Category Archives: – American Whiskey

The ‘end of the year tasting’ by Whisky4All

Posted on 5 January 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Eight different American whiskies on a Sunday afternoon, right between Christmas and New Year. Sounds good to me! Especially when Norbert of Whisky4All organizes it, since I’ve not had any disappointing tastings with him. Sure, there was some money involved, … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, Blood Oath, Catoctin Creek, Elijah Craig, Fleischmann's, Four Roses, Ironroot, Kentucky Owl, Whistlepig | Tagged Blood Oath, Catoctin Creek, Cognac cask, Double Malt, Elijah Craig, Fleischmann's, Four Roses, Harbinger, Ironroot, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl, Norbert Tebarts, Pact 6, Roundstone Rye, Texas, Toasted Barrel, Whisky4All, Whistlepig | Leave a comment

Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection 2018, Select American Oak, 45.2%

Posted on 25 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A while ago, to my surprise, this Woodford Reserve Select American Oak was available from Whiskysite, and they had a 10% discount on everything sometime in autumn. Reason enough to try a three times more expensive version of their regular … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Woodford Reserve | Tagged Bourbon, Kentucky, Master's Collection, Ozark Mountains, USA, Woodford Reserve | Leave a comment

4 x Woodford Reserve: Bourbon, Wheat, Rye and Double Oak

Posted on 24 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With the recent upsurge in bourbon consumption and appreciation, I thought it was a good idea to not just rank them individually without any background, or basis. With that, it sounded like a good idea to do a bottle-share of … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, - Wheat Whiskey, Woodford Reserve | Tagged Bourbon, Kentucky, Rye, USA, Wheat, Woodford Reserve | 1 Comment

Russell’s Reserve 6yo, 45% – Wild Turkey Rye Whiskey

Posted on 11 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Russell’s Reserve series started when Jimmy Russell selected some barrels to be released in rather limited batches some years ago. Currently his son Eddie Russell is involved too. These two stalwarts of Wild Turkey Distillery have been around forever … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Russell's Reserve, Wild Turkey | Tagged Kentucky, Russell's Reserve, Rye Whiskey, USA, Wild Turkey | Leave a comment

Lux Row Whiskey Twitter Tasting

Posted on 16 November 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Wednesday I participated in a Twitter Tasting hosted by Steve Rush and Lux Row Whiskey, combined with a PR agency which didn’t participate in the tasting. I had been ages since I participated in such a tasting. At some … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, Ezra Brooks, Lux Row, Old Ezra, Rebel Yell | Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Cognac cask, Ezra Brooks, Kentucky, Lux Row, LuxCo, Old Ezra, Rebel Yell, Rye Whiskey, Steve Rush, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting, USA | Leave a comment

Old Fitzgerald 6 years old, bottled in the 1960s, 43%

Posted on 6 November 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In the world of bourbon, and other American whiskey, pre-prohibition is a thing. And while that is absolutely not untrue, the time between prohibition and the 1980s should not be disregarded either. During the seventies America veered towards vodka and … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Old Fitzgerald, Stitzel Weller | Tagged 1961, American Whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, Old Fitzgerald, Stitzel Weller, USA | Leave a comment

Online Tasting: The Night Time is the Rye Time II, by Whisky4All / Norbert Tebarts

Posted on 3 November 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This guy, Norbert, seems to be on a roll with all his tastings. He’s doing mostly American whiskey but I’ve seem other tastings being announced too. I’ve not looked too closely, since my sample stash is quite rapidly responding, contrary … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Catoctin Creek, Cedar Ridge, High West, James E. Pepper, Lot No. 40, Michter's, Sonoma County | Tagged American Whiskey, California, Canadian whisky, Catoctin Creek, Cedar Ridge, Cherrywood Rye, Double Rye, High West, Iowa, James E. Pepper, Kentucky, Lot No. 40, Michter's, Roundstone Rye, Rye Whiskey, Sonoma County, US-1, Utah, Virginia | Leave a comment

Old Taylor 43% (bottled in 1973)

Posted on 29 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Of course, it’s pretty obvious I’m deep diving into American whiskey again. It was never far away, but I didn’t really engage with it properly for a while. I did get some samples from MvZ in the past that I … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Old Taylor | Tagged American Whiskey, Kentucky, Old Taylor, USA | Leave a comment

Stagg Jr. Batch 5, 129.7 proof, 64.85%

Posted on 16 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Stagg Jr. is, as far as I know, a brand that was released when George T. Stagg, on of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) got more and more popular. This whiskey is made in the same vein, except it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Stagg Jr. | Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Kentucky, Stagg Jr, USA | Leave a comment

Two American Whiskeys finished in sherry casks by 3006

Posted on 7 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

3006 is a newish bottler that showed up some years ago. I read something about then but then forgot about the brand again, until recently. RvB shared these two American Whiskeys, one finished in a PX octave, and another in … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Undisclosed | Tagged 3006, American Whiskey, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment