Category Archives: – Armagnac

Four Armagnacs from Alfred Dubois Lizee, bottled for Jack Tar

Posted on 24 March 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Jack Tar, the new-ish bottler of high-end spirits sent a bunch of samples over a while ago. I normally try to get around to samples like this fairly quickly, but in this case I wanted to make it a more … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, Alfred Dubois Lizee | Tagged 1934, 1963, 1965, 1973, Alfred Dubois Lizee, Armagnac, France, Jack Tar, Veuve Goudoulin | Leave a comment

Two brandies with Wu-Dram Clan involvement!

Posted on 17 November 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Recently the guys behind Wu-Dram Clan released an old Cognac. A Jean-Luc Pasquet, which has proven to be a rather noteworthy Cognac house that works really well for whisky fanatics. More or less at the same time they released an … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, - Cognac, Domaine Jean-Luc Pasquet, Maison Aurian | Tagged 1958, 1995, Armagnac, Aurian, Bas-Armagnac, Cognac, Domaine Jean-Luc Pasquet, France, Grande Champagne, GrapiDiggaz, Kirsch Import, Wu-Dram Clan | Leave a comment

Two French spirits, a young Fine and an old Armagnac

Posted on 26 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

These French spirits seem on the up and up, on my blog. I know last year saw more French stuff reviewed than ever before. And although I already quite liked Armagnac, I never expected the depth and breadth of Cognac … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, - Other Spirits, Domaine de Baraillon, Domaine Pierre Naigeon | Tagged 1989, 2007, Armagnac, Domaine de Baraillon, Domaine Pierre Naigeon, Fine, Fine de Bourgogne, Folle Blanche | Leave a comment

Adelphi / Whisky Import Nederland Virtual Tasting

Posted on 16 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Friday I participated in the first virtual tasting for Adelphi and Whisky Import Nederland. The tasting was hosted by the Dutch importer and joined by Alex Bruce and Connal Mackenzie from Adelphi. We tried five different drams, four ‘whiskies’ … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, - Blended Malt, Ardnamurchan, Caol Ila, Chichibu, Linkwood | Tagged Adelphi, Ardnamurchan, Armagnac, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, Chichibu, Highlands, Islay, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Linkwood, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Glover | Leave a comment

The sixth annual Blog Birthday Bash

Posted on 8 August 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This here blog has been around for six years already. The actual date was August third, but that passed rather eventless. However, last Saturday was the annual barbecue-and-booze celebration. I made the fairly predictable huge hunks of pork again, although … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Ardmore, Benrinnes, Bowmore, Bunnahabhain, Glen Elgin, Glen Garioch, Glenrothes, Imperial, Jameson, Longmorn, Longrow, Tamnavulin, Tullibardine | Tagged - Armagnac, 12 Barrels, 1967, 1975, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, Adelphi, Ardlair, Ardmore, Benrinnes, Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Bunnahbhain, Creative Whisky Company, Fascadale, Fine de Bourgogne, First Cask, France, Glen Elgin, Glen Garioch, Glenalba, Glenrothes, Haig, Highlands, Hospices de Beaune, Imperial, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Jameson, Jewels of Scotland, Kintra, Lidl, LMDW, Lombard, Longmorn, Longrow, Royal Mile Whiskies, Signatory, Speyside, Springbank Society, Tamnavulin, The Whisky Agency, Tullibardine, Vaghi | 3 Comments

Armagnac: Baron Gaston Legrand, 1995, 40% (and a wrap up)

Posted on 27 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The ninth and final Armagnac from the bottle share is another Bas Armagnac, like the Laballes and the Tariquet from a couple of days ago. I didn’t overly like those drinks, even though Bas Armagnac is supposedly the better terroir … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, Chateau Laballe, Gaston Legrand, Saint Christeau, Tariquet | Tagged - Armagnac, 1995, Bas Armagnac, Bottle Share, France, Gaston Legrand | Leave a comment

Armagnac: Saint Christeau 1950 and 1938

Posted on 26 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Saint Christeau Armagnac was varying from 1990 back to 1938. I initially planned to stretch that time span further, between 1995 and 1934. Unfortunately these two were not available anymore and I settled for the others. Whichever way you … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, Saint Christeau | Tagged - Armagnac, 1938, 1950, Bottle Share, Distillerie Miclo, France, Saint Christeau | 1 Comment

Armagnac: Saint Christeau 1990 & Tariquet Blanche

Posted on 24 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another Saint Christeau Armagnac, and a weird one. The Tariquet Blanche is not just 100% folle blanche (which is the grape), it is also a blanche Armagnac. Which is just a fancy way of saying they didn’t bother to age … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, Saint Christeau, Tariquet | Tagged - Armagnac, Blanche Armagnac, Bottle Share, Distillerie Miclo, Saint Christeau, Tariquet | 1 Comment

Armagnac: Saint Christeau 1940 & 1987

Posted on 22 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The intention of the bottle share was to do only Armagnacs from the Saint Christeau brand, but as it turned out the shop had some stock issues and couldn’t deliver, or find, the bottles I ordered. Hence the switch to … Continue reading →

Posted in - Armagnac, Distillerie Miclo, Saint Christeau | Tagged - Armagnac, 1940, Bottle Share, Distillerie Miclo, France, Saint Christeau | 1 Comment