Tag Archives: Duchess

Lowlands whiskies, their trouble, and an Ailsa Bay

Posted on 13 May 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

From a regional perspective, as far as that is still a thing in Scotch whisky, the Lowlands are a strange one. If you regard the size of the regions it’s only second to the Highlands. But when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Two new rums by The Duchess

Posted on 27 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Duchess is at it again! Rather soon after the release of their Australian Beenleigh rum, just a little while ago, they’ve just released two new bottlings! This time, Hans Dillesse painted fish instead of hummingbirds, ducks or a platypus. … Continue reading →

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Ten Cane 11 years old, 2008-2019, 63% – The Duchess ‘Hummingbirds’

Posted on 5 September 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Normally I would have been happy with a sample arriving in the mail from the rather excellent rums bottled by The Duchess. Also normally, I wouldn’t really be in the know of upcoming bottlings unless Nils announced them to me. … Continue reading →

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Islay, a baby and Twitter

Posted on 28 May 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been two weeks since I’ve blogged. In those two weeks quite a lot has happened, varying from major life changing things to unimportant things that are fun to yap about. Baby On May 17th, our third child, Cato, was … Continue reading →

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