Tag Archives: Free Sample

Cameronbridge 1974 and North of Scotland 1971 by Boogieman Import

Posted on 4 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last week Stefan van der Boog, the BOOGieman himself asked me if I would like to review the two new Single Grain Whiskies he just released under his own label. Of course, that’s flattering, and knowing these are from several … Continue reading →

Posted in Cameronbridge, North of Scotland | Tagged 1971, 1974, Boogieman Import, Cameronbridge, Dumbarton, Fife, Free Sample, Grain Whisky, North of Scotland, Passie voor Whisky, Van der Boog | 1 Comment

Dingle, PX & Bourbon casks, 60.6% – OB for Whisky & Rum aan Zee 2021

Posted on 1 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Next weekend the 15th Whisky & Rum aan Zee (..by the sea) is held in the port town of IJmuiden. For that festival this Dingle PX cask was bottled. Slijterij Zeewijck in the same town started the festival over 15 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dingle | Tagged 2012, Bourbon Cask, Dingle, Free Sample, Ireland, Sherry Cask, Whisky & Rum aan Zee, WhiskyCenter, Zeewijck | Leave a comment

Ben Nevis 24, 1996-2021, Hogshead 1408, 45.6% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 4 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It took some doing and the sample that Wu Dram Clan sent me has now seen more of Europe than I have in the last decade, but eventually it arrived home. Of course, it was a rather highly anticipated whisky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Nevis | Tagged 1996, Ben Nevis, Bourbon Cask, Duckhammers Rare & Fine, Fort William, Free Sample, Highlands, The Whisky Kingdom, Wu Dram Clan | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in - Rum, Foursquare, Undisclosed | Tagged 1999, 2007, Barbados, Duchess, Foursquare, Free Sample, Great House, Jamaica, Rum | Leave a comment

Dailuaine 13, 2007-2020, PX Sherry Finish, 52% – Maltman

Posted on 12 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Maltman is one of those bottlers that showed up about a decade ago, at least on my radar they did. Since then they’ve been putting out quality whisky and aren’t shy of using good sherry casks. It seems there … Continue reading →

Posted in Dailuaine | Tagged 2007, Dailuaine, Free Sample, Meadowside Blending, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Maltman | Leave a comment

Glen Elgin 1998-2014, Sherry casks, 46% – Gordon & MacPhail

Posted on 2 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Generally, I consider Glen Elgin to be a nice and gentle whisky, with fruity notes and some nice freshness to it. In the back of my sample cupboard I found this 15 year old (or 16) from Gordon & MacPhail … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Elgin | Tagged 1998, Connoisseur's Choice, Free Sample, Glen Elgin, Gordon & MacPhail, Sherry Cask, Speyside | Leave a comment

Edradour 10, 2009-2020, Sherry Butt 401, 46% – Signatory

Posted on 15 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A little while I wanted a rather specific whisky that wasn’t available in ‘regular’ shops anymore. But, according to Whiskybase there was this shop in The Netherlands that still had it. It was called ‘Whisky Exclusive‘. In a way, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Edradour | Tagged 2009, Edradour, Free Sample, Highlands, Pitlochry, Sherry Cask, Signatory, Whisky Exclusive | Leave a comment

Beenleigh 13, 2007-2021, Cask 38, 63.4% – The Duchess

Posted on 12 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Once upon a time in the east, about 150 years ago there were a couple of farmers who bought some land in Queensland, Australia. These two Englishmen wanted to build a cotton plantation, but they didn’t. It turned out creating … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Beenleigh | Tagged 2007, Australia, Beenleigh, Best of Wines, Free Sample, Hans Dillesse, Rum, The Duchess | 1 Comment

Two rums by The Duchess: Worthy Park (Jamaica) and Diamond (Guyana)

Posted on 4 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve had these samples for a while but for some reason sitting down and reviewing them hadn’t happened yet. A shame, but let’s do a bit of catch-up! Diamond Distillery 17yo, 2003-2020, 59.3% – The Duchess (Hummingbirds) A little bit … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Diamond Distillery, Worthy Park | Tagged 2003, 2006, Best of Wines, Diamond, Free Sample, Guyana, Jamaica, Rum, The Duchess, Worthy Park | Leave a comment

Dingle Single Malt, 46.3%

Posted on 14 May 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday a new Irish Single Malt whiskey was released by Dingle. It’s their first core whiskey, and therefore they released it with the hashtag #heretostay. There have been Dingle Single Malts before (Dingle Malt?) but those were batched released instead … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Dingle | Tagged Dingle, Free Sample, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Whisky Center | 1 Comment