Tag Archives: 1972

How about them apples? Six “Marquis de la Pomme” reviewed

Posted on 10 January 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Several years ago I participated in a Calvados bottle-share from one of my then-booze-sharing-buddies. The group I was part of has long since died out, most likely because of overstimulation. I like Calvados. I generally like brandy in many ways, … Continue reading →

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Glengoyne 1972-2015, 45.2% – Malts of Scotland Diamonds

Posted on 10 April 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When you happen to find something like this in the back of your cupboard, your heart skips a beat. There was so much awesome whisky in the seventies, that has now gotten so expensive that it’s a true rarity for … Continue reading →

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Family Silver 1972-2017, 44yo, 41% – Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 14 March 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When this one popped up last year, I instantly bought it. A bit of an impulse buy that I try to stay away from, but in this case it all turned out well. Especially after tasting it. The blend is … Continue reading →

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Tomintoul 40, 1972-2012, 48.5% – Maltbarn

Posted on 22 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tomintoul is one of those distilleries that’s been around forever, but has only a very limited number of releases. Somehow, I have not even tried those. Also, from independent bottlers I’ve not tried many, and I don’t think there are … Continue reading →

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Invergordon 1972-2016, 43yo, 49.8% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 29 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apparently a sizable batch of Invergordon casks has been released from the warehouses of Martin Armstrong. A while ago he released a few on his own WhiskyBroker label, and one was bottled for Whiskybase, for their database containing 70,000 whiskies. … Continue reading →

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Invergordon 1972-2016, 43yo, 49.7% – Whiskybase (70,000 bottles)

Posted on 16 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Whiskybase made it a thing to release a new whisky under their own label at every 10k mark in their database. The 70,000th whisky was added a while ago and this whisky was bottled to celebrate that. What’s even better is … Continue reading →

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The Best Whiskies of 2015

Posted on 30 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, I had written a lengthy post about selecting the best whiskies of 2015, and how that process works for me. There was a table with my favorite two whiskies per month, and how I narrowed that list down to … Continue reading →

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Clynelish 32, 1972-2005, 53.5% – Glen Master

Posted on 3 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Glen Master must be the most corny name  for a bottler they could come up with. I can imagine thinking of something like that after an evening of heavy dramming and considering it a great idea. I can also think of … Continue reading →

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Tobermory 1972-2005, 32 years old, Oloroso sherry cask finish, 49.5%

Posted on 30 July 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Somehow, it seems to be a legendary year for many a distillery. 1972. GlenDronach, Caperdonich, but also Ledaig and Tobermory. Ledaig 1972 is one of the ‘argument’ whiskies people mention when I state I generally don’t like Ledaig. I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Ledaig Dùsgadh 42yo, 1972-2015, 46.7%

Posted on 19 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I generally don’t like Ledaig, as I’ve said on multiple occasions before. I also generally don’t get samples of this caliber. Luckily, I was at our 25th Anniversary party of the Usquebaugh Society last weekend, and Ronald Zwartepoorte brought the … Continue reading →

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