Tag Archives: Douglas Laing

Caol Ila 15, 2007-2022, PX Sherry Butt Finish, 54.6% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This bottling, from the Dutch Dram Masters series, is a brand new one. It just came out a few days ago and somehow it grabbed my attention, unlike a lot of Islay whiskies nowadays. Pretty labelling helps, but other than … Continue reading →

Posted in Caol Ila | Tagged 2007, Caol Ila, Douglas Laing, Dutch Dram Masters, Islay, Old Particular, Sherry Cask | Leave a comment

Royal Lochnagar 28, 1973-2001, 50% – Old Malt Cask

Posted on 1 July 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When you have friends who try to celebrate decadence by pruning their whisky collection from anything that they wouldn’t rate at 90 points or higher, some old bottles tend to show up. I bought a set of bottles of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Royal Lochnagar | Tagged 1973, Douglas Laing, Highlands, Old Malt Cask, Royal Lochnagar | 1 Comment

Laphroaig 21, 1987-2009, Refill Hogshead DL 4855, 50% – Old Malt Cask

Posted on 1 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Even though this is an older Laphroaig in two ways, both well aged and from quite some years ago, my mate TvE shared it at a very acceptable price. I didn’t have to think for long to decide whether to … Continue reading →

Posted in Laphroaig | Tagged 1987, Douglas Laing, Islay, Laphroaig, Old Malt Cask | 2 Comments

All three of these are Clynelish

Posted on 4 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It seems a new Diageo rule that Clynelish can no longer be represented on labels, since everything that has been released lately is labeled as ‘Secret Highland Distillery’. Of course that doesn’t mean all these secret highlands are Clynelish, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Clynelish, Undisclosed | Tagged 1997, 2000, 2010, Boogieman Import, Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Douglas Laing, Highlands, Liquid Treasures, Old Malt Cask, Passie voor Whisky, Secret Highland, Undisclosed Distillery | 1 Comment

Port Ellen 1976-2001, 25yo, 50% – Old Malt Cask

Posted on 19 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I tried a Port Ellen, but my mate Jason gave me a sample of the bottle he opened for his 40th birtday, earlier this year. It’s not just any Port Ellen but one from the mid-seventies, … Continue reading →

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Two Scallywags, 46% and 54.1%

Posted on 15 June 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last week the guys at Douglas Laing organized a Facebook Live event, in which they broadcasted a guided tasting of some of their range. Fred Laing and Jan Beckers talked us through five drams in a rapid fire session, it … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Scallywag | Tagged Blended Malt, Douglas Laing, Free Sample, NAS, Scallywag, Speyside | 1 Comment

A lot of new bottle shares, and some old ones

Posted on 12 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A few months ago I wrote a short overview of bottle-shares that were still available then. Most of those have sold now except the Willett one. Can’t really blame people for not knowing this rather awesome distillery. What also doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bottle share, - News and Announcements, Balblair, Dallas Dhu, Millstone, Wolfburn, Zuidam | Tagged 1975, 1976, 2013, 75cl, 80s bottling, Balblair, Bottle Share, Dallas Dhu, Douglas Laing, Dutch whisky, Festival bottling, Highlands, Jack Wiebers, Millstone, Old Malt Cask, Prenzlow Portfolio Collection, Speyside, Thurso, Whisky in Leiden, Whiskysite, Wolfburn, Zuidam | Leave a comment

Lochside 21, 1979-2000, 50% – Douglas Laing’s Old Malt Cask

Posted on 3 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Most Lochsides I’ve tried have been from 1981. Both Lochsides I’ve owned are from 1981. There are some older versions out there, but most of these were from before I was interested in whisky of this caliber. Lochside is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Lochside | Tagged 1979, Closed Distillery, Douglas Laing, Highlands, Lochside, Old Malt Cask | 1 Comment

Wrapping up the Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram

Posted on 8 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, I stared well with that Advent Calendar blogging. Then the Blind Tasting Competition started and that took over. I tried blogging twice per day but that was just too time consuming. Catching up with a massive blog post and … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Invergordon, Jura, Teeling | Tagged 1964, Advent Calendar, Dalwhinnie, Diageo, Douglas Laing, Drinks by the Dram, Elixir, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Highlands, Invergordon, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Master of Malt, Speyside, Teeling, William Grant & Sons, Winter's Gold, Xtra Old Particular | Leave a comment

Tomatin 20, 1993-2013, 51.5% – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular

Posted on 5 November 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tomatin is a distillery that has been on my radar for a couple of months now. I don’t know why I never paid attention to it before, but ever since I’m about to go visit them (in two weeks) I’ve been … Continue reading →

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