Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Tomatin 21, 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrels, 46% – OB for Travel Retail
With things being as they are, this seems a completely random bottle to buy, but somehow I did buy it. I planned to use it last year, in a tasting of some sort, but ended up not doing that for … Continue reading
Bimber, 2020, Bourbon cask, 58.9% – OB for The Netherlands
Pay attention: this is a review to (and a rant about) the first Bimber for The Netherlands, not the second one released in summer 2021. There’s a problem here. I like to address it in my own, rambling way. Or … Continue reading
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Tagged Bimber, Bottled for The Netherlands, Bourbon Cask, English Whisky
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Dalmore 11, 2001-2012, Virgin European Cask 6984, 52.1% – Creative Whisky Company
Even though the Creative Whisky Company no longer exists, their bottlings are still around and in quite some cases, still rather affordable. This one, even though it’s been out there for nine years and was well received, is still available … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Creative Whisky Company, Dalmore, David Stirk, Highlands, Virgin oak cask
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Ardmore 19, 1992-2011, Bourbon cask 9464, 49.3% – Single Malts of Scotland
Yup, another Ardmore. I love it. The fact that it’s a peated whisky that tastes different than the most famous peated whiskies from Islay, and that they don’t push the peat to the brink of the ashtray sits very well … Continue reading
Tomatin 16, 2001-2017, Bourbon cask 1153, 52.5% – Cooper’s Choice
Tomatin is one of those distilleries that makes rather okay whisky, never bad, but also not often stellar. However, they do some very interesting things every now and then. They did a range of different sherry casks a few years … Continue reading
Ben Nevis 19, 1999-2018, 46.5% – WhiskyBroker
WhiskyBroker is one of the more affordable bottlers out there, together with brands like The Ultimate and such. The brand started its existence when the Bladnoch Forum bottlings stopped, which also was a rather erratic, but always affordable bottler. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Ben Nevis, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Whiskybroker
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Glen Elgin 1998-2014, Sherry casks, 46% – Gordon & MacPhail
Generally, I consider Glen Elgin to be a nice and gentle whisky, with fruity notes and some nice freshness to it. In the back of my sample cupboard I found this 15 year old (or 16) from Gordon & MacPhail … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, Connoisseur's Choice, Free Sample, Glen Elgin, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Hampden 8yo vs Hampden LROK
Hampden is a Jamaican rum distillery, and apart from profiting from the rum renaissance that’s been happening ever since whisky got so ridiculously expensive, they’ve been producing quality hooch for years. What’s more interesting from a geek’s perspective is that … Continue reading
Rosebank 21, 1992-2014, 55.3%
Rosebank… One of the first closed distilleries I tried, and one I didn’t buy enough of in the past. It’s become such a rarity now, even more so because the quality is quite patchy. Official bottlings and most things released … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Closed Distillery, Diageo, Falkirk, Lowlands, Rosebank, Special Releases
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Scapa 20, 2000-2021, Refill Sherry Hogshead 1096, 55.3% – Gordon & MacPhail
It’s been years since I reviewd or tasted a Scapa. The ‘other’ Orkney distillery that doesn’t have famous official bottlings and is quite a rarity for independents too. All undisclosed Orkney whiskies are supposed to be Highland Park, and after … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Connoisseur's Choice, Gordon & MacPhail, Orkney, Scapa, Sherry Cask
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Malt Fascination 