Tag Archives: De Whiskykoning

The King’s Tasting

Posted on 16 December 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s already been four years since Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch celebrated some sort of anniversary. I have to admit I fail to remember what the anniversary was, but it’s either him being of some age, the shop being … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky | Tagged Blended Whisky, De Whiskykoning, Free Sample, King Edward I, King George IV, King Henry VIII, King's Crown, King's Ransom, Tasting, Whiskyslijterij De Koning | Leave a comment

Bad-Ass Whisky Night #4

Posted on 21 June 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

My backlog of things to blog about is massive. I still have notes lying around from tastings I went to three years ago, and I still mean to use them for a write-up at some point. However, this tasting was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hazelburn, Longrow, Springbank | Tagged 1965, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, De Whiskykoning, Hazelburn, Local Barley, Longrow, Longrow Red, Rob Stevens, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Wine cask | Leave a comment

Inchmoan 25yo, 1992-2017, 48.6%

Posted on 18 October 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Inchmoan is not really a brand that many people know of. It’s one of the lesser known names used for spirit by the Loch Lomond distillery, with Loch Lomond and Inchmurrin being the more public ones. Inchmoan is Loch Lomond’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Inchmoan, Loch Lomond | Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, De Whiskykoning, Inchmoan, Loch Lomond, Lowlands | Leave a comment

Old Pulteney 10, 1990-2001, 57.8% – Hart Brothers

Posted on 16 March 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Halfway through January I went to De Whiskykoning’s Bottoms Up tasting. He put out all open bottles that got too low to use in a tasting and we were allowed to randomly pick a number of drams for tasting. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Old Pulteney | Tagged 1990, Bourbon Cask, De Whiskykoning, Hart Brothers, Highlands, Old Pulteney, Wick | Leave a comment

Bad-ass Whisky Night at De Whiskykoning #3

Posted on 4 March 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Friday it was time for the sort-of annual bad-ass whisky night at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in my old home town of Den Bosch. Man have I dropped a year’s salary there over the last decade… Anyway, the concept of … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Scotia, Laphroaig, Old Pulteney, Pittyvaich, Springbank, Talisker | Tagged Bourbon casks, De Whiskykoning, Diageo Premium, Glen Scotia, Laphroaig, Old Pulteney, Pittyvaich, Sherry casks, Springbank, Talisker | 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

Bad-ass Whisky Night #2 at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 21 April 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last year I thought it was a good idea to organize a whisky tasting at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch. We already held an annual ‘winter whisky tasting’ there in November, with a line-up of six peated whiskies, focusing … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Amrut, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Glenglassaugh, Macallan, Redbreast | Tagged 1982, 1986, 1988, Amrut, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, De Whiskykoning, Gordon & MacPhail, Grain Whisky, Highlands, India, Indian whisky, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Macallan, Rare Old, Redbreast, Rye Whisky, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speymalt, Speyside | 1 Comment