Category Archives: Lagavulin

A rediscovered love for Islay’s whiskies

Posted on 16 June 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

My pervious post was about several things, including (and mostly) how I have started loving Islay whiskies again. At some point I got done with the continued barrage of peated drams, but that’s no longer the case. This is part … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Laphroaig | Tagged Bowmore, Cairdeas, Caol Ila, Feis Ile, Islay Jazz Festival, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Sherry casks, SIngle Malts of Scotland, The Whisky Show | Leave a comment

Islay, a baby and Twitter

Posted on 28 May 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been two weeks since I’ve blogged. In those two weeks quite a lot has happened, varying from major life changing things to unimportant things that are fun to yap about. Baby On May 17th, our third child, Cato, was … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Lagavulin | Tagged 1975, 1991, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Duchess, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Lagavulin Jazz Festival, Rare Malts | 2 Comments

BTC sample 13, Lagavulin 12, 2016 edition, 57.7%

Posted on 19 December 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Right. I have no clue what’s happening here. Apart from the fact that I didn’t enter my guess for Saturday, simply because I forgot and got home late. So that was a zero pointer. I haven’t blogged about Friday’s sample … Continue reading →

Posted in Lagavulin | Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Diageo, Islay, Lagavulin, Usquebaugh Society | Leave a comment

Bad ass whisky tasting at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 18 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Friday was the day I booked a tasting at my favorite whisky shop. We went to Den Bosch, to De Whiskykoning (who has a new web site, by the way) with some friends for the bad ass whisky tasting. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Bladnoch, Caol Ila, Glenlivet, Lagavulin, Rosebank, Springbank | Tagged 1970, 1978, 1989, 1993, 200th Anniversary, Bladnoch, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Caol Ila, Connoisseur's Choice, Creative Whisy Company, David Rampling Series, David Stirk, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Duncan Taylor, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Lagavulin, Local Barley, Lowlands, Peerless, Rare Old, Rosebank, Sherry Cask, Springbank | Leave a comment

Lagavulin 10, 2005-2015, 58.3% – Gleann Mór (A Rare Find)

Posted on 17 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Lagavulin is, like Talisker and Oban, not a distillery you see a lot of in the independent whisky scene. At least, it’s there, but the name of the distillery generally isn’t on the label. This one is different since it … Continue reading →

Posted in Lagavulin | Tagged 2005, Cask Strength, Diageo, Gleann Mór, Islay, Lagavulin | 3 Comments

Lagavulin 1991-2015, Triple matured, Feis Ile 2015, 59.9%

Posted on 22 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

During that one week in May when a lot of folks make their pilgrimage to Islay I’d rather not be on Facebook. Or Twitter for that matter. Not that I’m jealous of everyone being at their favorite distillery and drinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Lagavulin | Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Diageo, Feis Ile, Islay, Lagavulin, Puncheon, Sherry Cask, Triple Matured | Leave a comment

Lagavulin 12yo, 55.1% – Diageo Premium Release 2013

Posted on 29 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Diageo releases their annual premium releases in Autumn. Sometimes, however, something goes wrong and it takes a lot longer for those releases to pop up in the Dutch stores. This was the case in 2013, which is why this whisky … Continue reading →

Posted in Lagavulin | Tagged 2013, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Islay, Lagavulin, Whisky tasting, Whiskykoning | Leave a comment