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A while ago a game was hosted by Glen Grant on Facebook, in which you could earn points with a group of friends to win a trip to Scotland for four persons. A well respected club member of the Usquebaugh … Continue reading →

Otopoets is a car polish company in Hilversum, ran by the son(s) of Dick de Jong, who is one of my whisky friends. Every year he organizes a BYO tasting there for as many people as possible, all from the … Continue reading →

To close this week that started with a good whisky tasting in which a David Stirk bottling was tasted, I’d like to close of with a somewhat more available bottle. The Exclusive Range is the cheaper variety of his series … Continue reading →

The Exclusive Cask series is a different series by David Stirk in which he finishes whiskies usually in all kinds of odd casks. In this case he used a Gaja Barolo cask which is almost never used for whisky. I … Continue reading →

Another report on a good Exclusive Malt by David Stirk. I had the opportunity to taste some of his great bottlings. I promise I’m not a fanboy, since I think most of the standard range (Exclusive Range) are usually not … Continue reading →

Lately I keep hearing more and more positive things about David Stirk‘s Creative Whisky Company. More bottlings that are getting higher scores all over the place and this Glengoyne is a bottle that I heard very much about at club … Continue reading →

Drinks & Gifts, a liquor shop in Krommenie organized a tasting yesterday with seven independent bottlings imported by Whisky Import Nederland (WIN). WIN imports a lot of bottlers and the official releases of Kilchoman and Glenglassaugh and some other spirits … Continue reading →

Last week I participated in an American Whiskey Tasting in Den Bosch at De Whiskykoning. The ‘Whisky King’ is a specialist retailer with heaps of whisk(e)y on display ranging from the very cheapest Red Label to the most expensive 1939 … Continue reading →

Jack Daniel’s is a whiskey and/or distillery that I usually steer clear of, since the early days got me hammered on their no. 7 a few times too many. It was the default option if we could stomach any more … Continue reading →

Danny Boy is an Irish blended whiskey, produced by Cooley, which is one of the few independent disitllers in Ireland. Apparently it has been a hit in the United States and now trying to conquer Europe. There is not too … Continue reading →