Tag Archives: Best of Whiskies

Foursquare 13yo, 2005-2018, 59% – The Duchess for Whisky & Rum aan Zee

Posted on 19 November 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This Whisky & Rum aan Zee festival is actually pretty close to where I live. If I’m not mistaken my local bottle shop even rents a bus to drive her customers there for a tenner (if that’s still the case). … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Foursquare | Tagged 2005, Barbados, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Foursqare, Free Sample, Rum, The Duchess, Whisky & Rum aan Zee | Leave a comment

Caroni 20yo, 1998-2018, 64.6% – The Duchess

Posted on 20 April 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The guys at The Duchess seem to be on the rum train! I talked to Nils about this and he told this was mostly due to availability. The whisky market is booming and therefore caskes are scarce. With rum this … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Caroni | Tagged 1998, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Caroni, Free Sample, The Duchess, Trinidad | Leave a comment

Two new releases from The Duchess

Posted on 9 October 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Since Best of Wines in Bussum, The Netherlands, has been bottling whisky, they’ve not released a lot. As far as I know there have been only three bottlings prior to these. Three are in their Shieldmaidens range, and one was … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Glenrothes | Tagged 1996, 1998, Bellevue, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Glenrothes, Guadeloupe, Rum, Shieldmaidens, Speyside, The Duchess | Leave a comment