Category Archives: Blair Athol

Blair Athol 14, 1998-2012, Ex-Bourbon Cask AM 007, 47.8% – Asta Morris

Posted on 15 April 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A while ago I ordered some ridiculous samples from WhiskySample.nl and with it came this surprise Blair Athol. Asta Morris is a bottler is somehow like but never keep track of. Strange, because the very first experience I had with … Continue reading →

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Hielander Whisky Festival 2024

Posted on 12 February 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today’s post is going to be a quick photo dump of last Saturday’s afternoon session at the Hielander Whisky Festival. Last year we skipped it due to a family weekend in the Ardennes, but this year we went back to … Continue reading →

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Blair Athol 11, 2011-2023, Refill Bourbon Hogshead 308910, 56% – Dràm Mòr

Posted on 4 July 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yet another Dràm Mòr whisky from the recent batch of samples they sent over. This time it’s a Blair Athol from a bourbon cask. Matured for eleven years since 2011, so a very recent bottling. Blair Athol, in my experience, … Continue reading →

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Blair Athol 12, 2009-2021, Hogshead 304771, 55.8% – Fable

Posted on 3 July 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, the last of my Fable bottles. When I reviewed the second batch I got in for a tasting, things didn’t look too well. I thought the first bunch of bottles was awesome, but after the second one I am … Continue reading →

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Thalassa Whisky 10, 2011-2022, 55% – King Cask

Posted on 8 May 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

But wait, wasn’t this reviewed already? Yes it is. Correct. However, this is a whisky that was ‘dynamically aged’ on the Thalassa, sailing across the Atlantic a couple of times before being bottled in Terschelling. Joris, of Dam Dranken on … Continue reading →

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Blair Athol 13, bottled 2022, 56.2% – Hand filled at the distillery

Posted on 24 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A friend of mine gave me a sample of this a little while ago. Last year he visited the distillery on a family holiday to Scotland, if I recall correctly. This cask was available and although it officially doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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Thalassa Whisky 10, 2011-2022, 55% – King Cask

Posted on 28 December 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another one of those weird whiskies from King Cask. And by weird I am talking about the way it came to be instead of the actual whisky. This one, with an ‘Origin near the Falls of Bruar’, or as is … Continue reading →

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Flora & Fauna Classics, revisited by Tom van Engelen

Posted on 12 December 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Once more Tom has kindly supplied us with some nice reviews of things I normally don’t have on my radar. In this case, it’s a trio of Flora & Fauna releases by Diageo. With a Blair Athol, still regularly available, … Continue reading →

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Blair Athol 10, 2011-2021, 3 Red Wine Barriques, 50% – Uncharted Whisky Co.

Posted on 8 December 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I know where I got a sample of this, but I can’t for the life of me remember why. As in, I like Blair Athol well enough, but why on earth would I spend money (if I did) on a … Continue reading →

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Blair Athol 12, 2008-2020, 1st Fill Sherry Hogshead 18601601, 57.7% – Gordon & MacPhail (Connoisseurs Choice)

Posted on 16 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I am such an idiot. While this is not news to me, this one here is undeniable proof. A little while ago, RvB shared this bottle in my little bottle-share group, and thoroughly liking Blair Athol, I jumped on it. … Continue reading →

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