Tag Archives: Bourbon

Two high octane bourbons: 1792 Full Proof and Elijah Craig Barrel Strength C918

Posted on 25 January 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Ever since summer I got back into bourbon. Of course, having been drinking whisky for the better part of two decades a lot of the entry level bourbons are familiar, so I skipped that step. That means you get into … Continue reading →

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Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection 2018, Select American Oak, 45.2%

Posted on 25 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A while ago, to my surprise, this Woodford Reserve Select American Oak was available from Whiskysite, and they had a 10% discount on everything sometime in autumn. Reason enough to try a three times more expensive version of their regular … Continue reading →

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4 x Woodford Reserve: Bourbon, Wheat, Rye and Double Oak

Posted on 24 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With the recent upsurge in bourbon consumption and appreciation, I thought it was a good idea to not just rank them individually without any background, or basis. With that, it sounded like a good idea to do a bottle-share of … Continue reading →

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Lux Row Whiskey Twitter Tasting

Posted on 16 November 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Wednesday I participated in a Twitter Tasting hosted by Steve Rush and Lux Row Whiskey, combined with a PR agency which didn’t participate in the tasting. I had been ages since I participated in such a tasting. At some … Continue reading →

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Old Fitzgerald 6 years old, bottled in the 1960s, 43%

Posted on 6 November 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In the world of bourbon, and other American whiskey, pre-prohibition is a thing. And while that is absolutely not untrue, the time between prohibition and the 1980s should not be disregarded either. During the seventies America veered towards vodka and … Continue reading →

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Stagg Jr. Batch 5, 129.7 proof, 64.85%

Posted on 16 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Stagg Jr. is, as far as I know, a brand that was released when George T. Stagg, on of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) got more and more popular. This whiskey is made in the same vein, except it’s … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone Limited Edition 2017 vs 2019, 50.5% (101 proof)

Posted on 29 September 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In the first tasting by Whisky4All I participated in we tasted the 2019 bottling of Yellowstone’s Limited Editon. I instantly bought a bottle because of the enormous complexity and goodness it showed. Even before I wrote notes, or told the … Continue reading →

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Online tasting: USA Hidden Gems, by Whisky4All / Norbert Tebarts

Posted on 25 September 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Ok, so I lied. I am doing more reviews of American whiskey after all. Mostly because when I wrote the previous post, I didn’t know I could join this tasting. I wanted to get in when it was sold out, … Continue reading →

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Uncle Nearest 1856, 50% – Nearest Green Distillery

Posted on 19 September 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve more or less given up on Bourbon’s back stories since there’s more fiction than fact in these, generally. If you go by everyone’s origin story there’s about 25 guys who invented bourbon as we know it, so there’s no … Continue reading →

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Online tasting: USA Exclusive II, by Whisky4All / Norbert Tebarts

Posted on 18 September 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Norbert is a guy who’s been around for ages in the whisky world, and has started his own company to host tastings and have stands at festivals a few years ago. He is mostly known for his enthusiasm about American … Continue reading →

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