Tag Archives: American Whiskey

Balcones 4, 2017-2021, American Oak Barrel 16993, 63.6% – Archives

Posted on 13 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s not often that a four year old whisky scores richly above 88 points on Whiskybase, but this one does. It’s 28 votes, so not the most in the world, but not insignificant either. This Texas single malt whisky was … Continue reading →

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Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, Master’s Collection 2018, 62.9%

Posted on 6 December 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In this post I talked about it a little bit, about finally getting my hands on a few bottles that had been sitting in the UK for about a year and a half. One of these two bottled was that … Continue reading →

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Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, Barrel Strength, Head to Head

Posted on 28 May 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In September 2020, before Brexit actually happened I managed to order a bottle of Jack Daniel’s Barrel Strength in the UK. Shipping was made impossible and due to Covid induced travel restrictions, I only got that bottle in my hands … Continue reading →

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Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye, L15E492, 54.2%

Posted on 23 May 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Michter’s is a bit of a weird brand in the current whiskey world. On one hand it’s rather new and the more available bottlings aren’t overly impressive according to reviews. On the other hand everything that is slightly out of … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Wild Turkey Rare Breed, 58.4%

Posted on 6 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

There are a million different versions of this, based on their bottle-code. Apart from identifying which specific version you have, which is mostly important for geeks like me, this should be of no importance. Wild Turkey are quite skilled in … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Owl Confiscated and Wise Man’s Bourbon

Posted on 21 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When lightly following The Bourbon Junkies on Youtube, you hear Kentucky Owl mentioned occasionally. Of course, that normally means that there’s something rather available in the USA that will never reach retail markets in Europe, unless you’re willing to shell … Continue reading →

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Heaven Hill 2005-2015, Bourbon Barrel MoS15042, 52.1% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 20 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I always thing it’s funny when a brand like ‘Malts of Scotland’ releases a whisky that’s neither a malt, nor from Scotland. Of course, with all the Irish stuff and American releases that are coming out from bottlers, this happens … Continue reading →

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I.W. Harper Gold Medal, 4yo, 1970s bottling, 40%

Posted on 19 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Back in the day, before Bourbon became as massively booming as it is today, you could pick up bottles on the cheap from auction. I once had a bottle of Old Crow, bottled in 1970, for which I paid about … Continue reading →

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Yellow Rose Rye Whiskey, 45%

Posted on 12 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve only had one earlier sip of a Yellow Rose whisky from Texas, and that one I didn’t like. However, that was a bourbon and this is a rye whisky, so things might be different. Yellow Rose is the first … Continue reading →

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