Tag Archives: Devil’s Casks

My favorite whiskies of 2014

Posted on 29 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Arran, Benromach, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Compass Box, Glen Grant, Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Macallan, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Springbank | Tagged Arran, Asta Morris, Benromach, Bowmore, Campbeltown, Clynelish, Compass Box, Darkness!, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Grant, Gordon & MacPhail, Great King St., Imperial, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Longrow, Longrow Red, Macallan, Masterpieces, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Port Cask, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, SMWS, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, Wealth Solutions | 2 Comments

Wrapping up the Blind Tasting Competition of 2014

Posted on 25 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s time to start wrapping up the year with all the semi-obligatory year’s end lists. Those will follow over the coming week. There’ll be a list of my favorite music, whisky, events, other booze and whatever comes to mind. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Balmenach, Benromach, Bowmore, Glen Garioch, Glen Keith, Imperial, Lagavulin, Longmorn | Tagged Asta Morris, Balmenach, Benromach, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Closed Distillery, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Garioch, Glen Keith, Highlands, Imperial, Islay, Kintra Whisky, Lagavulin, Longmorn, Signatory, SMWS, Speyside, The Perfect Dram, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society | 2 Comments

Blind Tasting Competition 7: Bowmore Devil’s Casks II, 10yo, 56.3%

Posted on 13 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A third in and yesterday I climbed to the fourth spot. I have no illusion of keeping this up, but so far I’m on quite a streak compared to other years. I actually managed to get points every day so … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged Abbey Whisky, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Devil's Casks, Islay, Kilchoman, Usquebaugh Society | 1 Comment

Trick or Tweet with Rachel Barrie

Posted on 31 October 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday Morrison Bowmore and Rachel Barrie hosted a Twitter Tasting a bit of a Halloween theme. There hadn’t been much information available so it wasn’t until a sizable box arrived earlier this week and I had a peak that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Glen Garioch | Tagged Auchentoshan, Bowmore, Devil's Casks, Free Sample, Glen Garioch, Halloween, Highlands, Islay, Lowlands, Master Blender, Morrison Bowmore, Rachel Barrie, Twitter Tasting, Virgin Oak | Leave a comment

Bowmore Devil’s Casks II, 10yo, 56.3%

Posted on 2 October 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I think almost everybody even just remotely interested in whisky has heard about Bowmore’s Devil’s Casks releases. Last year when they released the first batch there was a run on it and within a month, the price had increased by … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged Bowmore, Devil's Casks, Islay, Sherry Cask | 4 Comments

Investing in whisky

Posted on 6 September 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Whisky is made for drinking. That’s the statement that should be here in regard to investing in whisky, or any other kind of booze for that matter. That is, according to a lot of whisky geeks out there. On the … Continue reading →

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