Tag Archives: 1970s

Jura 8, 1970s bottling, 40%

Posted on 16 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Jura doesn’t really have a great reputation nowadays, and every time a good one pops up it’s an exception instead of a rule. Quite a shame since it’s a rather pretty distillery. Within my group of friends we often call … Continue reading →

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Two old Johnnie Walkers

Posted on 26 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In a recent mega bottle share from someone else’s collection, I managed to get my hands on these two old blends. Generally blends aren’t too special, but when they were made several decades ago, you get into an entirely different … Continue reading →

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Johnnie Walker Black Label, 1970s bottling, 40%

Posted on 25 September 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About a decade ago, you could buy random bottles like this in auction just to spread the shipping costs over more than one bottle. I looked it up in the backlog of the auction site where I got this one … Continue reading →

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