Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another one of those rather strange bottles in Ian Buxton’s ‘101’. This time it is the Swedish Mackmyra whisky. The distillery is one that, since its not in Scotland, has a little bit more leeway in what to use to … Continue reading →

Green Spot is a young Irish whiskey from a pot still, made by the Midleton distillery. The same distillery produces a lot of other brands like Jameson, Paddy, Powers and Red Breast. A lot of Green Spot’s reviews are very … Continue reading →

The Yoichi Distillery on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, is the northernmost distillery in that country. Its climate is comparable to the northern Highlands of Scotland, where in winter it can get incredibly cold. Apart from that, Yoichi is one … Continue reading →

Millstone is one of the few Dutch whisky brands, produced by Zuidam Distillers, the same distillery that makes old genevers and a variety of liqueurs. This whisky has a somewhat mixed reputation, and I’ve never been part of the enthusiastic … Continue reading →

No, this is not the first tasting note for Bottle-Share 2.5, this is an old version of the Eagle Rare 17. Usually it is not stated on the bottle, but my guess is, this is the 2008 version, since I … Continue reading →

The Bernheim Original is one of the few Straight Wheat Whiskies that are being produced. Apart from the William Larue Weller, its the only one I can think of. Straight Wheat means that at least 51% of the mash of … Continue reading →

The first year of this brand new festival organized by Wullie MacMorland of Hielander Scottish Restaurant, also in Alkmaar. The idea behind the festival was to keep it a lot smaller than its counterparts in Leiden (next year in The … Continue reading →

The left over tasting is the same concept as yesterday’s bottoms up tasting, just named differently. This one was organized by a whisky shop/liquor store in IJmuiden, which is a bit closer to home, but just as far by public … Continue reading →

About two weeks ago I put up a message with some tasting notes of  a couple of Blackadders, which I tasted at a Bottoms Up tasting in Den Bosch, at the Whiskykoning. I still had to report on the other … Continue reading →

The Glenfarclas is kind of a staple whisky when it comes to Cask Strength sherry wood bottlings. It has been around for ages and is quite affordable for a 60% whisky. But is it any good? I tried it recently, … Continue reading →