Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
BenRiach 11, 2008-2020, Sherry Hogshead, 55.9% – Cadenhead
About 6 or 7 years ago I was a huge BenRiach fanboy. Visiting the distillery with my then infant daughter helped a lot but I genuinely liked a lot of their bottlings. Over the years that has waned a little … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, BenRiach, Cadenhead, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Wood Range
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Enmore 1990, 28yo, 54.9% – The Duchess
I feel like a bit of a douche for not reviewing this rum earlier, since I’ve had the sample sitting on my shelf for months. Unfortunately, I put another bottle in front of it, and with me having to switch … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Enmore
Tagged 1990, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Enmore, Free Sample, Guyana, The Duchess
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Bowmore 1996-2010, 14yo, 59.7% – Braunstein, DFDS Embassy Collection
Yet another Bowmore from the mid-nineties! Generally, as I have waxed about recently, I love these bourbon casks trips down memory lane. This one was bottled 10 years ago, by Braunstein, but the cask was chosen by people from DFDS, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Beam-Suntory, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Braunstein, DFDS, Embassy Collection, Islay
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Irish Single Malt, 1991-2015, 54.9% – Daily Dram
While it looks like I’m publishing the same whiskey twice, this is actually a different cask, with a different ABV. Also, this is not a sherry cask like the previous post. It is, however, the same bottler, the same age … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Daily Drams, Irish Whiskey, The Nectar of the Daily Drams
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Irish Single Malt, 1991-2015, 54.6% – Daily Dram
Around 2015 there was a massive hype around older Irish single malts, twenty-ish years old for most of them, that has since more or less subsided. All of them were of unknown provenance, although with them being distilled around 1990 … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 1991, Daily Drams, Irish Whiskey, Sherry Cask, The Nectar of the Daily Drams
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Springbank CV, 46% – OB from 1997
Springbank CV. One of the earlier NAS whiskies to ever be mainstream. About a decade ago it was re-released with the other brands too, Springbank, Longrow and Hazelburn. Three 20cl bottles in a small box. While these weren’t exactly bad, … Continue reading
Springbank 19, 2000-2020, 50.8% – The Whisky Kingdom for Wu Dram Clan
I got an announcement from Boris Borissov that they were on the verge of releasing a Springbank single cask. Knowing their aim for quality, and having experienced it through their Lagavulin and their Highland Park, I was thrilled immediately. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Campbeltown, Free Sample, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Whisky Kingdom, Wu Dram Clan
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Bowmore 1995-2012, 16yo, 54.4% – Adelphi
If there are any regulars and they’ve read some earlier posts on Bowmores from the mid-nineties, they probably know I really love these vintages. 1993 is always the much laureled vintage, but I generally prefer 1995 and 1996 for a … Continue reading
Old Pulteney, 1999-2019, 19yo, 56.5% – Gordon & MacPhail
Last year, when this came out, it was quickly ramped up to be ‘the next best thing’. Generally, in the world of whisky, these things die down quickly, but in this case the ratings and reviews kept popping up, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Connoisseur's Choice, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Old Pulteney, Pulteney, Scotland, Sherry Cask, Wick
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Inchgower 1985-2005, 20yo, 60.8% – Usquebaugh Society
A few years ago when I was still a member of the Usquebaugh Society, a few of the older club bottlings popped up at some whisky shops in The Netherlands. There was a Clynelish, I believe a Caol Ila (which … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Inchgower
Tagged 1985, Highlands, Inchgower, Usquebaugh Society
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Malt Fascination 