Author Archives: Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer
Springbank 100 Proof, 10yo, 57% – OB for Gall & Gall
A little while ago a friend of mine bottle shared his bottle of this old Springbank 100 Proof. It was bottled in 2005 for the Dutch market, and more specifically for Dutch bottle shop chain Gall & Gall. As far … Continue reading
Kilchoman 2007, 10yo, Sherry cask, 58.5% – The Whisky Exchange Exclusive
The first non-Springbank review of the year! I’ve not been blogging as much as I’d like, but let’s just hope to remedy that soon. Earlier this week I got a package from The Whisky Exchange containing a sample of this … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Free Sample, Islay, Kilchoman, Private Bottling, Sherry Cask, The Whisky Exchange
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Springbank 21, 1995-2016, Sherry cask, port pipe finish, 48% – Starkicker, Austria
I alerted a friend of mine in Austria about these bottlings that I randomly spotted on Facebook, and he was kind enough to bottle share them (Thanks again, DSA!). With a 21 year old Springbank that’s been matured in a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Campbeltown, Port finish, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Starkicker
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Happy New Year! (?)
I’ve been putting this post off for almost three weeks now. Mostly because I’ve had no idea what to write about this time around. Maybe I should start by reflecting a bit on 2017. A year with big ups and … Continue reading
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Bottoms up! at De Whiskykoning
Just a bit of bragging, now. Yesterday the annual Bottoms Up tasting at De Whiskykoning took place. All kinds of scraps from his tasting room were available for one last hurrah! Of course, you have to be suspicious of things … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlour, AnCnoc, Clynelish, Craigellachie, De Whiskykoning, Glenglassaugh, Pulteney, Springbank, Talisker, Teeling
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Two older Springbank 12, Cask Strengths
At some blurry point in my personal whisky history I decided it would be a good idea to start collecting something specific. I decided it would be the Lagavulin 12 releases, but more on that in a later post. It … Continue reading
Springbank 21, 1996-2017, 58.1% – Whisky Nerds
My friends Floris and Bram, to some better known as The Whisky Nerds are on a roll. Coming of the high that was their trio of great Inchmurrins, they selected another cask to release in the waning of 2017. This … Continue reading
Music in 2017
Yay! The annual music review for all three people that actually check it! Says cynical me. Anyway, I’ve been doing this post since the first Christmas since I started blogging, so I just keep at it. ‘Last year’ I only … Continue reading
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Malt Fascination 