Tag Archives: 1996

Arran 19, 1996-2015, 48.8% – Gleann Mór A Rare Find

Posted on 23 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Gleann Mór is one of those bottlers that are not available in The Netherlands, as far as I know. What put them on my radar quite a few years ago was that they bottled a Lagavulin. It’s virtually unheard of … Continue reading →

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Glentauchers 18, 1996-2015, 48% – Claxton’s

Posted on 2 September 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

18 year old Glentauchers should be pretty good right? Especially when bottled at 48%, which just happens to be my sort-of favorite spot for spirits to be bottled at. It’s also from a bourbon cask, so we should be getting … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 1996-2020, 23yo, 47.6% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 10 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The short hiatus of two weeks can mean only a few things. In this case it was all positive: summer holiday! This also gave me some time to finish some awesome samples and bottles I had sitting on the shelves … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 23, 1996-2020, 46.1% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 14 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As with practically any 1996 Ben Nevis, and any WhiskyNerds bottling, you’re in for a treat. Now when these two forces combine, expectations get incredibly high. I recently received this samples from Floris and Bram, the WhiskyNerds themselves, and I … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 22, 1996-2018, 50.6% – Whisky-Doris / The Nose Art

Posted on 4 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With all that is happening in the world of whisky, there are fewer and fewer whiskies that truly have a singular character. There’s more and more homogenization happening with bulk bought barley, generic yeast strains, and even (in Diageo’s case) … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 1996-2010, 14yo, 59.7% – Braunstein, DFDS Embassy Collection

Posted on 13 March 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yet another Bowmore from the mid-nineties! Generally, as I have waxed about recently, I love these bourbon casks trips down memory lane. This one was bottled 10 years ago, by Braunstein, but the cask was chosen by people from DFDS, … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 1996-2015, 46% – Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 17 December 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A few years the Cooper’s Choice brand was revamped and got a lot more shelf space in The Netherlands. I even managed to pick up a bottle or two and there was even a dedicated tasting in Krommenie. Well, dedicated … Continue reading →

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Ben Nevis 1996-2017, 20yo, 46% – Edinburgh Whisky Ltd.

Posted on 25 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When I started drinking whisky, Ben Nevis was one of those distillery that just ‘existed’. Nobody cared about them, and most of what came from the distillery was either a cheap blend, or pretty shit (or both). Of course, sometimes … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 1996-2018, 21yo, 52.9% – Dramfool

Posted on 22 March 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’m not sure who’s Facebook post tipped me about this bottling, but when I found out that a 21 year old Bowmore, from 1996, at cask strength could be had for about € 125 (if memory serves), I didn’t think … Continue reading →

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Inchmurrin 1996-2018, 51% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 31 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I was just checking, but I’ve not reviewed an Inchmurrin since the triptych from the Whisky Nerds came out last year. I’ve had some in between and even guessed on right in a blind tasting I was at, a few … Continue reading →

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