Category Archives: Undisclosed

A Speyside Distillery 16, 2006-2022, Sherry finish, 52.1% – Thompson Brothers

Posted on 15 September 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With the Thompson Brothers opening up a bottle shop in Dornoch, I am really hoping things pan out and I am able to visit the place at the end of October. A small trip to that part of Scotland is … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Elgin, Undisclosed | Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, Glen Elgin, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Thompson Bros, Undisclosed, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

Secret Orkney 16, 2006-2022, Bourbon Hogshead, 48.2% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 9 September 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I am very bad at reading things in time. Or reviewing things in time, but that’s another discussion. I knew this bottle was coming out due to the Wu Dram Clan making some noise about it on Social Media. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed | Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Kirkwall, Orkney, Secret Orkney, Undisclosed Distillery, Wu Dram Clan | Leave a comment

Wardhead 21, 1997-2018, 54.6% – Càrn Mòr

Posted on 8 August 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Which distillery is this, this Wardhead? Well, as most whisky nerds know by now, there are some code names for distilleries that don’t want their name used on labels. Westport is Glenmorangie, Burnside is Balvenie, ‘Secret Orkney’ is Highland Park, … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Glenfiddich, Undisclosed | Tagged 1997, Blended Malt, Glenfiddich, Morrison and MacKay, Speyside, Teaspooned, Undisclosed Distillery, Wardhead | Leave a comment

Secret Orkney 17, 2004-2022, Butt 13, 49.4% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 7 August 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a full month since my last post on here, but more on that later. Holidays happened in the meantime, and when I got back home there was a lovely little sample of this Highland Park whisky waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed | Tagged 2004, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds | 1 Comment

Family Silver 19yo, 2001-2021, Oloroso Sherry Cask #4630, 44% – Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 5 July 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The label states this is a Blended Malt, but somewhere in my mind I registered this as Glenfarclas. I have no idea where I read or heard that, but there it is. I guess ‘The Most Famous Distillery in Speyside’ … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Undisclosed | Tagged 2001, Blended Malt, Cooper's Choice, Family Silver, Sherry Cask, Speyside | Leave a comment

Secret Islay 10, 2011-2021, Port Barrique, 53.3% – Michiel Wigman ‘East meets West’

Posted on 10 March 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As it turns out, this is not the first Secret Islay I review this week. It is not even the first Secret Islay at exactly 53.3% ABV I review this week! Not that I review that much, but merely a … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 2011, Dutch Whisky Connection, East Meets West, Islay, Malt Affair, Michiel Wigman, Port Cask, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

A Secret Islay Distillery 8yo, 2013-2021, PX Hogshead, 53.3% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 7 March 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The new year has only just begun (although a sixth has already passed) and Wu Dram Clan is on a roll again. Two grain whiskies and two single malts, the latter two from Islay. I decided to get a bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 2013, Islay, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed, Undisclosed Distillery, Wu Dram Clan | 1 Comment

Special Vatting 12, 2002-2014, Sherry Casks, 45% – Michel Couvreur

Posted on 1 February 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

These whiskies by French bottler Michel Couvreur tend to be a love-it-or-hate-it thing. I am in the first camp, although that absolutely doesn’t go for anything they produce. I generally don’t get too thrilled by 4 year old grain whisky, … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Michel Couvreur, Undisclosed | Tagged 2002, Blended Malt, Bouze-les-Beaune, Burgundy, Michel Couvreur, Peaty Malt Whisky, Sherry casks, Special Vatting | Leave a comment

The best of 2021, part deux

Posted on 11 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from last week’s post on what whiskies were strictly the best according to my rating, there are two lists that I still want to get out there. The first is the ‘not best but very impressive otherwise’ whiskies, and … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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