Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Milk & Honey 3, 2019-2022, Bourbon Barrel 1247, 66.8% – Archives
Hot on the heels of the Maltstock bottling, Archives released a Milk & Honey as well. Not from a mix of casks, but from a single bourbon barrel. What’s not to like? Well, the rocket fuel ABV, maybe? While I … Continue reading
Posted in Milk and Honey
Tagged 2019, Archives, Bourbon Cask, Israel, Milk & Honey, Tel Aviv, Whiskybase
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Secret Orkney 16, 2006-2022, Bourbon Hogshead, 48.2% – Wu Dram Clan
I am very bad at reading things in time. Or reviewing things in time, but that’s another discussion. I knew this bottle was coming out due to the Wu Dram Clan making some noise about it on Social Media. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed
Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Kirkwall, Orkney, Secret Orkney, Undisclosed Distillery, Wu Dram Clan
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Milk & Honey 3, 60.7% – OB for Maltstock 2022
So, no further info in the title, because it would have gotten too long: Also, the vintages are either 2018 (the rum and bourbon casks) and 2019 (the STR casks), so it is technically 3 years old. And, in case … Continue reading
Posted in Milk and Honey
Tagged 2018, 2019, Bourbon Cask, Israel, Maltstock, Milk & Honey, Rum Cask, Tel Aviv, Wine cask
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Springbank’s output, from Sauternes casks
And no, not just Springbank from Sauternes casks, there’s also the Longrow and Hazelburn. These three bottles were released some five years ago for the Springbank Society. They are all about the same age, with the Hazelburn being a few … Continue reading
Posted in Hazelburn, Longrow, Springbank
Tagged 2007, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Longrow, Sauternes Cask, Springbank, Springbank Society
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Lindores Abbey Distillery
Or at least, their whisky. I visited the place in spring, at which point a sizeable bottle share with a tasting to accompany said share could not not happen. Of course, writing actual tasting notes for the drams themselves takes … Continue reading
Posted in Lindores Abbey
Tagged Bourbon Cask, Casks of Lindores, Exclusive Cask, Fife, Kingdom of Fife, Lindores Abbey, Lowlands, Sherry Cask, STR Cask, Wine cask
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Glenwyvis 2018, Batch 02/18, 46.5%
Yet another new distillery. I must have read about it somewhere, but when I saw the bottling in a newsletter I was still surprised. There are quite a few new-ish distilleries, so it’s hard to clearly see a single tree … Continue reading
Fable, a second batch
Some time ago, a new bottler showed up in shops without much fanfare. At least, it went quite unnoticed until the Mannochmore was rated with 90 points on Whiskyfun. Suddenly, things looked up and I went looking for a bottle. … Continue reading
Finglassie ‘Lowland Smoke’, bottled in 2021, Marsala cask, 54% – Cooper’s Choice
To close of a short series of undisclosed single malts we’ll try this one. Of course, it’s not really undisclosed, since the subtitle of the whisky says ‘distilled at Inchdairnie Distillery’, but Finglassie is close enough. Inchdairnie Distillery is a … Continue reading
Posted in Finglassie, Inchdairnie
Tagged Cooper's Choice, Finglassie, Inchdairnie, Kingdom of Fife, Lowlands, Marsala cask
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Wardhead 21, 1997-2018, 54.6% – Càrn Mòr
Which distillery is this, this Wardhead? Well, as most whisky nerds know by now, there are some code names for distilleries that don’t want their name used on labels. Westport is Glenmorangie, Burnside is Balvenie, ‘Secret Orkney’ is Highland Park, … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Glenfiddich, Undisclosed
Tagged 1997, Blended Malt, Glenfiddich, Morrison and MacKay, Speyside, Teaspooned, Undisclosed Distillery, Wardhead
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Malt Fascination 