 – TWA
The second one from the TWA Bottle-Share, and another oldie. This time a Longmorn, of which I usually like whisky from long ago, but not necessarily old. Let’s give this one a try and hope its better than the SMWS … Continue reading
Glen Keith 40 – TWA
Recently I participated in a Bottle-Share by whisky lovers from Belgium. They host their stuff at http://www.gedeeldevreugde.be. This time the theme was to taste different varieties of The Whisky Agency. This is a very up-and-coming bottler from Germany that is … Continue reading
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2 beers from ‘De 7 Deugden’
Recently when Tom dropped by to pick up, I believe, some samples, he brought me 2 beers from a small craft beer brewery in Amsterdam called ‘de 7 deugden‘ (the 7 virtues). Its a recently opened brewery where people with … Continue reading
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SMWS 7.58 – Longmorn
Oooh! Longmorn. For some reason this got me excited. There are many great Longmorns around, although they usually are from a couple of years (or decades) before I was born. This one is from 1990, so not quite that old, … Continue reading
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