Tag Archives: Bourbon

Vintage Bourbon 25, 1976-2001, 43%

Posted on 12 May 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Old Bourbon is not a common thing anymore. At least, not until you start shelling out thousands of bucks on a bottle. The same goes for Scotch, but to a slightly lesser degree. So when Nils sent me a sample … Continue reading →

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Pure Kentucky 17, 1983-2000, Batch 00-70, 53.5%

Posted on 26 April 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A very old bourbon indeed, both in the way that it is 17 years old, which is very old for an American whisky, and that it was distilled 40 years ago. Bottled before we even had Euros. I got a … Continue reading →

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Vintage Bourbon 17, 1983-2000, 43%

Posted on 7 April 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Vintage Bourbon is both a description and a brand name. It also is something I’ve been eyeballing in auctions for years but prices are fairly insane. Of course, any old whisky and especially older bottlings of old whisky are insanely … 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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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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Maker’s Mark 101, 50.5%

Posted on 9 November 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yet another totally random sample from my shelf which I poured. Of course, on the nose there’s the typical bourbon giveaway, but before smelling it, I didn’t even know what type of whisky I was going to get. Maker’s Mark … 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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Four Roses Single Barrel 4-1V, 50%

Posted on 1 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

These Single Barrels are always a bit of a lucky shot. As in, Four Roses uses ten different recipes for their bourbons, and I’m not sure if these single barrels are always from a subset or use all ten at … Continue reading →

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