Category Archives: – News and Announcements

The Bernheim Original is one of the few Straight Wheat Whiskies that are being produced. Apart from the William Larue Weller, its the only one I can think of. Straight Wheat means that at least 51% of the mash of … Continue reading →

The first year of this brand new festival organized by Wullie MacMorland of Hielander Scottish Restaurant, also in Alkmaar. The idea behind the festival was to keep it a lot smaller than its counterparts in Leiden (next year in The … Continue reading →

The left over tasting is the same concept as yesterday’s bottoms up tasting, just named differently. This one was organized by a whisky shop/liquor store in IJmuiden, which is a bit closer to home, but just as far by public … Continue reading →

About two weeks ago I put up a message with some tasting notes of  a couple of Blackadders, which I tasted at a Bottoms Up tasting in Den Bosch, at the Whiskykoning. I still had to report on the other … Continue reading →

The Glenfarclas is kind of a staple whisky when it comes to Cask Strength sherry wood bottlings. It has been around for ages and is quite affordable for a 60% whisky. But is it any good? I tried it recently, … Continue reading →

The GlenDronach was one of the first whisky brands to completely restyle their image and renew their core range a few years ago. It has been a hype to do that over the last couple of years, with mixed success … Continue reading →

A while ago a friend of mine gave me a sample of Johnnie Walker Gold Label. Although I am usually not a fan of those humongously big brands like Johnnie Walker, I am of course willing to give it a … Continue reading →

The guys from the excellent Edinburgh Whisky Blog have just announced a new Twitter tasting. This will be a tasting of some anCnoc samples, the third Inver House distillery in row to host a Twitter Tasting. I expected something like … Continue reading →

The Nikka All Malt is not a whisky that ever grabbed my attention. I ordered a sample from Master of Malt because the whisky is noted in Ian Buxton’s ‘101 whiskies to try before you die’. The funny thing of … Continue reading →

The Macallan 10 Cask Strength is a whisky that usually is released with almost no publicity and press coverage. This year was no different, and I would never have thought about it until a bottle of it was samples by … Continue reading →