Category Archives: Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis 25yo, 1984, Cask 98/35/12, 54%

Posted on 14 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I usually try to find excuses to buy whisky. Generally I also try to celebrate the little things, just to get a little bit more joy out of things that would otherwise go barely noticed. Of course, some things warrant … Continue reading →

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Regional tasting Noord-Holland, by the Usquebaugh Society

Posted on 31 March 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Posted in Aberlour, Amrut, Ben Nevis, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Inchgower, Linkwood, Littlemill, Macduff, Port Ellen, Springbank, Strathisla, Strathmill | Tagged 1836, 500 Years of Whisky, Aberlour, Adelphi, Amrut, Ben Nevis, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bowmore, Cadenhead's, Clynelish, Coal Ila, Dailuaine, Distillery Only, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Inchgower, James MacArthur's, Linkwood, Liquid Sun, Littlemill, Macduff, Malts of Scotland, Old Particular, Port Ellen, Provenance, Single Barrel, Small Batch, Springbank, Springbank Society, Stitchell Reserve, Strathisla, Strathmill, The Whisky Agency, Whiskybroker, Wilson & Morgan | 2 Comments

Ben Nevis 1984-2002, 61.2% – Blackadder Raw Cask

Posted on 14 January 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been ages since I properly reviewed a Blackadder whisky, and for some reason it’s been even longer since I ever bought one. Come to think of it, the last one I bought was the 1981 Lochside, probably back in … Continue reading →

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Blind Tasting Competition 8 – Ben Nevis 15, 1996-2012, 51.7%

Posted on 16 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Catching up! I already wrote the tasting notes below so I could easily publish them from my holiday address, and then I forgot all about it. That must mean the weekend has been good, right? The drawback is that I … Continue reading →

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All in an afternoon’s work

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday was the first regional tasting in Den Bosch that I attended. After my tries and lots of agendas that conflicted with those plans it finally happened. It was worth it. I added a 1966 Glenfarclas and a 25yo Ben … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Ben Nevis, Clynelish, Cooley, Glen Elgin, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenlivet, Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Longmorn, Longrow, Mortlach, Royal Lochnagar | Tagged Adelphi, Bell's, Ben Nevis, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Cooley, Glen Elgin, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenlivet, Highlands, Islay, Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Lombard, Longmorn, Longrow, Mortlach, Regional Tasting, Royal Lochnagar, SIngle Malts of Scotland, Speyside, Springbank, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society, Villa Konthor, White Horse | 2 Comments

Ben Nevis 21, 46%, 1990-2012 – The Maltman

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I feel like I’ve tortured Frank (formerly from the MeWhisky blog) by not reviewing this earlier. He sent me this somewhere in (I think) February and I let him know right away that it was a damn fine whisky. Then … Continue reading →

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Hielander Whisky Festival 2013

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The whisky festival in Alkmaar, hosted by Wullie MacMorland of The Hielander Scottish Restaurant is usually the first official whisky event of the year. This year it is no different. Funnily enough I go there every year with different people. … Continue reading →

Posted in Balvenie, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Clynelish, Glen Keith, GlenDronach, Hazelburn, Littlemill, Mortlach, Port Ellen, Undisclosed | Tagged Balvenie, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bert Vuik, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Douglas Laing, Drinks & Gifts, Dutch Connection, Dutch Whisky Connection, Fred Laing, Glen Keith, GlenDronach, Hanyu, Hazelburn, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt, Littlemill, Michiel Wigman, Mortlach, Old Guns, Old Malt Cask, Port Ellen, Prichard's, Somewhere in Speyside, Springbank, The Maltman | 2 Comments

BTC sample 12 – Ben Nevis 10 Port Finish for TKS Sweden

Posted on 18 December 2012 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As we say in The Netherlands “Het kan vriezen, het kan dooien”, which more or less means “It can be freezing, or it can be thawing”, meaning things can go both ways. And in the Blind Tasting Competition (for me … Continue reading →

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Regioproeverij Noord-Holland

Posted on 15 September 2010 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Eens in de zoveel tijd worden door de leden van de Usquebaugh Society regioproeverijen georganiseerd. Gezien ik in Krommenie woon en het mijn beurt was, was gisteren de Noord-Holland proeverij bij mij thuis. Om een uur of zeven begonnen de … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, Ben Nevis, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glen Garioch, Ledaig, Longmorn, Springbank, Tobermory | Tagged Adelphi, Ben Nevis, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Buchanan, Bunnahabhain, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Dewar Rattray, Glen Garioch, James MacArthur's, Ledaig, Longmorn, Murray McDavid, Springbank | 1 Comment