Category Archives: Lagavulin

An Islay Distillery 12, 2008-2020, 54.2% – First Cask

Posted on 19 February 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Recently, Whisky Import Nederland, the company behind the First Cask brand, released a series of six whiskies. There were some interesting bottles in that batch, but the one that stood out was this ‘An Islay Distillery’. Why, you ask? This: … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Lagavulin with Port Ellen influences

Posted on 20 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tom climbs his pen once again to write down his thoughts on the new Lagavulin 12 years old. An annual highlight in the world of special releases. A highlight in the year is always the Special Releases announcement of Diageo. … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin: King of Islay… and Feis Ile 2020

Posted on 1 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

And for the second day in a row, Tom reviews a Feis Ile 2020 whisky. This time it’s the Lagavulin. A 20 year whisky at a significantly lower price than the 21 year old single casks that were released through … Continue reading →

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Houses Tyrell, Greyjoy, Lannister, and the Night’s Watch

Posted on 28 June 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, rather counterintuitively, I got excited by the Game of Thrones whiskies. Generally I steer clear of those highly marketed, media tie-in things, but in this case the media tie-in is something I was rather enthusiastic about. Of course, I … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin 12, 12th release, 56.1%

Posted on 17 January 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

At one point, the Lagavulin 12 cask strength, the one that is released annually by Diageo, was going to be the thing I would collect. Every year it’s a top scoring whisky that’s truly amazing for it’s money, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin Distillery Only 2017, 54.1%

Posted on 16 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last April I visited Lagavulin distillery, and while the tasting was amazing, the tour was pretty shit. Luckily their shop was filled with all kinds of awesomeness. Even more lucky, I got my hands on most everything that was available … Continue reading →

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Peat Night 2018, at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 11 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s already been over a month, but a fond memory still. On the 9th of November we went all the way to Den Bosch for the annual Peat Night, or ‘Turfkoekhapavond’. It was an utter disaster to get there, as is … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin 1997, 21yo, 56.6% – OB for Boris, Floris, Bram, Sebastian, Ronny, Rolf

Posted on 14 November 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I don’t know four of the six people mentioned in the title, but the other two (Bram and Floris) are the guys behind WhiskyNerds, and fellow Usquebaugh Society club members. What I also know is that they’ve bottled some amazing … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin, Islay Jazz Festival 2017, 57.6%

Posted on 12 October 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About a year ago Benny, from our whisky club, went to Islay and I asked him to pick up some bottles for me. This was one of them, but I never got around to properly reviewing it yet. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Does the re-opening of distilleries bereave us of nostalgia?

Posted on 6 October 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Once more Tom van Engelen has written a post reminiscing about booze with a dram in hand. This time his train of thought got sparked by an old bottling of Port Ellen! Once I knew a man who thought it … Continue reading →

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