Category Archives: Springbank

Springbank 1995-2012, 56.5% – The Whisky Exchange Retro Labels

Posted on 3 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As far as I know, Springbank is a popular distillery. Yet somehow, it took The Whisky Exchange over two years to sell this 16 or 17 year old whisky from their shop. It was quite reasonably priced as well, especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1995, Campbeltown, Retro Labels, Springbank, The Whisky Exchange | 2 Comments

Another iteration of an Usquebaugh Regional Tasting

Posted on 10 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Every once in a while we do a regional tasting for Usquebaugh Society members. Today was another one themed ‘patience’. That boiled down to mostly bottles from a couple of years ago. In some cases that ‘couple’ is an understatement. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Highland Park, Laphroaig, Scapa, Springbank | Tagged Abbey Whisky, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blackadder, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Christmas Edition, City of Zwolle, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Feis Ile, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, HIghland Park, Laphroaig, Scapa, Signatory, Springbank, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting | Leave a comment

Springbank 10 yo Marrying Strength 2014, 49%

Posted on 16 March 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve not been tasting many new Springbanks over the last couple of months. The keyword there is new, since I did do a review of my bottle’s end of a 1996 Fino Sherry single cask, which was awesome. And there … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged Cadenhead's, Campbeltown, Distillery Only, Marrying Strength, Springbank | Leave a comment

Springbank Vintage 1996, Single Cask 263, 54.9%

Posted on 17 February 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Generally, when you think of a Fino cask matured whisky you’re not imagining a really deep brown dram. In this case, that would make you wrong. Generally, when you think of a single cask from a distillery, bottled by themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged Campbeltown, Fino cask, Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft Bremen, Private Cask, Single Cask, Springbank | 9 Comments

Springbank Green, 12yo, 46%

Posted on 1 February 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Friday JK and I hosted a booze tasting at work. We would have made it a whisky tasting, but due to some explicit requests to not only do whiskies, we ended up going through a gin and a mezcal … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged Bourbon casks, Campbeltown, Emakina, Organic, Springbank, Whisky tasting | 3 Comments

My favorite whiskies of 2014

Posted on 29 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Arran, Benromach, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Glen Grant, Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Macallan, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Springbank | Tagged Arran, Asta Morris, Benromach, Bowmore, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Compass Box, Darkness!, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King St., Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Longrow Red, Macallan, Masterpieces, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Port Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, SMWS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Wealth Solutions | 2 Comments

Interactive Studios whisky event #5

Posted on 3 November 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Interactive Studios is a company run by some of my closest friends. I used to work for them until my move to a more northerly homestead caused a too large commute. This was in 2009. I kept working for them … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, - Beer, Auchentoshan, Caol Ila, Dalmore, Macallan, Springbank | Tagged 1824 series, Amber, Auchentoshan, Cask Strength, Dalmore, Distiller's Edition, Heartwood, Interactive Studios, Macallan, Springbank | 1 Comment

Regional tasting Noord-Holland, by the Usquebaugh Society

Posted on 31 March 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Posted in Aberlour, Amrut, Ben Nevis, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Inchgower, Linkwood, Littlemill, Macduff, Port Ellen, Springbank, Strathisla, Strathmill | Tagged 1836, 500 Years of Whisky, Aberlour, Adelphi, Amrut, Ben Nevis, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bowmore, Cadenhead's, Clynelish, Coal Ila, Dailuaine, Distillery Only, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Inchgower, James MacArthur's, Linkwood, Liquid Sun, Littlemill, Macduff, Malts of Scotland, Old Particular, Port Ellen, Provenance, Single Barrel, Small Batch, Springbank, Springbank Society, Stitchell Reserve, Strathisla, Strathmill, The Whisky Agency, Whiskybroker, Wilson & Morgan | 2 Comments

Springbank 12, Cask Strength, 2013 edition, 53.1%

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I started to type up this whisky review vigorously, when I decided to see how this bottling compares to the earlier one I had tried, about a year ago at De Whiskykoning. As it turns out, it’s exactly the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged Campbeltown, Cask Strength, Emakina, Springbank | 2 Comments