Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Ben Nevis 21, 47.5% – The Whisky Show Exclusive (Past Future)
Past Future obviously sounds weird. This is the first of a triptych by, I want to say, The Whisky Exchange. But it’s bottled for The Whisky Show of last weekend. Bottled by Speciality Drinks or Elixir Distillers. I’ve lost track … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Nevis, Fort William, Highlands, Sherry Cask, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show
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Glen Grant 2002, 12 years old, 59.9% – SMWS (9.100)
Sometimes you come across a sample in your sample collection that you can’t remember buying. When you find out it’s a 12 year old Glen Grant at almost 60%, you honestly can’t think why you ever spent money on it. … Continue reading
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4x Reservoir Distillery, by That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Reservoir Distillery is one of the thousands of micro distilleries that have popped up in the United States over the last decade or so. A lot of them are forgettable at best, but some of them are doing some very … Continue reading
Dufftown 1979-1998, 57.1% – Cadenhead’s
As a thank you for hosting the Blog Birthday Bash (which I still haven’t blogged about) I got a sample of this from whisky friend MvZ. He is a guy that focuses on old whisky, with shifting interests. There was … Continue reading
The Return of the Queen
I like this guest-post thing, so when Tom van Engelen asked me if he could write one about Rosebank, one of his (and mine) favorite distilleries, I didn’t have to think about it for long! Read on! A whisky … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, 1991, Closed Distillery, Falkirk, Lowlands, Rare Malts, Rosebank, Signatory
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Dutch Whisky Festival 2018
In twelve days the inaugural edition of Dutch Whisky Festival will take place. A couple of whisky buddies of mine (Jeroen Koetsier and Arno Borsboom, with help from Michiel Wigman) are organizing it in Arnhem with the festival focusing on … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnhem, Dutch Whisky Festival, Whisky Festival
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Miltonduff 2009 – Casqueteers
So, there’s not a lot of information on this bottling. It’s a bourbon cask from 2009, number 900068, to be precise. Also, the Casqueteers bought it in 2015 and plan to store it until 2021-ish. The shares were available for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, Bourbon Cask, Cask share, Casqueteers, Miltonduff, Speyside
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Two Springbanks from the Cage!
When in Campbeltown you have to visit Cadenhead’s. Especially since Mark Watt took over they’ve quickly become one of the, if not the, best bottler I know. However, when at Cadenhead’s, you’re technically also at Springbank. And, maybe coincidentally, that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cadenhead's, Campbeltown, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, The Cage
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Knob Creek 9yo, Cask 3080, 60% – OB for K&L Wines
September is Bourbon Heritage Month, apparently. For us outside of the USA it doesn’t mean anything and I’m not even sure it’s still a thing stateside. Anyway, I thought it was a good excuse to review a bourbon that I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon, Jim Beam, K&L Wines, Kentucky, Knob Creek, USA
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Malt Fascination 