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Another dram from the Bottle-Share with the currently very popular Mortlach. A powerful spirit of which we don’t see nearly enough. It can both handle sherry casks and bourbon casks alike and has enough body to shine through in a … Continue reading →

Yesterday I went to a shop that was on my to-visit-list for a while called “De Man van Drank” (The Booze Man). I heard about it a while ago and it was described as whole sale store for mostly beer, … Continue reading →

Ah, Clynelish! One of my favourite whiskies in almost all age categories. For some reason I’ve taken to some of the Classic Malts from the start. Lagavulin, Clynelish, Caol Ila and Talisker are still favourites from day one. Let’s see … Continue reading →

A nine year old Bruichladdich could be on similar terms as the current releases from the proudly independent hebridean distillers. At a whopping 65.9% ABV (!!!) it should burn its way right through me and I expect to have to … Continue reading →

The first review of the SMWS Bottle-Share! I’ve waited a while to start reviewing until all packages had been sent or delivered. While that technically isn’t the case (I’ve got two left) I didn’t feel like waiting any longer. Glen … Continue reading →

Yesterday was for the general impression of the Whisky Fair, today will be about some of the whiskies we had there. We made sure to taste a mix of new and old releases, since it’s all nice to taste something … Continue reading →

This weekend the annual Whisky Fair in Limburg an der Lahn was happening again. Although I’ve been planning to go for years, there was always something preventing me from going there. Usually fun stuff, luckily. This year I could finally … Continue reading →

A little bit early to do the last post of the month, but Monday is Koninginnendag, Queens Day, and a national holiday, so I won’t be blogging then. This month was the first time, well, two times to be honest, … Continue reading →

This was the first dram I ever had at the first whisky festival I went to in Leiden. It must have been around 2006 or 2007 I think. For some reason it was also one of the first Springbanks I … Continue reading →

I realized I didn’t have this on my blog yet, just like yesterday’s Rosebank and the bottle is almost gone. The major difference is that I have a spare one for this baby. It’s not just any Highland Park 18, … Continue reading →