Category Archives: Laphroaig

Williamson 2010-2020, Refill Barrel twj-Lph01, 52.2% – The Whisky Jury

Posted on 14 March 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

And yes, of course this is Laphroaig. Williamson is a regular name for undisclosed Laphroaig, named after Bessie Williamson, the distillery manager at Laphroaig from the Second World War to 1972, with her also being owner of the place since … Continue reading →

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Unnamed Islay 30, 1991-2022, Bourbon Barrel 2674, 51.4% – Signatory Vintage for Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 3 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

To celebrate their third anniversary, Wu Dram Clan released three very different whiskies. A Caperdonich, a Glenburgie and an Unnamed Islay. The Islay one is reviewed today, the other two will follow shortly, but with a week of Islay whiskies … Continue reading →

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Laphroaig 25, 2016 edition, 48.6%

Posted on 2 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

To start off 2023 I’m going to review some old Islay whiskies. Some of them are from my own collection, others are from samples I got sent in December and didn’t get around to because I had a cold for … Continue reading →

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Laphroaig 10, Cask Strength Batch #014, 58.6%

Posted on 24 April 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Generally, when official 10 year old Laphroaigs come out, they sell out instantly. Or at least, that was the premise to me, when I decided to get myself one of these. One half, to be exact, since my bottle was … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Compass Box Menagerie, 46%

Posted on 20 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been ages since I last tried a Compass Box whisky. Or at least, since I last reviewed one. There was the Transistor, which I did with Punk IPA next to it in February, but before that it was 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Compass Box, Deanston, Glen Elgin, Laphroaig, Mortlach | Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Deanston, Glen Elgin, Highlands, Islay, Laphroaig, Menagerie, Mortlach, Speyside | Leave a comment

Laphroaig Cairdeas 12, Feis Ile 2009, 57.5%

Posted on 26 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

An older sample I got somewhere, probably from Tom van Engelen, since he’s recently turned in to a supplier of good Islay whisky from years gone by. This one is from the Cairdeas (‘friendship, in Gaelic’) range, which is Laphroaig’s … Continue reading →

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Laphroaig 15, 1999-2015, Refill Hogshead, 50.2% – Sansibar for Van der Boog (Bare Knuckle Fighter)

Posted on 7 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Whisky-friend and Longmorn Brother GvB came by to pick up some samples, and generally we swap a few samples more when that happens. He brought this bottle for me to try a sip of, at which point I started wondering … Continue reading →

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Laphroaig 21, 1987-2009, Refill Hogshead DL 4855, 50% – Old Malt Cask

Posted on 1 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Even though this is an older Laphroaig in two ways, both well aged and from quite some years ago, my mate TvE shared it at a very acceptable price. I didn’t have to think for long to decide whether to … Continue reading →

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Laphroaig Càirdeas Triple Wood, 59.5% – OB for Feis Ile 2019

Posted on 30 November 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another Feis Ile bottling. One I must I admit I had already forgotten about. I’m pulling from a backlog of tasting notes since I’ve not been tasting much the last few months. It’s only very occasionally that I feel my … Continue reading →

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