Category Archives: – Festival

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 →

Posted in - Festival, - Grain Whisky, Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Ballechin, Ballindalloch, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Bladnoch, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Craigellachie, Dailuaine, Edradour, Glenrothes, Invergordon, Linkwood, Longmorn, Longrow, Macallan, Macduff, Mannochmore, Mortlach, Old Pulteney, Royal Brackla, Strathmill | Tagged Alkmaar, Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Ballindalloch, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Bourbon Cask, Bruichladdich, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Cask Noir, Craigellachie, Dailuaine, Dram Mor, Dramfool, Finn Thomson, Grain Whisky, Hielander, Hielander Whisky Festival, Highlands, Ichiro's Malt, Invergordon, Islay, Islay House, Le Gus't, Linkwood, Longmorn, Longrow, Lowlands, Maltbarn, Mannochmore, Michiel Wigman, Mortlach, Old Pulteney, Scott's Selection, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Strathmill, The Maltman, The Nectar of the Daily Drams, The Single Cask, The Warehouse Collection, TnT Casks, Ultimate, Wine cask | Leave a comment

Dutch Whisky Festival 2018

Posted on 17 September 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In twelve days the inaugural edition of Dutch Whisky Festival will take place. A couple of whisky buddies of mine (Jeroen Koetsier and Arno Borsboom, with help from Michiel Wigman) are organizing it in Arnhem with the festival focusing on … Continue reading →

Posted in - Festival, - News and Announcements | Tagged Arnhem, Dutch Whisky Festival, Whisky Festival | Leave a comment

Millstone 2013-2016, Peated PX Cask, 56.6% – OB for Whisky in Leiden

Posted on 16 March 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Whisky in Leiden is the annual whisky festival hosted by Whiskysite.nl, or De Druiventuin, or whatever their exact name is. They’re an awesome and vast whisky shop in, you guessed it, Leiden. Ever since Whisky Live NL moved back to … Continue reading →

Posted in - Festival, Millstone, Zuidam | Tagged 2013, Dutch whisky, Festival bottling, Millstone, Sherry Cask, Whisky in Leiden, Whiskysite, Zuidam | 1 Comment

Beers of September

Posted on 10 October 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This month can only be summarized by superlatives like ‘Ridiculous’, ‘Decadent’ and ‘Superfluous’. What made this month like that was a trip to a brewery, having a few nice beers with my mate Jason, and Wouter in Amsterdam, a camping … Continue reading →

Posted in - Beer, - Festival | Tagged Alvinne, Bakunin, Bakunin Brewing Co., Beer, Brewdog, Brouwerij 't IJ, Brouwerij De Molen, Brouwerij Hoop, Brouwerij Kees, Cascade Brewing, Edge Brewing, Guinness, Jopen, Lervig, Nogne O, Omnipollo, Orval, The Wild Beer Co., Thornbridge | Leave a comment

Hielander Whisky Festival 2016

Posted on 14 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday I went to another awesome session of the Hielander Whisky Festival in Alkmaar. I took some pictures, but obviously not of everything I tried. I am far too forgetful for that, and I also don’t want to disclose my … Continue reading →

Posted in - Festival, Ben Nevis, Bunnahabhain, Clynelish, Kavalan, Linkwood, Longmorn, Springbank, Tomatin | Tagged 1976, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2002, Ben Nevis 1973, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bourbon Cask, Bunnahabhain, Cask Strength, Christmas Edition, Claret cask, Clynelish 1982, Daily Dram, First Cask, Highlands, Islay, Kavalan, Linkwood, Liquid Sun, Old Pulteney, Open Day, Sherry Cask, Solist, Speyside, Springbank, Taiwan, Tomatin, Whisky Import Nederland | Leave a comment

Maltstock 2015 – Saturday

Posted on 30 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I was going to say that Maltstock days begin with the most awesome breakfast ever. However, this one started with a massive headache. Not overly surprising, but most unwelcome for sure. Rehydration starts. Then came breakfast. For a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in - Festival | Tagged Billy Abbott, HIghland Park, Maltstock, Mars Komagatake, Shinshu Mars, The Whisky Exchange, William Grant and Sons | 1 Comment

Maltstock 2015 – Friday

Posted on 29 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, Maltstock is over for another year. This weekend was riddled with beer and whisky from about 2pm on Friday, to 2am on Sunday morning/Saturday night. I wisely kept off the booze the rest of Sunday. I was allotted three … Continue reading →

Posted in - Festival | Tagged Maltstock, The Old Pipe, Whisky Israel | Leave a comment

Whisky en Rum aan Zee 2014

Posted on 12 October 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This year saw the 9th edition of Whisky en Rum aan Zee (Whisky and Rum at Sea), not to be confused with Whisky by the Sea, and several other whisky festivals in coastal venues. Since my brother in law is … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Festival, - Other Distilleries, - Other Spirits, - Rum, Arran, Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch, Millstone, Zuidam | Tagged Borgoe, Don Abuelo, El Dorado, Genever, Jenever, Millstone, Ron de Mulata, Ron Prohibido, Rum, Whiskey, Whisky, Zacapa, Zuidam | 1 Comment

My favourite events of 2013

Posted on 30 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Looking back at the almost gone year I remember quite a lot of whisky events. Not as many as some years ago when I visited so many festivals I couldn’t even remember them all, but the quality of each individual … Continue reading →

Posted in - Distillery, - Festival, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, BenRiach, Brora, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Talisker | Tagged Alkmaar, Hans Offringa, Hielander, Highlands, Limburg, Lowlands, Maltstock, Scotland, Skye, Speyside, Whiskyfair, Woodinville | 2 Comments

Maltstock – A trip around Dufftown with Michael Lord

Posted on 16 September 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second masterclass I got for this year’s Maltstock was titles ‘The Whiskyshop Dufftown’. Apart from that, no information was given and with Michael Lord it can go any way I figured. Last year he was at the festival with … Continue reading →

Posted in - Festival, Balvenie, Convalmore, Dufftown, Glendullan, Glenfiddich, Mortlach, Pittyvaich | Tagged Balvenie, Cadenhead, Convalmore, Dufftown, Glendullan, Glenfiddich, Meadowside Blending, Michael Lord, Mortlach, Peated Cask, Pittyvaich, Provenance, Singleton, Solera, Speyside, The Maltman, Whiskyshop | 3 Comments