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Recently I participated in a Bottle-Share by whisky lovers from Belgium. They host their stuff at http://www.gedeeldevreugde.be. This time the theme was to taste different varieties of The Whisky Agency. This is a very up-and-coming bottler from Germany that is … Continue reading →

Recently when Tom dropped by to pick up, I believe, some samples, he brought me 2 beers from a small craft beer brewery in Amsterdam called ‘de 7 deugden‘ (the 7 virtues). Its a recently opened brewery where people with … Continue reading →

Anoter SMWS dram, a Bowmore this time. I’m always a bit afraid before tasting a Bowmore, since there are so many drams high in FWP. FWP is a description given to Bowmore’s taste, since it can taste a lot like … Continue reading →

With the previous releases of the local SMWS chapter I ordered a sample of all new bottlings, including this Linkwood. I believe Linkwood is Tom’s favorite distillery and I think I understand why. There are many great bottlings and the … Continue reading →

And yes, another one for the ‘101’ list! I started tasting many of the samples I accumulated over the last couple of months a while ago. I had to, since the shelf was full and I didn’t it to spill … Continue reading →

This beer is a blonde Belgian trappist style brew. Mind the trappist style. Its not brewed at a monastery, which means it can never be a true trappist. It is brewed, however, at a small brew pub in Den Bosch, … Continue reading →

Hibiki is a range of Japanese blended whiskies from Suntory (I had to look that up…). They produce the Yamazaki and Hakushu single malt whiskies and have a lot of varying styles, which is rather typical for Japanese distillers. With … Continue reading →

In July I wrote tasting notes to my first Macallan 18 Sherry Wood, but that was from a bottling from 1994 or 1995. The dram I had now was a more recent version and I thought it rather interesting to … Continue reading →

A little dram from the ‘101’ list, to complete it. I had spotted this grain whisky on several shelfs before I finally got a sample from it. While it has a really low price tag (€ 21 at Master of … Continue reading →

And not just a regular Haig Gold Label, but one from the 1940’s. According to the supplier the whisky was distilled between 1945 and 1950, and bottles at 12 years old, most likely the early sixties. I don’t know much … Continue reading →