Tag Archives: Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich 15, 2008, Cask 1454, 50% – Stirk Brothers

Posted on 10 June 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Back when David Stirk was head-honcho of the Creative Whisky Company there were ups and downs for the bottler. As soon as he did things with normal casks, the whiskies were thoroughly enjoyable, but the ones with the Exclusive Casks … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 30, 1988-2018, Bourbon Hogshead, 48.9% – Cadenhead’s

Posted on 21 March 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Old Bruichladdich can be hit or miss. As in, the distillery was highly inconsistent in the quality of its output spirit. Since the reopening in 2001 it still is but the spirit is far more consistent. The new inconsistency is … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 13, 2009-2023, First Fill Bourbon Barrel 3618, 60.8% – Whiskybase

Posted on 16 February 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, last year Whiskybase released this Bruichladdich and since it is a Bruichladdich from a bourbon cask I wanted it. Of course, I should have gotten two, but on the other hand I keep wanting to try new stuff, not … Continue reading →

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Hielander Whisky Festival 2024

Posted on 12 February 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today’s post is going to be a quick photo dump of last Saturday’s afternoon session at the Hielander Whisky Festival. Last year we skipped it due to a family weekend in the Ardennes, but this year we went back to … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 15, 2007-2023, Château Climens Hogshead, 53.2% – Campbeltown Malts Festival

Posted on 17 January 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Since this bottle was added to Whiskybase by my whisky buddy Erik, I presume the sample also came from him. Memory gets foggy with all these samples, and all this alcohol (making that joke before anyone else does). Generally I … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 22, 1991-2014, Hogshead 2270, 55.9% – Whiskybroker

Posted on 19 July 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I was going to start this review by stating that I really like trying Bruichladdichs from before their restart in 2001. That would have been too much information in a way, since I like trying Bruichladdichs no matter what. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich Bere Barley 10, 2011-2021, 50%

Posted on 9 June 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When my whisky buddy Thijs reviewed this whisky and rated it 9 out of 10, I knew I had to get myself a bottle. I always have liked Bruichladdich, and I like what they’re doing with their Islay barley bottlings. … Continue reading →

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Octomore 11.1, 5 years old, 2014-2020, 59.4%, 139.6ppm

Posted on 31 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, no bridge between weeks of reviews this time. Can’t think of anything that isn’t ridiculously far fetched. This Octomore is peated to 139.6 ppm. If my information is correct, that the is the amount of phenols measured in the … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 12, 2008-2021, Barrel 1710, 59.6% – Archives for the Whiskybase Shop

Posted on 9 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

After last week’s Islay theme, I wanted to do an Archives theme this week. As in, not necessarily Archives, but things from Whiskybase, since they also release stuff under that label. I guess a transition should be done by doing … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 1986-1996, 57.2% – Scott’s Selection

Posted on 5 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, three days ago I talked about starting off 2023 with reviews of some Islay whiskies. Somehow, in my mind this transformed into a week of ‘old’ Islay whiskies and that is obviously not something I can keep up. There … Continue reading →

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