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Talisker 12, 1990-2002, 46% – Hart Brothers

Posted on 26 September 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The benefit of being a bit closer to one of the older whisky shops in the country is that has been engrained in my system to check their website a bit more often than many others. The benefit of that, … Continue reading →

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Talisker 8 marks the return of a giant

Posted on 20 October 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tom van Engelen wrote another one of his sort-of-bi-weekly posts on a bottle he found in his collection. Or at least, something that sparked his interest and urge to ramble on a bit! This time, he tried the new Talisker … Continue reading →

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Talisker 25 years old, 2004 bottling, 57.8%

Posted on 5 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another rather awesome sample from a recent sample swap. It’s been at least a couple of years since I tried any 25 year old Talisker, and even longer since it was one of the older cask strength versions. A couple … Continue reading →

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Port & Peat bottle share wrap-up

Posted on 28 September 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The only thing I’ve got to do with the Bottle share whiskies of the Port & Peat theme I recently bought, sampled, handed over and tasted is decide which one is my favorite and finish the bottles (read: my own samples). … Continue reading →

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Talisker Port Ruighe, 45.8%

Posted on 25 September 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Talisker Port Ruighe (Portree) is named after the island’s capital town and to make the name a bit of a gimmick they also decided to finish the whisky in port casks. Apart from the town name and the ‘port’ … Continue reading →

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