Tag Archives: Glenfiddich

The Six Ambassadors Tasting

Posted on 25 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Thursday I participated in an online tasting based around six whisky ambassadors from the Netherlands. Each of them ‘brought a bottle’ and shared that with the audience. The six whiskies will be reviewed below, with a bit of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Talisker, Tullamore DEW, Tullibardine | Tagged Bourbon Cask, Bresser & Timmer, Craigellachie, Dennis Hendriks, Dennis Mulder, Diageo, Erik Molenaar, Frank Handgraaf, Glenfiddich, Golden Cask, House of Macduff, Jock Shaw, Maxxium, Rum Cask, Sherry Cask, Spey, Speyside, Talisker, Tasting, Tony van Rooijen, Tullamore DEW, Tullibardine, Whisky Import Nederland | Leave a comment

Burnside 1991-2018, 26yo, 46.7% – Cadenhead’s

Posted on 10 May 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As I sit here reviewing this almost-single-malt I think about how clever this ploy of the whisky industry actually is. William Grants, the owners of Balvenie Distillery don’t want their distillery’s name on a bottle, so they teaspoon it with … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Balvenie, Burnside, Glenfiddich | Tagged 1991, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Bourbon Cask, Burnside, Cadenhead, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Tea spooned, William Grant & Sons | Leave a comment

De Whiskykoning’s Bottoms Up 2019

Posted on 14 January 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As is tradition for Rob Stevens of De Whiskykoning, he hosted his annual Bottoms Up tasting yesterday. The second Sunday in January is an afternoon to be reckoned with, and this year was no different from before. Of course, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Grain Whisky, Belgian Owl, Bladnoch, Bowmore, Elijah Craig, Finlaggan, Floki, Glen Drummond, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Longmorn, Port Dundas | Tagged 1973, 1979, 2009, Belgian Owl, Belgium, Bladnoch, Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Bourbon, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Finlaggan, Glen Drummond, Glen Moray, Glenfiddich, Grain Whisky, Hart Brothers, Iceland, Islay, Kentucky, Longmorn, Lowlands, Port Cask, Port Dundas, Sherry Cask, Speyside, USA, Winter Storm | Leave a comment

BTC #4 and #5: Ballechin and Glenfiddich

Posted on 11 December 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday I didn’t get around to a write up of the Blind Tasting Competition’s fourth sample, so today you’re in for a double whammy. As always with this kind of thing, there’s not much to talk about since we’re going … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballechin, Edradour, Glenfiddich | Tagged 2004, Ballechin, Blind Tasting Competition, Distillery Only, Edradour, Glenfiddich, Highlands, Kirsch Whisky, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society | Leave a comment

A few bottlings from yonder years

Posted on 14 September 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Occasionally I get the chance to try some whiskies from a long time ago, back when I was wee. Sometimes I create these occasions for myself by buying a sample or a dusty bottle in a shop or an auction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Balblair, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Knockando, Longmorn | Tagged 1976, Balblair, Dalwhinnie, Glenfiddich, Highlands, Knockando, Longmorn, Speyside | Leave a comment

Autumn clearance

Posted on 3 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Well, not really a clearance since that would involve big discounts. The misses and I have decided that it’s finally time to start doing some construction on our attic. It’s been in the pipeline for a few years but we’ve … Continue reading →

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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

Advent Calendar Day 10: Monkey Shoulder

Posted on 10 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Behind door number 10 was a whisky that I know I’ve had before some years ago, but have never reviewed yet. I think, but am not sure, that I even ordered that sample from Master of Malt as well. Anyway, … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt | Tagged Advent Calendar, Balvenie, Drinks by the Dram, Dufftown, Free Sample, Glenfiddich, Master of Malt, Monkey Shoulder, Speyside, William Grant & Sons | Leave a comment

Burnside 1989-2014, 24 years old, 51.7% – Whiskybase

Posted on 4 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This is a blended malt, in a way. Well, officially it is. It’s a cask of Balvenie, teaspooned with Glenfiddich. So actually, it’s just Balvenie which they put some Glenfiddich in to make sure no one can call it that. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Balvenie, Glenfiddich | Tagged 1989, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Burnside, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Tea spooned, Whiskybase | 1 Comment

Another iteration of an Usquebaugh Regional Tasting

Posted on 10 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Every once in a while we do a regional tasting for Usquebaugh Society members. Today was another one themed ‘patience’. That boiled down to mostly bottles from a couple of years ago. In some cases that ‘couple’ is an understatement. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Highland Park, Laphroaig, Scapa, Springbank | Tagged Abbey Whisky, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blackadder, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Christmas Edition, City of Zwolle, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Feis Ile, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, HIghland Park, Laphroaig, Scapa, Signatory, Springbank, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting | Leave a comment