Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Almost two years ago a whisky friend hosted a blind tasting of one whisky through the Usquebaugh Society. The idea was to taste and analyze the whisky, answer some questions about it and whoever got most answers right won something. … Continue reading →

A whisky known by two names, of which Shackleton’s is the most famous. Its actually called Mackinlay’s Highland Malt but I don’t think Whyte and Mackay mourn the wrong name much. The original (of which this one is a recreation) … Continue reading →

A while ago I organized a Bottle-Share with 8 bottles from Bladnoch, of which one was an original bottling and seven were bottlings for the Bladnoch Forum. Since these bottlings have an occasional gem between them, and they’re dirt cheap … Continue reading →

After taking my sweet time to review the 8 different whiskies from The Whisky Exchange’s 10th Anniversary that were released in 2009 I finally managed to write my notes on all of them. The first one was published last year, … Continue reading →

The final leg of the Whisky Exchange’s Anniversary bottlings. This Karuizawa was distilled in 1982 and bottled 26 years later. It was released in a period in which many great Karuizawa saw the light, think of the Noh series, or … Continue reading →

Recently a video about Port Ellen Maltings has been released on Youtube. Since Port Ellen distillery closed down in 1983 it has been transformed into one of the largest suppliers of peated barley in Scotland. It has only been open … Continue reading →

The youngest one of the bunch, I guess. The label of this smoky beast doesn’t give much information. No age, no distillery. Just the ABV and that its from Islay. The stated it was a whisky from a “south-coast distillery … Continue reading →

Already 5 down, 3 to go with this being the sixth. Another bottling for The Whisky Exchange’s 10th anniversary since opening their webshop. So far it has been a very good ride with some really really nice whiskies. The Linkwood, … Continue reading →