Category Archives: Glen Grant

Glen Grant 23, 2000-2023, First Fill Sherry Butt 4, 57.3% – Signatory Vintage for Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 15 December 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Every time a Wu Dram Clan bottling is announced, I get a bit of a rush. Especially with these older ones they have set the bar so high, and so far they’ve managed to keep it there. This one was … Continue reading →

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Glen Grant 26, 1995-2021, Bourbon Barrel, 50.6% – Whisky Sponge

Posted on 6 July 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

We all know Whisky Sponge for the fairly hilarious blog posts from a while ago. Hilarious if you are a bit embedded in the whisky world and know who and what all references refer to. It seems to have gone … Continue reading →

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Glen Grant 25, 1993-2018, 50.8% – Cadenhead’s Club

Posted on 15 February 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With most clubs associated with distilleries or bottlers you wonder what it’s for. In a lot of cases it is barely more than a quarterly newsletter and some ‘exclusive’ section of their website that barely offers any added value. Of … Continue reading →

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Cadenhead’s bottle-share

Posted on 21 January 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Towards the end of last October I did yet another ‘last’ bottle share of the year. The last one because I had been stressing my wallet, and everyone else’s in my sharing group. Of course, that wasn’t true and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Grant, Glenlossie, Inchgower, Paul John | Tagged 1992, 1993, 2009, 2011, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead, Glen Grant, Glenlossie, Inchgower, India, Indian whisky, Paul John, Sherry Cask, Single Cask, Small Batch, Speyside | Leave a comment

The Best Whiskies of 2015

Posted on 30 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, I had written a lengthy post about selecting the best whiskies of 2015, and how that process works for me. There was a table with my favorite two whiskies per month, and how I narrowed that list down to … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Grant, Glenlochy, Ledaig | Tagged 1950, 1972, 1980, 1995, Benromach, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Duncan Taylor, Glenlochy, Gordon & MacPhail, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, Ordha, Speyside, Wealth Solutions, Wemyss Malts, William Grant & Sons | 6 Comments

Glen Grant 1950-2015, 65yo, 59.3% – Gordon & MacPhail for Wealth Solutions

Posted on 26 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’m not sure if you realized it while skimming the title of this post, but we’re talking about a 65 year old whisky that’s been bottled at 59.3%. That means, according to general practice in Scotland and the press release, … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Grant | Tagged 1950, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Butt, Speyside, Wealth Solutions | 3 Comments

Photo bombing: The Usquebaugh Society’s 25th Anniversary party

Posted on 15 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I generally only take pictures of the drams I’m having, and yesterday afternoon was no exception. The pictures and impressions of the event itself are on Facebook in a lot of different posts by a lot of different people. Here’s … Continue reading →

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My favorite whiskies of 2014

Posted on 29 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading →

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Glen Grant 1985-2012, 26yo, 55.6% – Exclusive Malts, Creative Whisky Company

Posted on 23 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A while ago I went to a club meeting and Leon Zonneveld, of “Uw Top Whisky” fame (which is considerable among whisky geeks in The Netherlands) brought me some bottles. I paid for them, and shipping which I didn’t need. … Continue reading →

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Glen Grant 66yo, 1948-2014, 46.6% by Gordon & MacPhail, for Wealth Solutions

Posted on 6 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

For the third year in a row I’ve been picked to receive a review sample of Wealth Solutions‘ epic annual release of whisky. Wealth Solutions has, since it’s start in 2007, become a big player in Poland for people of … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Grant, Wealth Solutions | Tagged Free Sample, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Speyside, Wealth Solutions | 6 Comments