Category Archives: – Distillery

Glen Scotia 15yo, 2001, Mashman’s Reserve, 58.2% – Distillery Only

Posted on 20 September 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As with most Distillery Only bottlings, you actually have to go to the distillery to pick it up. Which is yet another good reason to visit such a little piece of heaven on earth. I picked this one up at … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 2003-2018, Syrah Cask, 63.3% – Valinch 33

Posted on 27 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last year on April 5th I would have sworn I’d never buy a Bruichladdich wine cask ever again. I’ve had some in the past and they were pretty shit. Then, in the week after I went to Islay and we … Continue reading →

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Glenturret Toiseachadh Ur, 13yo, 57.5% – Distillery Only

Posted on 21 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

After touring Glenturret a couple of months ago, with my mate JPH, we did the mandatory visit to the shop. We didn’t need to exit through the gift shop, but we came to Scotland with the intention to get some … Continue reading →

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Balblair 2002-2015, 55.1% – Handfilled at the distillery

Posted on 28 April 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Handfilled at the distillery, unfortunately not by myself. Balblair is a bit of a strange brand, from a Dutch perspective. The brand is known, but quite rare to see on the shelf of a regular bottle shop. Even most of … Continue reading →

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Two Manzanilla cask Bunnahabhains

Posted on 10 March 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A little while ago a few whisky fanatics I’ve known for years had one of their decadent tastings. Contrary to previous ones which were “40%, and bottled in the sixties” and stuff like that, this one was a bit more … Continue reading →

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Glen Moray Distillery, and their tasting kit

Posted on 19 February 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last October I was staying in Speyside with my family. And even though my kids are 6, 4 and 1 years old, I found I had the moral and educational obligation to show them a whisky distillery. The closest one … Continue reading →

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Bunnahabhain Moine 2004, 13yo, Marsala Cask, 56.6% – OB Distillery Only

Posted on 6 January 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In April of last year I went to Islay with three of my best friends for a rather epic week of booze, scenery, Scotland and a few games of Cards Against Humanity. We decided to not do too many distillery … Continue reading →

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Glen Scotia, 2018

Posted on 7 May 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Around September last year I posted on Facebook, asking for tips for me and my friend FV to spend an afternoon and evening in Campbeltown. While I did get some way-too-obvious things, like Springbank and Cadenhead’s, I also got the … Continue reading →

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Love and hate for Lagavulin

Posted on 30 April 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

That’s some title, isn’t it? Hate is quite overstated, but I have to lure unsuspecting readers in some way, don’t I? Anyway, the third and last distillery we toured while on Islay a few weeks ago was Lagavulin. I did … Continue reading →

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Bunnahabhain, 2018

Posted on 23 April 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Exactly two weeks ago was the day we visited Bunnahabhain Distillery. I did visit it before in 2010, but I didn’t do a tour back then. There wasn’t enough time during our stay on Islay to also take in the … Continue reading →

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