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Category Archives: – Festival
Dutch Whisky Festival 2018
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
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Millstone 2013-2016, Peated PX Cask, 56.6% – OB for Whisky in Leiden
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
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Beers of September
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
Hielander Whisky Festival 2016
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
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Maltstock 2015 – Saturday
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
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Maltstock 2015 – Friday
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
Whisky en Rum aan Zee 2014
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
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My favourite events of 2013
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
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Maltstock – A trip around Dufftown with Michael Lord
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
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Maltstock – Whiskyquiz with Michael Lord
One of the Masterclasses described in the earlier post was done my Michael Lord from The Whisky Shop Dufftown. He also does the annual whisky quiz at Maltstock so people are always happy and afraid when he says he’s coming … Continue reading
Posted in - Festival
Tagged Caol Ila, Hans Offringa, Maltstock, Michael Lord, Whisky Quiz, Whiskyshop Dufftown
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Malt Fascination 