Tag Archives: Edrington

North British 25, 1991, Virgin Heavy Toast Mediam Char Oak Butt, 63.9% – SMWS (G1.15, Could Pacify a Mob)

Posted on 7 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

That’s a new one, as far as cask descriptors go! One of these samples that I found on my sample shelf, and a grain whisky to boot. Apart from ‘SMWS G1.15’ there was nothing on the label, so I had … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, North British | Tagged 1991, Diageo, Edinburgh, Edrington, Grain Whisky, Lowlands, North British, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS | Leave a comment

Macallan 10, bottled in the late eighties, 40%

Posted on 8 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Macallan is one of those distilleries that have spent ages getting their reputation to a stellar level. Age was important, golden promise barley was important, the best sherry casks from Jerez were important. Only to be kicked down again by … Continue reading →

Posted in Macallan | Tagged Advent Calendar, Edrington, Fiddler's, Jon Beach, Macallan, Sherry Cask, Speyside | Leave a comment

Blended Malt, 18yo, 46.6% – Whiskybase

Posted on 23 April 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As we know by now, Whiskybase releases a whisky for every 10,000 whiskies added to their database. The last one that was released is a blended malt of 18 years old, at a very limited ABV of 46.6%. What we … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Glenrothes, Tamdhu | Tagged 2001, Blended Malt, Edrington, Glenrothes, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Macallan, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tamdhu, Whiskybase | Leave a comment

Highland Park 15, 2003-2019, 58.2% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 2 September 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, Highland Park seems to have found their spot with single cask releases! A few years ago everybody was releasing ‘an Orkney whisky’, and now we’re getting Official Bottlings for chains of stores, single stores, clubs, whisky bars and whatnot. … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Highland Park | Tagged 2003, Dutch Flagship Stores, Edrington, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Wu Dram Clan | 1 Comment

Glenturret Toiseachadh Ur, 13yo, 57.5% – Distillery Only

Posted on 21 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

After touring Glenturret a couple of months ago, with my mate JPH, we did the mandatory visit to the shop. We didn’t need to exit through the gift shop, but we came to Scotland with the intention to get some … Continue reading →

Posted in - Distillery, Glenturret | Tagged 2005, Crieff, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Edrington, Glenturret, Handfilled, Highlands, Lalique, Sherry Cask | Leave a comment

Age vs. NAS round 5: Macallan Fine Oak 10 vs. Macallan Gold

Posted on 3 July 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

At the time of tasting I didn’t know what these were of course, but it’s an interesting experiment for sure. If I would’ve gone into this tasting with knowledge of the samples, things might have been different since those Macallans … Continue reading →

Posted in Macallan | Tagged 1824 series, Big Blind Tasting, Edrington, Fine Oak, Gold, Macallan, Oliver Klimek, Speyside | 5 Comments