Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Uitvlugt 30, 1991-2022, ‘Dreamcatcher’, Cask 3, 56% – Jack Tar
When digging through tasting notes I found this one from a sample I got a LONG time ago. Back in the day I probably thought it was a good idea to wait with posting this until I had something to … Continue reading
De Verloren Whisky 15yo, 5th Anniversary, Sherry cask, 45% – King Cask
‘De Verloren Whisky’ or ‘the lost whisky’ is based on a story of ships losing casks of whisky in a storm in 1969. The casks washed up on a beach on Terschelling (one of the Dutch islands). The story inspired … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, De Verloren Whisky
Tagged Anniversary, Blended Whisky, Dam Dranken, De Verloren Whisky, King cask, Terschelling
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Secret Islay Distillery 8yo, 2013-2021, Port Hogshead 3513, 53.3% – Catawiki
Bottle number 37 of this release is empty now. Yesterday saw the last couple of sips being drained from it. After using it in a tasting almost a year ago I decided it was time to get the last glass … Continue reading
Posted in Undisclosed
Tagged 2013, Catawhisky, Catawiki, Islay, Port Cask, Undisclosed Distillery
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Glenfiddich 26, 1995-2021, 1st Fill European Oak Sherry Butt, 48.2% – OB for COP26 Conference
This is a rather special one. Not only is it a bottle that was/is only available through auction and the secondary market, it’s also a very old fashioned ‘one ‘Fiddich with proper European oak maturation for a longer period of … Continue reading
Posted in Glenfiddich
Tagged 1995, COP26, Distillery Only, Glenfiddich, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Three Cognacs from Michiel Wigman
And with Cognac, I mean two official Cognacs and one that cannot be called Cognac because it was sent to the UK in a cask before being bottled there. It has to be bottled in the Cognac area to be … Continue reading
Posted in - Cognac
Tagged 1967, 1969, 1993, Brandy, Cognac, France, Hans Dillesse, Michiel Wigman, Precious Moments
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Linkwood 10, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel Finish, 56.8% – Dràm Mòr
It happens quite a lot that I go in without any expectations, when trying a whisky. With Linkwood, I tend to go in with a bit of apprehension. Experiences have been mixed at best, but if you don’t try, you … Continue reading
A duo of 10 year old Caol Ilas, some years apart
So, one of these was a semi-recent buy that I sort-of regretted. The other was bought because it is one of the whiskies that opened my eyes to the world of independent bottlers. Or at least very similar to that. … Continue reading
Posted in Caol Ila
Tagged 1988, 2011, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, First Cask, Hart Brothers, Islay, Whisky Import Nederland, WIN
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Distillery 291 Rye, bottled in 2018, 49.9% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
I’ve only had one other whisky from Distillery 291 from Colorado. I was immediately thrilled by the concept of a minuscule distillery doing everything themselves including building the stills. On top of that, contrary to some other small distilleries, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Distillery 291, Rye Whiskey, Rye Whisky, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, USA
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A Highland Distillery 21, 2000-2022, Sherry Hogshead, 55.2% – Watt Whisky
When traveling to Scotland in 2022, and staying on Arran we also made the obligatory trip to Campbeltown. While there we didn’t visit Springbank or Glen Scotia, but we did visit Watt Whisky. Back then we were the first to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000, Campbeltown, Highland, Mark Watt, Undisclosed Distillery, Watt Whisky
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Mortlach 7, 2016-2023, PX Matured, 54.7% – The Duchess
Why is this one not available anywhere, you say? That is mostly because this is not out yet, much like last week’s BenRiach. It’s going to be out 9 February, but even then you’ll be hard pressed to find this … Continue reading
Posted in Mortlach
Tagged 2016, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Dufftown, Hans Dillesse, Mortlach, Pedro Ximénez, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Duchess
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Malt Fascination 