Tag Archives: Books

The Whisky Dream – Stuart Rivans

Posted on 15 April 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In the rather low amount of books I’m reading this year, there of course are whisky books. The one that describes the rebirth of Bruichladdich (waking a giant, they call it) was mentioned a while ago somewhere and that reminded … Continue reading →

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Sediment – Two Gentlemen and Their Mid-Life Terroirs, CJ & PK

Posted on 24 March 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second wine book I’ve ever read. I’m not sure how I got to hear about this book, but it must have been through their website. Now how I got there has been lost in the mists of time. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Distilled – Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley

Posted on 31 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The guys at the Cask Strength whisky blog have been making a name for themselves for the last couple of years or so. The started bottling whisky, their blog went professional and now they’ve also got a book out. Let’s start … Continue reading →

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Raw Spirit – Iain Banks

Posted on 9 October 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I finished a book. The new kid being around has kept me busy and when you’re already slightly too tired for your own good, reading isn’t the thing that’s going to keep you going. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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The Road to Craigellachie – Hans Offringa

Posted on 31 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I think this is one of the quintessential books on whisky if you’re a Dutch whisky geek. Almost everyone has it or has at least read it, but I hadn’t until now. For some reason I never got around to … Continue reading →

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Rum – Ian Williams

Posted on 30 July 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Somewhere on the internet I saw a review of this book, I guess it was about two years ago. Back then I was a little bit into rum, so I thought it would be wise to gather some knowledge on … Continue reading →

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Beam, Straight up – Fred Noe

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Fred Noe, the seventh generation of master distillers at Jim Beam in Kentucky wrote a book about his life and the brand. The book tells his story, a lot about his father (the legendary Booker Noe) and short insights in the … Continue reading →

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Canadian Whisky Book Review and Twitter Tasting

Posted on 29 April 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Be a part of the world’s first ever whisky book review/twitter tasting. Social media are changing the way we read and the way we taste whisky. We’ve decided to integrate the two! Each Sunday for the next four weeks we will review … Continue reading →

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Canadian Whisky – Davin de Kergommeaux

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Canadian whisky is a kind of whisky I know (or knew) nothing about. Barely available in Europe and apart from Canada it’s only the big brands you will ever find. While there aren’t many distilleries, there are a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Paradox of Choice

Posted on 10 November 2012 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About two years ago I read a book about this very subject. It was a generally well thought out essay, but the 150 page book was about 125 pages too long, since there weren’t many new points of view or … Continue reading →

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