Tag Archives: Bourbon

De Whiskykoning’s Bottoms Up 2019

Posted on 14 January 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As is tradition for Rob Stevens of De Whiskykoning, he hosted his annual Bottoms Up tasting yesterday. The second Sunday in January is an afternoon to be reckoned with, and this year was no different from before. Of course, it’s … Continue reading →

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4x Reservoir Distillery, by That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Posted on 28 September 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Reservoir Distillery is one of the thousands of micro distilleries that have popped up in the United States over the last decade or so. A lot of them are forgettable at best, but some of them are doing some very … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Corn Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, - Wheat Whiskey, Reservoir | Tagged Bourbon, Corn Whiskey, Reservoir Distillery, Rye Whiskey, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, USA, Wheat Whiskey | Leave a comment

Barrell Bourbon, Batch 4, 6 years old, 58.4%

Posted on 21 September 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A few years ago, my mate Shai went back home to America, for some holiday. He thought it a good idea to do a bottle share of some things he picked up there. If I recall correctly there was a … Continue reading →

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Knob Creek 9yo, Cask 3080, 60% – OB for K&L Wines

Posted on 3 September 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

September is Bourbon Heritage Month, apparently. For us outside of the USA it doesn’t mean anything and I’m not even sure it’s still a thing stateside. Anyway, I thought it was a good excuse to review a bourbon that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim Beam, Knob Creek | Tagged Bourbon, Jim Beam, K&L Wines, Kentucky, Knob Creek, USA | Leave a comment

FEW 3yo, 2013-2016, 63.4% – SMWS (B4.3 – Full Flavour Behaviour)

Posted on 29 March 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It struck me as kind of funny that one of the few (pun intended) American whiskeys the SMWS bottles has a name with two words that are spelled in a distinctly English way. So, I got a big share of … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, FEW | Tagged 2013, American Whiskey, Bourbon, FEW, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS | 2 Comments

More bottle shares

Posted on 8 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The whisky season is hitting the ground running with some really interesting releases. Of course, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t want to try a lot of them, so there’s about to be a lot of bottle shares happening … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Bottle share, Compass Box, Heaven Hill | Tagged 2001, Blended Whisky, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Compass Box, Heaven Hill, Islay Cask, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, Spice Tree, The Luxe, USA | Leave a comment

Eagle Rare 10, barrel 230, 45% – OB for World of Drinks

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This is not going to be a traditional review with proper tasting notes. Mostly since I didn’t write any notes, but I still want to review this whisky, in a way. Some background first, since that is the reason I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare | Tagged Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Kentucky, Single Barrel, USA, World of Drinks | Leave a comment

Is bourbon being de-premiumized?

Posted on 15 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This will be me just voicing my worries about the bourbon industry. A while ago I read on Sku’s Recent Eats that Elijah Craig no longer has the big ’12’ on the front label. It has moved to the back label … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Knob Creek | Tagged Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Knob Creek, NAS, Patiently Aged, USA | Leave a comment

Images of Bartstown, 53.2% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 3 November 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Images of Bartstown is a bourbon whiskey from Malts of Scotland. What’s weird is that it’s neither a malt, nor is it from Scotland. Also, Bartstown should be Bardstown, so there’s a typo there. Since they’ve also released a whole … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey | Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Cask Strength, Heaven Hill, Images of Bartstown, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, NAS, USA | 1 Comment

Bourbon Strange by Chuck Cowdery

Posted on 20 August 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Chuck Cowdery is a well known, to me, blogger who focuses on American whiskey. He’s very critical of wrong or fake information on labels and in marketing stories and an advocate for proper labeling in general. I can only applaud … Continue reading →

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