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William Larue Weller, the wheated bourbon of the bunch. Wheated bourbons usually are the smooth ones, but since this comes in at a whopping 62.65%, the ABV might have something to say about that! Nose: It takes a minute or … Continue reading →

Finally, the first tasting note to the Buffalo Trace Bottle-Share! I have been incredibly busy over the last couple of weeks, which meant that I hadn’t had the time to taste any of them until last week. Eagle Rare 17, … Continue reading →

The World Atlas of Whisky is Dave Broom’s newest book and has been released late last year. I have finished it for a while, but have never gotten around to writing a review of it. Since Hans Offringa is translating … Continue reading →

I have not even posted my tasting notes to the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, and I am already talking about the next Bottle-Share… Here it goes: The 4th Bottle-Share is coming up in a while. This time, I am planning … Continue reading →

My first Canadian whisky ever! And if I am to believe Davin de Kergommeaux and Mark Gillespie, I have been missing out. I thought it wise to take my first ‘Canadian’ step with a staple Canadian whisky, Crown Royal. It … Continue reading →

As I said yesterday I am very much getting into Dailuaine lately, and of this bottle I could get a sample from my friend Tom. 1966 is his vintage, so he was quite proud of this, and after tasting it, … Continue reading →

Dailuaine is quickly becoming a favourite distillery of mine, for reasons unknown to me. Its not even that all samples of them I’ve tried recently are great, but most of them have some allure to me, like they represent an … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Spring Tasting was organized again by the Whiskykoning in Den Bosch. The spring tasting focuses on whiskies from the Lowlands region and always promises some nice whiskies from closed distilleries, since it is very hard nowadays to fill … Continue reading →

To check another whisky off the list of the 101 whiskies to try before you die, I traded a sample of Bailie Nicol Jarvie with John Derks. BNJ is known as the Glenmorangie blend, since that is the biggest Single … Continue reading →

Yesterday I cycled to an Adelphi tasting in Driehuis, hosted by Richard Blesgraaf of liquor shop Zeewijck, Marcel Bol of WIN and Alex Bruce of Adelphi themselves. I was a bit late since for some reason I am highly unable … Continue reading →