Tag Archives: Drumnadrochit

Port Ellen 19, 1977-1996, 58.9% – Scott’s Selection

Posted on 18 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Sometimes you realize you have some rather interesting tasting notes lying around. Stuff you tried but for some reason haven’t written about yet. By ‘you’ I mean me, because I realize most people do not write whisky blogs, although it … Continue reading →

Posted in Port Ellen | Tagged 1977, Advent Calendar, Closed Distillery, Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Islay, Jon Beach, Port Ellen, Scott's Selection | 1 Comment

Blended Malt, 1993-2017, Ex-Sherry Hogshead 17, 53.6% – The Thompson Bros.

Posted on 24 February 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yet another whisky from the Fiddler’s Advent Calendar. And a bottling from the yet-to-be-visited Thompson Brothers. As in, I still need to visit the Dornoch Castle Hotel and its whisky bar. Of course, with this being a blended malt, there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt | Tagged 1993, Advent Calendar, Blended Malt, Dornoch Castle Hotel, Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Phil Thompson, Sherry Cask, Simon Thompson, Thompson Bros | Leave a comment

Arran 22, 1996-2019, Sherry Hogshead 624, 54.5% – OB for Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland

Posted on 11 February 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A second whisky from the advent calendar from Fiddler’s in Drumnadrochit. So far I’ve reviewed only one, but tried the first nine drams and if there is going to be a calendar this year, I’m getting it. The whisky’s are … Continue reading →

Posted in Arran | Tagged 1996, Advent Calendar, Arran, Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland, Isle of Arran, Jon Beach, Sherry Cask | Leave a comment

The Singleton of Glen Ord 11yo, 2008-2019, 54.8% – Distillery Only / Highland Whisky Festival

Posted on 6 February 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I got this sample in Jon Beach’s Advent Calendar, which I only started drinking this week, and only got in between Christmas and New Year’s. As usual, late to the party… Anyway, my good friend JPH (aka Shrek) and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Ord | Tagged 2008, Advent Calendar, Bourbon Cask, Distillery Only, Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Glen Ord, Highland Whisky Festival, Highlands, Jon Beach, Singleton, Singleton of Glen Ord | Leave a comment

Loch Ness Brewery’s Whisky Beers

Posted on 25 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About two and a half years ago we went to Scotland on our family holiday. Apart from spending a week on Skye, we also spent a week in the vicinity of Loch Ness. During our stay there I (obviously) had … Continue reading →

Posted in - Beer | Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Loch Ness Brewery, Scotland | Leave a comment

Port Ellen, 1978-1998, Rare Malts, 60.9%

Posted on 29 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As a bonus and since you have to go out on a bang Jon also poured me a dram of one of the many Port Ellens that he has in his collection. For some reason he decided to start collecting … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, Port Ellen | Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Islay, Jon Beach, Loch Ness, Port Ellen, Rare Malts | Leave a comment

Brora 25, 1978 – 2004, 57% – SMWS

Posted on 28 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been ages since I reviewed an SMWS bottling, but to be honest, it’s also been ages since I tried a really interesting one. This has nothing to do with a lack of interesting booze, but more an availability problem. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, Brora | Tagged Brora, Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, Highlands, Jon Beach, Lagavulin from the North, Loch Ness | Leave a comment

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

Lagavulin 1995, Feis Ile 2013, 51%

Posted on 24 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As Jon told us in his post last Monday, he went to Feis Ile again this year for Port Ellen shenanigans. Thanks to that, and Diageo releasing a lot of bottles this year, he was able to procure a Lagavulin … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, Lagavulin | Tagged Drumnadrochit, Feis Ile, Fiddler's, Islay, Jon Beach, Lagavulin, Loch Ness | 2 Comments

Highland Park, Batch 1, 44.7% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

While everyone who was at the tasting at Maltstock was promised to be in on the selection process I never got these samples (damn you, mail man!). Which meant, I never tasted this dram even though a cartoony version of … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, Highland Park | Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Jon Beach, Loch Ness, Master of Malt, Orkney, That Boutique-y Whisky Company | Leave a comment