Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Bowmore 21, PX and Oloroso casks, 51.8% – Aston Martin thingy
Sometimes whiskies just stand out for their branding. Like this series by Bowmore, with some kind of an Aston Martin tie in, and luxurious screen printed bottles… I didn’t really dive into it, as to why this tie in exists, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aston Martin, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Islay, Sherry Cask
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Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, Master’s Collection 2018, 62.9%
In this post I talked about it a little bit, about finally getting my hands on a few bottles that had been sitting in the UK for about a year and a half. One of these two bottled was that … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, Master's Collection, USA, Woodford Reserve
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Springbank ‘The Peat Bog’ 29, 1990-2019, Bourbon Cask 204, 47.5% – Glenscoma
Since this was released in 2019, and I was very active in the whisky scene (as a consumer) I would expect to be aware this bottle existed. Of course, I was not, and it wasn’t until I saw it listed … Continue reading
Posted in Longrow, Springbank
Tagged 1990, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Glenscoma, Longrow, Springbank, Teun van Wel, The Peat Bog
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Springbank Cask Strength, 12yo, Batch 20, 55.3%
These Springbank Cask Strength bottlings are always a sure bet. I’ve not tried all of them, but I did have quite a few over the years, so far none of them were disappointing. This specific version was released in 2020, … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Sherry Cask, Springbank
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Balblair 9, 2012-2021, Bourbon Barrel, 58.7% – Whiskybase
With another 10,000 bottles on the wall, as they call it, at Whiskybase, another bottling had to be released. Of course, by now the 200k bottling has been out as well, as it the 210k one. So yes, another reasonable … Continue reading
Tomatin 14, 2008-2022, Cognac Barrique finish, 50% – Thompson Brothers
Some time ago I was talking with my in-laws about whisky. My father-in-law and both brothers-in-law are quite enthusiastic about whisky too, so we tend to end up drinking a dram and chatting about good booze quite often. In this … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Bourbon Cask, Cognac cask, Highlands, Phil and Simon Thompson, Phil Thompson, Simon Thompson, Thompson Bros, Tomatin
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Kilkerran Sherry and Port Cask, 2022 releases
The Kilkerran Sherry Cask was part of the Blind Tasting Competition, as it turns out. I had tried it before some six months ago, but didn’t recognize it. Obviously. I also had a sample of the Port Cask with tasting … Continue reading
Posted in Glengyle, Kilkerran
Tagged Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Campbeltown, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Port Cask, Sherry Cask
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Clynelish 18, Refill Bourbon Barrel 26.70, 54.7% – SMWS (Gobstoppers in the Headmaster’s Office)
Yes, one of those names that doesn’t mean anything to me unless I Google it. And even then relevance is highly limited. But in the end, it’s what in the bottle that counts. Interestingly, this whisky is a bottle I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Highlands, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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Glentauchers 21, 1997-2019, Barrel 3833, 49.3% – Archives for CaskAid
CaskAid is a Belgium NPO that sells independently bottled whisky for charity. That sounds like a good way of raising money to me, and when combined with Archives, we should be in for some good stuff! Archives is the independent … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Archives, Bourbon Cask, CaskAid, Charity, Glentauchers, Speyside, Whiskybase
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Two brandies with Wu-Dram Clan involvement!
Recently the guys behind Wu-Dram Clan released an old Cognac. A Jean-Luc Pasquet, which has proven to be a rather noteworthy Cognac house that works really well for whisky fanatics. More or less at the same time they released an … Continue reading
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