Category Archives: – American Whiskey

More bottle shares

Posted on 8 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The whisky season is hitting the ground running with some really interesting releases. Of course, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t want to try a lot of them, so there’s about to be a lot of bottle shares happening … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Bottle share, Compass Box, Heaven Hill | Tagged 2001, Blended Whisky, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Compass Box, Heaven Hill, Islay Cask, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, Spice Tree, The Luxe, USA | Leave a comment

Eagle Rare 10, barrel 230, 45% – OB for World of Drinks

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This is not going to be a traditional review with proper tasting notes. Mostly since I didn’t write any notes, but I still want to review this whisky, in a way. Some background first, since that is the reason I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare | Tagged Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Kentucky, Single Barrel, USA, World of Drinks | Leave a comment

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, 100 Proof

Posted on 27 July 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This is not a review. A short while ago I saw that Jack Daniel’s had released a Single Barrel at 100 proof. Their regular single barrels are all bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV) and I thought this was something … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Jack Daniel's | Tagged 100 Proof, Jack Daniel's, Silver Select, Single Barrel, Tennessee Whiskey, USA | Leave a comment

Roughstock Montana Straight Rye Whiskey, 45%

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This second Roughstock whiskey is a 100% rye whiskey from Montana. It came third in Shai’s samples and, as the rest, it wasn’t labeled. It’s labeled as a straight rye whiskey, and there’s no age statement I can discern, so … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Roughstock | Tagged American Whiskey, Bozeman, Montana, Roughstock, Rye Whiskey | Leave a comment

Roughstock Montana Pure Malt Whiskey, 45%

Posted on 22 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So this happened. DSA, whisky buddy of mine from the USA/Israel/Austria sent me a bunch of samples with just a number on the cap. No further info was given, and knowing him it might or might not be whisk(e)y. It took … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Roughstock | Tagged American Whiskey, Bozeman, Montana, Roughstock | 1 Comment

Old Hermitage Rye Whiskey Reserve, Pre-prohibition rye whiskey

Posted on 16 March 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’m no buff on old American whiskey, but if I get the chance to try one I will. This, however, is only my second sample of such a dram. A couple of years back I wanted to get into bourbon … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Old Hermitage | Tagged Hermitage Distillery, Joshua Feldman, Kentucky, Old Hermitage Rye Whiskey, Pre-prohibition, Rye Whiskey, USA | 3 Comments

Is bourbon being de-premiumized?

Posted on 15 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This will be me just voicing my worries about the bourbon industry. A while ago I read on Sku’s Recent Eats that Elijah Craig no longer has the big ’12’ on the front label. It has moved to the back label … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Knob Creek | Tagged Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Knob Creek, NAS, Patiently Aged, USA | Leave a comment

Images of Bartstown, 53.2% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 3 November 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Images of Bartstown is a bourbon whiskey from Malts of Scotland. What’s weird is that it’s neither a malt, nor is it from Scotland. Also, Bartstown should be Bardstown, so there’s a typo there. Since they’ve also released a whole … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey | Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Cask Strength, Heaven Hill, Images of Bartstown, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, NAS, USA | 1 Comment

Two new bottle shares!

Posted on 1 October 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve been doing bottle shares since forever, and recently I started a group on Facebook (hidden and such) for the usual suspects of them. Those guys get first crack since they’re participating a lot and also because they’re in The … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Bottle share | Tagged Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Bottle Share, Compass Box, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Rye Whiskey, USA, Willett | 4 Comments

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, 64.5%, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2009

Posted on 24 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The popularity of bourbon, rye and American whiskey in general has driven up prices massively. Especially on this side of the pond price tags are far less interesting than a couple of years ago. This is partially done by exporters and importers … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Buffalo Trace, Sazerac, Thomas H. Handy | Tagged Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Kentucky, Limited release, Rye Whiskey, Sazerac, Thomas H. Handy, USA | Leave a comment