Category Archives: Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas, 185th Anniversary, 46%

Posted on 22 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This year, Glenfarclas distillery celebrates their 185th anniversary. Of course, that had to be combined with a special celebratory release. And also of course, I got a bottle for bottle-sharing! This one filled up surprisingly quickly, so all I had … Continue reading →

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Glenfarclas 15, 52.1% – OB for The Netherlands

Posted on 25 May 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Contrary to yesterday, today’s whisky does state that it actually is Glenfarclas. It’s also not teaspooned, matured in refill and first fill casks and not nearly as dark. It is, however, 4% stronger in alcohol content. Still not a huge … Continue reading →

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Two 40 year old Blairfindy whiskies

Posted on 18 November 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Back when I started drinking whisky, some 15 years ago, I started going to Whiskyslijterij De Koning. Back then he was the importer of Blackadder whiskies in The Netherlands and a Blairfindy 40 year old was on one of the … Continue reading →

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Glenfarclas 21, 47.9% – OB for the Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland

Posted on 24 October 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

… And as far as my experience with those bars goes, that means Fiddlers’ in Drumnadrochit. I bought this last June when I was there with one of my best friends, JPH. We spent the night there, while drinking too … Continue reading →

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The Whisky Exchange Christmas Malt, Glenfarclas, 17yo, 58.7%

Posted on 9 November 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday a brand new sample arrived from The Whisky Exchange. It was their Christmas Malt for the upcoming festive season. According to their own press release it is “a 17-year-old Speyside from the canonical mystery family-owned distillery”.  Quite a clear … Continue reading →

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Black Friday 16yo, 54% – The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 24 November 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last week I was sent a sample from The Whisky Exchange for their Black Friday whisky. There was not much information given except the age and the abv, and throughout the week we got morsels of information fed by the … Continue reading →

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Blind Tasting Competition Day 1: Glenfarclas 25

Posted on 7 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, yesterday night was the first day of the Blind Tasting Competition. I have been looking forward to it for a while now, and I made sure I tried the sample in time. I have been known to forget about … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar Day 1: Glenfarclas 25, 43%

Posted on 1 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

On the first day of the Whisky Advent Calendar, by Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt, I found a sample of Glenfarclas 25 waiting for me. I have to admit I already knew this since I peaked this … Continue reading →

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Blog Birthday Bash #5

Posted on 3 August 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today is the 5th birthday of my blog. Almost 1250 posts in, with a couple thousand visitors every month, I’m still having fun doing this. To celebrate, ever since the first birthday in 2010, I invite a couple of friends … Continue reading →

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Another iteration of an Usquebaugh Regional Tasting

Posted on 10 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Every once in a while we do a regional tasting for Usquebaugh Society members. Today was another one themed ‘patience’. That boiled down to mostly bottles from a couple of years ago. In some cases that ‘couple’ is an understatement. … Continue reading →

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