Category Archives: – Blended Malt

The Lost Blend, 46% – Compass Box

Posted on 20 November 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Compass Box is a very interesting company from London that produces an impressive array of impressive whiskies. Some blends and some blended malts. Some of their whiskies are okay but still worth the money you spend on them. Most of the whiskies, … Continue reading →

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The Reference Series by Master of Malt, part 2.1

Posted on 14 October 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A while ago I got some samples from Master of Malt again. They had just released the second iteration of their Reference Series, which could also be called Whisky Homework. I’m still slightly in doubt whether or not Master of … Continue reading →

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Candid, 49% – Michel Couvreur

Posted on 10 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This summer during our family holiday I gave my wife and kid an afternoon off from me and during that short period I went to Bouze-les-Beaune to visit the cellars of Michel Couvreur. The company that is, since the man … Continue reading →

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Blog Birthday Bash #4

Posted on 21 July 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Saturday was the day of this wee blog’s fourth birthday party. Not the actual 4th birthday but due to pregnancy and the lack of planning thereof we pulled that forward a little bit. As said in the announcement post … Continue reading →

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Oak Cross, 43% – Compass Box

Posted on 3 June 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A little while ago Compass Box was kind enough to send me a couple of samples from their core range. They asked me which three I would prefer and I picked Oak Cross, Peat Monster and Spice Tree. Mostly because … Continue reading →

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The Reference Series, part 1. By Master of Malt

Posted on 6 May 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Master of Malt came up with yet another clever plot to extract money from us whisky lovers. This time they call it ‘The Reference Series‘ and market it as being educational. While I am always up to expand my knowledge … Continue reading →

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Auchnagie, 46% – Lost Distillery

Posted on 14 March 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second whisky of the three that are available now. It’s also the second of the three reviews of them. The first one, the Stratheden, was very Arran like. I liked it quite a bit. In that post I wrote … Continue reading →

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