Tag Archives: Clynelish

Blind Tasting Competition 7 – Inverleven 24yo, 1987-2012, 49.5% – Cadenhead’s Closed Distilleries

Posted on 13 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Inverleven. Is that a distillery that anyone ever thinks about? “I wish I had another bottle of Inverleven to try”. “This Inverleven has gone up in price recently”. I don’t think so. This one, to my tasting notes and palate … Continue reading →

Posted in Clynelish, Inverleven | Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Cadenhead, Closed Distilleries, Closed Distillery, Clynelish, Highlands, Inverleven, Lowlands, Usquebaugh Society | 2 Comments

All in an afternoon’s work

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday was the first regional tasting in Den Bosch that I attended. After my tries and lots of agendas that conflicted with those plans it finally happened. It was worth it. I added a 1966 Glenfarclas and a 25yo Ben … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Ben Nevis, Clynelish, Cooley, Glen Elgin, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenlivet, Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Longmorn, Longrow, Mortlach, Royal Lochnagar | Tagged Adelphi, Bell's, Ben Nevis, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Cooley, Glen Elgin, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glenlivet, Highlands, Islay, Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Lombard, Longmorn, Longrow, Mortlach, Regional Tasting, Royal Lochnagar, SIngle Malts of Scotland, Speyside, Springbank, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society, Villa Konthor, White Horse | 2 Comments

Clynelish 17 Year Old, Manager’s Dram, 61.8%

Posted on 25 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This dram is legendary before I even tasted it. I don’t think anyone has tasted this without being blown away, and I am not necessarily talking about its intensity. Anyway, the fourth dram in my Fiddler’s adventure. It’s turning out … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, Clynelish | Tagged Clynelish, Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Highlands, Jon Beach, Loch Ness, Manager's Dram, Serge Valentin, Whiskyfun | 1 Comment

Guest Post: Jon Beach on my visit to Fiddler’s

Posted on 21 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A first on this blog: A guest post! When I visited Jon Beach this summer in and around his inn he agreed to do a guest post for me. Unfortunately, he’s been very busy writing his Whisky Sponge blog 😉 … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, - Beer, Guest Post | Tagged Benleva Hotel, Brora, Clynelish, Drumnadrochit, Feis Ile, Fiddler's, HIghland Park, Holiday, Inverness, Jon Beach, Lagavulin, Loch Ness, Loch Ness Brewery, Maltstock, Manager's Dram, Master of Malt, Queen Margot, Scotland, SMWS, Vacation, Whisky Sponge | 3 Comments

Clynelish 17, 58%, bottled for the Broracademy – Cadenhead

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Of this bottle there are two versions. One is bottled by Cadenhead in their wood series range. The other were just a few dozen bottled for the exclusive Broracademy. The Broracademy was a massive Brora tasting, inside the remnants of … Continue reading →

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Clynelish 1995-2011, 46%, cask #8658 – Robert Graham’s Dancing Stag

Posted on 16 July 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apparently I had a sample of this whisky sitting on my sample shelf for a while. Don’t how it got there or who brought it. But it was there. And when going through those samples to take on holiday I … Continue reading →

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Whiskylunch 2013

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

On April 21st a couple of friends and I went to partake in the annual Whisky Lunch hosted by our local liquor shop and restaurant ‘De 5e smaak’ (the fifth flavour). I went there last year as well, with my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore, Clynelish, Glentauchers, Springbank, Undisclosed | Tagged Adelphi, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bowmore, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, Glentauchers, Wemyss | 1 Comment

Clynelish 13, 1993-2006, 46% – John Milroy Selection

Posted on 13 April 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another Clynelish I’ve recently emptied and one that I bought in a clearance sale a few years ago for some € 40 or so. A nice price for a single cask Clynelish if you ask me. Of course, there have … Continue reading →

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Clynelish 15, 1997-2012, 53.5% – The Whiskyman

Posted on 27 March 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Whiskyman is a Belgian bottler of supposedly fine malts. He is very popular there, but in The Netherlands I have not seen his bottles yet, apart from this one which I ordered in Belgium… He has a few different … Continue reading →

Posted in Clynelish | Tagged Clynelish, The Whiskyman, Whiskysite Leiden | 2 Comments

Clynelish 1971-2009, 47.9% – Old Malt Cask

Posted on 22 February 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A Clynelish from the early years of the distillery! After it was opened in 1968 it was only in production for three years before this barrel was laid to rest. It waited a glorious 38 years before it was bottled … Continue reading →

Posted in Clynelish | Tagged Clynelish, Douglas Laing, Fred Laing, Old Malt Cask | 2 Comments