Tag Archives: 2006

Craigellachie 2006-2015, 9yo, 64.6% – Hielander Whisky Festival 2016

Posted on 2 March 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This year saw the sixth edition of the Hielander Whisky Festival. A nice festival that I’ve managed to go to every year, and I hope to keep that up for a while. Apart from being in a nice and spacious … Continue reading →

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Two new youngsters from Gordon & MacPhail: Glenrothes 8yo (MacPhail’s Collection) and Macallan 2006 Speymalt

Posted on 28 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last week a sort-of surprise package arrived from Elgin containing two wee samples of Glenrothes and Macallan. Both quite young at eight and nine years old. I was quite lucky there was anything in the package at all, since the … Continue reading →

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Armagnac: Two Armagnacs from Chateau Laballe (Réserve and 2006 vintage

Posted on 21 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When I started going through the Armagnacs from that recent bottle-share, I decided to start with the more recent distillates. On the other hand, I couldn’t wait to dive into the old ones too. What I did was make a line-up … Continue reading →

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Kavalan 8yo, 2006-2015, Peaty Cask, 53.2% – OB for WhiskyNerds

Posted on 2 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A little while ago, I guess just in early December, Bram and Floris (the WhiskyNerds) announced their second cask. They did a GlenDronach earlier in the year which I (shamefully) have not reviewed yet. I have been enjoying it since … Continue reading →

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Blog Birthday Bash #5

Posted on 3 August 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today is the 5th birthday of my blog. Almost 1250 posts in, with a couple thousand visitors every month, I’m still having fun doing this. To celebrate, ever since the first birthday in 2010, I invite a couple of friends … Continue reading →

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