Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Glen Scotia 2005-2017, 58.2% – Distillery Only
This bottle I picked up after the awesome tour and tasting at the distillery almost two years ago. I then got home and saw my credit card bill and decided to bottle-share a significant part of the haul from Scotland, … Continue reading
Ben Nevis 1996-2015, 46% – Cooper’s Choice
A few years the Cooper’s Choice brand was revamped and got a lot more shelf space in The Netherlands. I even managed to pick up a bottle or two and there was even a dedicated tasting in Krommenie. Well, dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Cooper's Choice, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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The King’s Tasting
It’s already been four years since Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch celebrated some sort of anniversary. I have to admit I fail to remember what the anniversary was, but it’s either him being of some age, the shop being … Continue reading
Cragganmore 12, 58.4% – Diageo Special Releases 2019
This little Cragganmore caught most people off guard, as far as I know, because it’s a peated Cragganmore. While it is fairly safe to assume that most distilleries do some experimentation with peating their whisky, I didn’t know they did … Continue reading
Secret Highland 1983, 35yo, 48.2% – WhiskyNerds
This second cask of the Secret Highland whiskies from the WhiskyNerds is a joint bottling with Liquid Art from Belgium. It’s a tad older than the other one, but it’s also from a much less sherry focused cask. As with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Free Sample, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery, WhiskyNerds
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Secret Highland 1987, 31yo, 49.6% – WhiskyNerds
The previous WhiskyNerds bottling was a cracking Caol Ila with a significant price tag. While the whisky was awesome, people had trouble shelling out like that, and I’ve seen the bottles discounted over the last year. The strange thing of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987, Free Sample, Highlands, Undisclosed Distillery, WhiskyNerds
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Secret Speyside 2007-2018, 10yo, 55.2% – The Maltman
I’ve been told this bottling is a ten year old Macallan, but with how rare these things have become over the last couple of years I’m not 100% sure about that. Still, there’s a distinct possibility for it to be … Continue reading
Posted in Macallan, Undisclosed
Tagged 2007, Macallan, Meadowside Blending, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Maltman, Undisclosed Distillery
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Inchmoan 2007, 12yo, 54.9% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
Yet another, but for now the last, sample from a The Whisky Exchange exclusive bottling. In this case it’s an Inchmoan whisky. Inchmoan is one of the brands of Loch Lomond Distillery, in this case the heavily peated version of … Continue reading
Posted in Inchmoan, Loch Lomond
Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Highlands, Inchmoan, Loch Lomond, The Whisky Exchange
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Ballechin 2003, 15yo, 55% – OB for TWE
Yet another The Whisky Exchange exclusive bottling which I review from a sample provided by them. I’ve been given this and another one during Billy’s trip to Maltstock, which I sadly couldn’t visit myself. However, there was time for beers … Continue reading
Posted in Ballechin, Edradour
Tagged 2003, Ballechin, Edradour, Free Sample, Highlands, Pitlochry, Sherry Cask, Signatory, The Whisky Exchange
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Malt Fascination 