Tag Archives: Craigellachie

Craigellachie 2006-2021, Barrel 900942, 60.4% – Whisky Center (Ignatius I)

Posted on 30 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A couple of weeks ago Dirk Jan Keijser of Whisky Center kindly sent me some samples from a tasting pack he’s selling with Versaille Dranken in Nijmegen, if I’m not mistaken. It contained some Glenfiddichs which I still have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie | Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, Craigellachie, Free Sample, Ignatius I, Speyside, Whisky Center | 1 Comment

De Whiskykoning’s Summer Whisky Tasting, 2020 edition

Posted on 24 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Rob Stevens, proprietor of Whiskyslijterij De Koning hosts four seasonally themed tastings each year. As in, there are four themes, but there are way more tastings. He can only fit 11 people in his tasting room, so there’s three tastings … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Inchgower, Mortlach | Tagged 1997, 2010, Bourbon Cask, Carn Mor, Craigellachie, Glen Moray, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Gordon & MacPhail, Inchgower, Mortlach, Port Cask, Sherry Cask, Signatory, Whiskykoning, Wine cask | 1 Comment

The Six Ambassadors Tasting

Posted on 25 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Thursday I participated in an online tasting based around six whisky ambassadors from the Netherlands. Each of them ‘brought a bottle’ and shared that with the audience. The six whiskies will be reviewed below, with a bit of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Talisker, Tullamore DEW, Tullibardine | Tagged Bourbon Cask, Bresser & Timmer, Craigellachie, Dennis Hendriks, Dennis Mulder, Diageo, Erik Molenaar, Frank Handgraaf, Glenfiddich, Golden Cask, House of Macduff, Jock Shaw, Maxxium, Rum Cask, Sherry Cask, Spey, Speyside, Talisker, Tasting, Tony van Rooijen, Tullamore DEW, Tullibardine, Whisky Import Nederland | Leave a comment

Bottoms up! at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 15 January 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Just a bit of bragging, now. Yesterday the annual Bottoms Up tasting at De Whiskykoning took place. All kinds of scraps from his tasting room were available for one last hurrah! Of course, you have to be suspicious of things … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements | Tagged Aberlour, AnCnoc, Clynelish, Craigellachie, De Whiskykoning, Glenglassaugh, Pulteney, Springbank, Talisker, Teeling | Leave a comment

Craigellachie 21, 1994-2015, Sauternes Wine Cask Finish, 53.1% – Cadenhead

Posted on 26 October 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

During a club tasting on a very sunny September afternoon we got to talking about wine casks and how they are generally quite crap. The host decided to give me a sample of a whisky that’s an exception to that … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie | Tagged 1994, Cadenhead, Cask Strength, Craigellachie, Speyside, Wine casks, Wood Range | Leave a comment

A couple of Gordon & MacPhail Drams

Posted on 22 August 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Over the last couple of months I’ve been getting some G&M samples from random distilleries. The ancient Mortlach and slightly less old Benromach have been sitting and waiting for the right time. However, the somewhat younger drams have been piling … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie, Dalmore, Glenallachie | Tagged 1997, 1999, 2001, Connoisseur's Choice, Craigellachie, Dalmore, Free Sample, Glenallachie, Gordon & MacPhail | Leave a comment

Craigellachie 2006-2015, 9yo, 64.6% – Hielander Whisky Festival 2016

Posted on 2 March 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This year saw the sixth edition of the Hielander Whisky Festival. A nice festival that I’ve managed to go to every year, and I hope to keep that up for a while. Apart from being in a nice and spacious … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie | Tagged 2006, Craigellachie, Hielander Whisky Festival, Murray & Mackay, Speyside, Wullie Macmorland | Leave a comment

The annual Bottom’s Up tasting at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 12 January 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This year I was invited again to join the Bottoms Up tasting in Den Bosch. Yesterday was the date and after a nicely long train journey I walked through my old home town to get to the shop just in time. … Continue reading →

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The Road to Craigellachie – Hans Offringa

Posted on 31 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I think this is one of the quintessential books on whisky if you’re a Dutch whisky geek. Almost everyone has it or has at least read it, but I hadn’t until now. For some reason I never got around to … Continue reading →

Posted in - Book | Tagged Book review, Books, Craigellachie, Hans Offringa, Speyside | 2 Comments