Tag Archives: Guest Post

Ardnamurchan AD/04:21, Paul Launois Release, 57.6%

Posted on 5 April 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With me trying to get my bearing and reshuffling priorities between working in an actual office, and not spending a coffee break writing a blog post, being back from a short trip to Scotland and spending some evenings with the … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Two exotic Lagavulins at 13 years old

Posted on 24 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I have a sample of this Lagavulin coming in too, but Tom wanted to write his findings as well. Who am I to deny him his podium! Pierrick Guillaume is the current Distillery Manager of Lagavulin, after doing some years … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Strathean 3, 2016-2019, Single Malt Batch 1, 46.6%

Posted on 29 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

If I had known Ruben was going to publish his tasting notes to the first batch of Strathearn, I would not have sat on Tom’s notes on the same whisky one day too long. In short, it would have been … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Taking a swing at the Laggan Mill (with Offerman)

Posted on 22 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When cleaning out some ‘flagged’ emails from my mailbox I realized I still have some unpublished stuff from Tom van Engelen, waiting for release on this wee blog. So, this time (or actually, last summer) Tom wrote some stuff about … Continue reading →

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Guest post: 1980s Springbank, a rare treat

Posted on 23 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Once more, Tom van Engelen shares his take on things going on in his world of whisky. This time around he reviews a sample he got his hands on, of a Springbank bottling from yonder year. The 1980s were hard times … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Dalmunach Fun by Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 20 January 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Once more, Tom writes a guest post on some recent discoveries he did. In this case, something truly new: Dalmunach whisky! Dalmunach was erected on the site of the much beloved yet quite unknown Imperial Distillery. As a whiskynerd interested … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Lagavulin with Port Ellen influences

Posted on 20 October 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tom climbs his pen once again to write down his thoughts on the new Lagavulin 12 years old. An annual highlight in the world of special releases. A highlight in the year is always the Special Releases announcement of Diageo. … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin: King of Islay… and Feis Ile 2020

Posted on 1 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

And for the second day in a row, Tom reviews a Feis Ile 2020 whisky. This time it’s the Lagavulin. A 20 year whisky at a significantly lower price than the 21 year old single casks that were released through … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Caol Ila Feis Ile 2020 edition brings the festival on your doorstep

Posted on 30 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tom picked up his pen once more to supply us with a review to a rather interesting whisky. Reviewed within a day of arriving at his doorstep, and one of the first reviews of this whisky online, if our Google … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Battling Feis Ile love-sickness with Kilchoman

Posted on 2 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A guestpost:

Reminiscing about Feis Ile not happening. by Tom van Engelen! Continue reading →

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