Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I'm very interested in booze, with a focus on whisky. I like to listen to loads of music and play lots of Magic: the Gathering, and board games too. I'm married to Anneke, have two daughters Ot and Cato, a son Moos and a cat called Kikker (which means Frog, in Dutch). I live in Krommenie, The Netherlands.

Caol Ila 9yo, 2010-2020, 52.3% – Signatory Vintage for Kirsch Import

Posted on 27 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

To say there have been an epic amount of single cask Caol Ila between the age of 5 and 15 the last couple of years is an understatement. I don’t a single bottler has been skipped, unless they didn’t want … Continue reading →

Posted in Caol Ila | Tagged 2010, Caol Ila, Islay, Kirsch Import, Sherry Cask, Signatory Vintage | Leave a comment

Ledaig 1995-2020, 24yo, 46.4% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 26 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It seems that a lot of bottlers are getting their hands on casks of Ledaig lately. And contrary to what was happening almost a decade ago, these casks aren’t shit. There were great ones by The Whisky Kingdom/Duckhammers and The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory | Tagged 1995, Free Sample, Highlands, Islands, Ledaig, Tobermory, WhiskyNerds | Leave a comment

Secret Speyside 1994-2020, 26yo, 48.1% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 23 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Little over a week ago the newest releases by WhiskyNerds were released. This time it’s a secret speyside and a Ledaig. Secret Speyside if often Glenfarclas, but as with most of these releases, a lot is based on assumption. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 1994, Free Sample, Speyside, Undisclosed Distillery, WhiskyNerds | Leave a comment

Ben Nevis 1996-2020, 23yo, 47.6% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 10 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The short hiatus of two weeks can mean only a few things. In this case it was all positive: summer holiday! This also gave me some time to finish some awesome samples and bottles I had sitting on the shelves … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Nevis | Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Fort William, Highlands, The Whisky Agency | Leave a comment

Teaninich 20, 1999-2019, 49.7% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 28 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This was the first bottling I got that was done by Michiel Wigman. Mr. Springbank, the embodiment of Dutch Whisky Connection, to me at least. To see a Teaninich bottled was something of a surprise, since it’s not a distillery … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaninich | Tagged 1999, Highlands, Michiel Wigman, Teaninich, They Inspired | 1 Comment

De Whiskykoning’s Summer Whisky Tasting, 2020 edition

Posted on 24 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Rob Stevens, proprietor of Whiskyslijterij De Koning hosts four seasonally themed tastings each year. As in, there are four themes, but there are way more tastings. He can only fit 11 people in his tasting room, so there’s three tastings … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Inchgower, Mortlach | Tagged 1997, 2010, Bourbon Cask, Carn Mor, Craigellachie, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Gordon & MacPhail, Inchgower, Mortlach, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Signatory, Whiskykoning, Wine cask | 1 Comment

Secret Speyside 1993-2020, 47.7% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 22 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The fourth (or third, depending on how you look at it) of Michiel Wigman’s own whisky bottlings. Anyway, it was part of the second batch of two whiskies. Another of these secret distilleries that are so popular currently, with every … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 1993, Michiel Wigman, Secret Speyside, Sherry Cask, Speyside, They Inspired, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

Bruichladdich 16, 2003-2020, 51.7% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 20 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Over the years I have developed a soft spot for Bruichladdich. Especially ‘normal’ Bruichladdich. Normal Bruichladdich without the heaps of peat from Octomore and, to a lesser extent, Port Charlotte. Normal Bruichladdich without the exponential amount of weird casks used … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruichladdich | Tagged 2003, Bourbon Cask, Bruichladdich, Islay, Malts of Scotland | Leave a comment

Tobermory 25 1994-2020, Refill Sherry Butt, 50.9% – Kintra Whisky / Whisky Mercenary

Posted on 18 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since either The Whisky Mercenary or Kintra Whisky (respectively from Belgium and The Netherlands) bottled a cask of whisky. Now they show up with a 25 year old Tobermory, which they split. Nowadays a pretty rare … Continue reading →

Posted in Tobermory | Tagged Isle of Mull, Kintra Whisky, Ledaig, Mull, Sherry Cask, Tobermory, Whisky Mercenary | Leave a comment

De Whiskykoning’s American Whiskey Tasting, 2020 edition

Posted on 17 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Every year there are lots of thematic tastings at Whiskyslijterij De Koning. I always try to participate in some, but it’s a logistical nightmare to get back home later at night. Sometimes the trip back takes three hours with lots … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, - Wheat Whiskey, Heaven's Door, I. W. Harper, James E. Pepper, Pikesville, Woodford Reserve, Yellow Rose | Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Heaven's Door, I. W. Harper, James E. Pepper, Kentucky, Pikesville, Rye, Rye Whiskey, Tennessee, Texas, Woodford Reserve, Yellow Rose | 3 Comments