Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Two old Johnnie Walkers
In a recent mega bottle share from someone else’s collection, I managed to get my hands on these two old blends. Generally blends aren’t too special, but when they were made several decades ago, you get into an entirely different … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Johnnie Walker
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, Black Label, Diageo, Johnnie Walker, Red Label
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Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection 2018, Select American Oak, 45.2%
A while ago, to my surprise, this Woodford Reserve Select American Oak was available from Whiskysite, and they had a 10% discount on everything sometime in autumn. Reason enough to try a three times more expensive version of their regular … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
Tagged Bourbon, Kentucky, Master's Collection, Ozark Mountains, USA, Woodford Reserve
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4 x Woodford Reserve: Bourbon, Wheat, Rye and Double Oak
With the recent upsurge in bourbon consumption and appreciation, I thought it was a good idea to not just rank them individually without any background, or basis. With that, it sounded like a good idea to do a bottle-share of … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, - Wheat Whiskey, Woodford Reserve
Tagged Bourbon, Kentucky, Rye, USA, Wheat, Woodford Reserve
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Allt-a-Bhainne 23yo, 1997-2020, Barrel 102589, 52.4% – WhiskyNerds
Just like yesterday’s post, this one came in a while ago but I wanted it to give it the respect, attention and nasal capacity it deserves. I find it a bold move by Bram and Floris to release an Allt-a-Bhainne. … Continue reading
Black Tartan 1988-2020, Hogshead 00016, 48% – Black Tartan Limited
A while ago I was contacted by Skene Whisky, and Black Tartan Whisky if I would like to receive a sample for reviewing. He didn’t initially mention what the sample was about, but it had been ages since I was … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Malt, Black Tartan, Skene Whisky
Tagged 1988, Black Tartan, Free Sample, Glenrothes, HIghland Park, Highlands, Macallan, Skene Whisky, Tartan Whisky
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Paul John 5yo, Summer 2017, 57.4% – Cadenhead
Paul John (not Ringo George) is one of those weird distilleries that somehow don’t really resonate with me. Which is increasingly rare since I think about what I tried from them. None of the whiskies have been bad, most have … Continue reading
Russell’s Reserve 6yo, 45% – Wild Turkey Rye Whiskey
The Russell’s Reserve series started when Jimmy Russell selected some barrels to be released in rather limited batches some years ago. Currently his son Eddie Russell is involved too. These two stalwarts of Wild Turkey Distillery have been around forever … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Russell's Reserve, Wild Turkey
Tagged Kentucky, Russell's Reserve, Rye Whiskey, USA, Wild Turkey
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Ardbeg Wee Beastie, 5yo, 47.4%
It’s been ages since I bought any Ardbeg. Generally when something new comes out it is either matured in weird casks, combined with a ridiculous marketing blurb, or ridiculously expensive. Often it is a combination of several of these factors. … Continue reading
Longmorn 15, 2005-2020, Butt 18074, 50.9% – Michiel Wigman
The sixth and final bottling of Michiel Wigman’s ‘They Inspired’ series is a 15 year old Longmorn. Initially this reminded me and some others of the black coloured Longmorn North Start Spirits bottled a while ago and that scared some … Continue reading
Posted in Longmorn
Tagged 2005, Dutch Whisky Connection, Longmorn, Michiel Wigman, Sherry Cask, Speyside, They Inspired
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Secret Orkney 1999-2019, 51.9% – Michiel Wigman
Michiel planned to do another two releases this year, and right after he emailed the participants that he couldn’t find casks of a high enough quality, these two popped up, so here they are. Or at least, here’s one of … Continue reading
Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed
Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Michiel Wigman, Orkney, Secret Orkney, They Inspired, Undisclosed Distillery
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Malt Fascination 