Tag Archives: 2007

Two new rums by The Duchess

Posted on 27 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Duchess is at it again! Rather soon after the release of their Australian Beenleigh rum, just a little while ago, they’ve just released two new bottlings! This time, Hans Dillesse painted fish instead of hummingbirds, ducks or a platypus. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Foursquare, Undisclosed | Tagged 1999, 2007, Barbados, Duchess, Foursquare, Free Sample, Great House, Jamaica, Rum | Leave a comment

Dailuaine 13, 2007-2020, PX Sherry Finish, 52% – Maltman

Posted on 12 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Maltman is one of those bottlers that showed up about a decade ago, at least on my radar they did. Since then they’ve been putting out quality whisky and aren’t shy of using good sherry casks. It seems there … Continue reading →

Posted in Dailuaine | Tagged 2007, Dailuaine, Free Sample, Meadowside Blending, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Maltman | Leave a comment

Hazelburn 13, 2007-2021, 48.6%

Posted on 21 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Honestly, I don’t even know if this is an annual release, or this just pops up with regular Springbank batches. I’ve not kept track. What Whiskybase can tell me, though, is that this is comprised of bourbon casks (75%) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hazelburn, Springbank | Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, Hazelburn, Sherry Cask, Springbank | Leave a comment

Beenleigh 13, 2007-2021, Cask 38, 63.4% – The Duchess

Posted on 12 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Once upon a time in the east, about 150 years ago there were a couple of farmers who bought some land in Queensland, Australia. These two Englishmen wanted to build a cotton plantation, but they didn’t. It turned out creating … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Beenleigh | Tagged 2007, Australia, Beenleigh, Best of Wines, Free Sample, Hans Dillesse, Rum, The Duchess | Leave a comment

Secret Islay 2007-2021, 14yo, Monbazillac Cask, 51.7% – Michiel Wigman, They Inspired II

Posted on 12 May 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Just to clear some things up, Monbazillac is a French dessert wine, a sweet wine not unlike Sauternes or Muscat. As proven by Caol Ila’s Distiller’s Edition, this works quite well, generally. This Secret Islay is truly secret, Michiel Wigman … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 2007, Dutch Whisky Connection, Islay, Michiel Wigman, They Inspired, Undisclosed Distillery, Wine cask | 1 Comment

Secret Highland 12, 2007-2020, Hogshead, 47.8% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 26 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As far as bottlers go, The Whisky Agency operates in the top layer of them. There’s some others up there, but not many. So, when a joint bottling with Heads & Tails came out, I got a little bit thrileld. … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Heads and Tails, Highlands, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

A threesome of GlenAllachie, bottled for Europe

Posted on 27 January 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Back in the day when the United Kingdom was still part of Europe, these three GlenAllachies were released. I didn’t really notice them until they didn’t sell ridiculously well and they were slightly discounted. Of course, a bottle-share followed suit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenallachie | Tagged 2006, 2007, Billie Walker, Glenallachie, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside | Leave a comment

Kilchoman 13, 2007-2020, Bourbon Barrel 69/2007, 55.5% – OB for Max & Julia

Posted on 14 January 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I got a wee sample of this from the guy who owned the cask, and he asked me to review it. Of course I didn’t do that right away, since that’s not really how I operate. Shameful, but true… A … Continue reading →

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Watt Whisky, the second wave

Posted on 13 January 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve not really kept track of it, but as far as I am aware, the following five whiskies were the second batch of bottlings that were made available recently. An easy check of their website says the following whiskies are … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, Allt-a-Bhainne, Dailuaine, Girvan, Highland Park, Inchgower | Tagged 1991, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, Allt-a-Bhainne, Bourbon Cask, Dailuaine, Girvan, Grain Whisky, HIghland Park, Highlands, Inchgower, Islands, Mark Watt, Orkney, Port Cask, Speyside | 2 Comments

Ledaig 2007-2015, 8yo, 52.3% – Beacon Spirits

Posted on 22 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s with shame that I start this review. I got this sample from Bert Dexters, of Beacon Spirits, years ago and have completely missed it in reviewing. My sincere apologies, Bert. A young Ledaig as we have seen quite regularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory | Tagged 2007, Beacon Spirits, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Highlands, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Tobermory | Leave a comment