Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Glenburgie 25, 1995-2020, Hogshead 6543, 52.9% – Signatory Vintage
During COVID (yes, again) there were a lot of Glenburgies being released. Most of them were distilled in the mid-nineties and they tend to make for gorgeously fruity drams. It should come as no surprise that some of these bottles … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Bourbon Cask, Glenburgie, Signatory Vintage, Speyside
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Glen Garioch ‘The Birds’ 1975-1990, Oak Cask 5910, 46% – Moon Import
This whisky was bottled when I was, most likely, eight years old. Ever since then it has started to gather legendary status and currently it sits comfortably at a 91 point score at Whiskybase. Interestingly, Moon Import seems to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, Glen Garioch, Highlands, Moon Import, Scotch, Single Malt, The Birds, The Whisky Exchange, Whiskey, Whisky
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Linkwood 1973-2004, Refill Bourbon Hogshead, 52.5% – Skorupa Rareliquids
If you’re thinking that you’ve never heard of this bottler, that would make perfect sense since this is the only bottling under their name. I had this sample a while ago and I still had no recollection of it, also … Continue reading
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Tagged 1973, Bourbon Cask, Linkwood, Skorupa Rareliquids, Speyside, Whiskey
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Lagg Corriecravie, Sherry Cask Finish, 55%
While trying to focus on all kinds of townships and locations on the Isle of Arran, Lagg have taken to the smallest named settlements they could find, or so it seems. Corriecravie is a couple of minutes west of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arran, Corriecravie, Isle of Arran, Lagg, Scotch, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Whisky
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Whitlaw 10, 2013-2023, Oloroso Sherry Cask 1789, 47.5% – Càrn Mòr
For some unknown reason I though Whitlaw was an Autralian of New Zealand distillery. I have no idea where that comes from, but I was very wrong of course. I didn’t taste this exactly blind, but this did blind me … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Carn Mor, HIghland Park, Islands, Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, Orkney, Scotch, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Whisky, Whitlaw
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Balcones 3, Bottled in 2020, Rum Cask Finish 17070, 65.4% – OB for Whisky Tasting Festival Utrecht
Sub-titled ‘To Commemorate The Greatest Whisky Festival Yet To Come’, because the bottles were already ordered when the bubonic plague ravaged the world and shut everything down. A friend of mine, RvB, got a set of bottles and shared them … Continue reading
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Tagged Balcones, Rum Cask, Single Malt, Texas, USA, Waco, Whiskey, Whisky, WTF, WTF Utrecht
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Burnside 28, 1991-2020, Bourbon Barrel 7367, 45% – C. Dully Selection
Yeah, another ‘blended malt’ from Balvenie Distillery. There’s a drop of something else, most likely Glenfiddich, in this one to declassify this as Single Malt. Of course, this generally is reflected in the price and many whisky fanatics know by … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, C. Dully Selection, Scotch, Single Malt, Speyside, Teaspooned
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Springbank 24, Open Day 2023, Oloroso & Port, 47.6%
It’s been quiet on the blog here. Mostly due to me being insanely busy with work and preoccupied with other, non-whisky things. In all honesty, I have missed having time to sit down with a couple of drams, so I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbeltown, Campbeltown Malts Festival, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Single Malt, Springbank, Springbank Open Day, Whiskey, Whisky
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Clynelish 12, 2010-2023, 1st Fill ex-Bourbon Barrel, 58.7% – SMWS 26.126 (Madeleine a la Plage)
It’s been ages since I bought a bottle from SMWS. I tried some over the years but, and I think I’ve stated this before, it feels a bit silly to pay for a membership to a club to be allowed … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Highlands, Scotch, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Single Malt, SMWS, Sutherland, Whisky
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Malt Fascination 