Category Archives: Invergordon

Five Grain Whiskies and a Blended Malt

Posted on 15 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last February I reviewed a Girvan, of which I had gotten a sample in Fiddlers’ Advent Calendar. Contrary to what I expected, I really loved it and even got myself a bottle. Teun van Wel, of Maltstock fame, saw my … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, - Grain Whisky, Cambus, Carsebridge, Girvan, Invergordon | Tagged 1973, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2001, Boogieman Import, Bourbon Cask, Brandy cask, Cambus, Campbeltown Whisky Company, Carsebridge, Closed Distillery, Electric Coo Series, Girvan, Invergordon, James Eadie, Maltstock, Sherry Cask, Teun van Wel, The Relaxed Malt, Thompson Bros, Watt Whisky | 1 Comment

Invergordon 44, 1974-2018, 51.6% – The Whisky Show Exclusive (Future Future)

Posted on 8 October 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

After the Past Future, and the Present Future, we get to the last part of the triptych. The future, as the guys at The Whisky Show’s organisation expect the future to be in the future. I’m once again very close … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, - News and Announcements, Invergordon | Tagged 1974, Future Future, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show | 1 Comment

Family Silver 1972-2017, 44yo, 41% – Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 14 March 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When this one popped up last year, I instantly bought it. A bit of an impulse buy that I try to stay away from, but in this case it all turned out well. Especially after tasting it. The blend is … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, Garnheath, Invergordon, Lochside | Tagged 1972, Blended Whisky, Cooper's Choice, Garnheath, Invergordon, Lochside | 1 Comment

Invergordon 1973-2016, 43yo, 52.4% – Liquid Art with Beacon Spirits

Posted on 13 October 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A while ago I reviewed a German cherry brandy from Beacon Spirits. In that same batch of samples I got a 1973 Invergordon. A bottler suddenly bottling a 1973 Invergordon is no longer a surprise since there have been several … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, Invergordon | Tagged 1973, Beacon Spirits, Free Sample, Grain Whisky, Invergordon, Liquid Art | Leave a comment

Invergordon 1972-2016, 43yo, 49.8% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 29 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apparently a sizable batch of Invergordon casks has been released from the warehouses of Martin Armstrong. A while ago he released a few on his own WhiskyBroker label, and one was bottled for Whiskybase, for their database containing 70,000 whiskies. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, Invergordon | Tagged 1972, Free Sample, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, WhiskyNerds | 3 Comments

Invergordon 1972-2016, 43yo, 49.7% – Whiskybase (70,000 bottles)

Posted on 16 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Whiskybase made it a thing to release a new whisky under their own label at every 10k mark in their database. The 70,000th whisky was added a while ago and this whisky was bottled to celebrate that. What’s even better is … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, Invergordon | Tagged 1972, Bourbon Barrel, Grain Whisky, Invergordon, Whiskybase | 2 Comments

Wrapping up the Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram

Posted on 8 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, I stared well with that Advent Calendar blogging. Then the Blind Tasting Competition started and that took over. I tried blogging twice per day but that was just too time consuming. Catching up with a massive blog post and … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Invergordon, Jura, Teeling | Tagged 1964, Advent Calendar, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Drinks by the Dram, Elixir, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Master of Malt, Speyside, Teeling, William Grant & Sons, Winter's Gold, Xtra Old Particular | Leave a comment

My favourite whiskies of 2013

Posted on 28 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I see a lot of blog(ger)s out there have already started their end-of-year lists rating some of their most favourite whiskies of the annum. I’ve been doing the same since I started so I can’t lag behind now, can I? … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Balblair, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, High West, Invergordon, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Midleton, Springbank, Zuidam | Tagged American Prairie Reserve, Balblair, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Campbeltown, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Grain Whisky, High West, Highlands, Invergordon, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Limited Edition, Master of Malt, Midleton, Millstone, Netherlands, Number One Drinks, Old Particular, Small Batch, Springbank, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Whisky Exchange, USA, Wealth Solutions, Zuidam | Leave a comment

Maltstock – Cadenhead Masterclass with Mark Watt

Posted on 17 September 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The third Masterclass I went for was my number one choice of the bunch. Cadenhead. The independent bottler has been off the radar in The Netherlands for the biggest part of the past decade since their shop in Amsterdam went … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, Bruichladdich, Cameronbridge, Invergordon, Mortlach | Tagged Bruichladdich, Cadenhead, Cameronbridge, Grain Whisky, Invergordon, Islay, Mark Watt, Mortlach, Speyside | 3 Comments