Tag Archives: Bourbon Barrel

Invergordon 1972-2016, 43yo, 49.7% – Whiskybase (70,000 bottles)

Posted on 16 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Whiskybase made it a thing to release a new whisky under their own label at every 10k mark in their database. The 70,000th whisky was added a while ago and this whisky was bottled to celebrate that. What’s even better is … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, Invergordon | Tagged 1972, Bourbon Barrel, Grain Whisky, Invergordon, Whiskybase | 2 Comments

Blind Tasting Competition day 16: Inchmurrin 1974, 47% – Cadenhead’s Cask Ends

Posted on 22 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

At the moment of writing I’ve just finished today’s dram (by now, yesterday’s) and have no idea what it is yet. I just want to get the boring bit of the blogpost (the tasting notes) out of the way so … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements | Tagged 1974, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Barrel, Cadenhead's, Cask Ends, Cask Strength, Highlands, Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond, Usquebaugh Society | 1 Comment

GlenDronach 10yo, 2003-2013, cask #67, 56.6% for Shinanoya

Posted on 28 January 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I really should learn Japanese. This Shinanoya shop in Tokyo has released some awesome whiskies over the years and I just don’t have a chance of being in time for them. This cask from GlenDronach gets some ridiculously high scores on … Continue reading →

Posted in GlenDronach | Tagged Bourbon Barrel, GlenDronach, Govert van Bodegom, Highlands, Longmorn Brothers, Private Bottling, Shinanoya | 2 Comments

Bowmore 37 year old, 1968, 43.4% and the 1000th post

Posted on 3 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today is not only the exact day I started blogging again four years ago, it is also the 1000th post on MaltFascination. To celebrate these things without indulging too much I decided to taste something really special. I can’t taste … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged Birthday, Bourbon Barrel, Bowmore, Islay, Maltstock, Teun van Wel | 3 Comments

Bowmore 2000-2010, 58.7%, Svenska Eldvatten

Posted on 28 August 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The fourth and last Sweden-themed sample. This Bowmore is from a Swedish bottler called ‘Eldvatten‘ which means fire water. A name that gives a certain promise, if there ever was one. There were 253 bottles for the Swedish market. Regarding … Continue reading →

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2 Mackmyras, straight from Sweden

Posted on 27 August 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

After the ‘Shai samples’ I went through the ‘Anki range’ which also consisted of four samples. Yesterday’s Glen Scotia was the first of the batch, and today I’ll be reviewing two samples of Mackmyra. Mackmyra in itself is quite rare … Continue reading →

Posted in - World Whisky, Mackmyra | Tagged Bourbon Barrel, Handpicked, Mackmyra, Private reserve, Sauternes Cask, Sherry Butt, Sweden | Leave a comment