Tag Archives: Hans Offringa

Woodinville Limited Edition 2011, #2936, Batch 1, 46%

Posted on 10 February 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Well this is weird. I can’t put an ABV in the header of this post since I don’t know it. I also cannot find it online anywhere. (Updated now) I got this sample from pro whisky writer Hans Offringa so … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Woodinville | Tagged Bourbon, Hans Offringa, Maltstock, Washington, Woodinville | 1 Comment

The Road to Craigellachie – Hans Offringa

Posted on 31 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I think this is one of the quintessential books on whisky if you’re a Dutch whisky geek. Almost everyone has it or has at least read it, but I hadn’t until now. For some reason I never got around to … Continue reading →

Posted in - Book | Tagged Book review, Books, Craigellachie, Hans Offringa, Speyside | 2 Comments

Still Stories, by Hans Offringa

Posted on 4 May 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Hans Offringa is, by far, the most famous Dutch whisky writer. I guess he’s about the only one that also writes in English and covers more than Single Malt whisky, which also helps. I’ve met the soft spoken man a … Continue reading →

Posted in - Book | Tagged Crowdfunding, Hans Offringa, Kentucky, Kilbeggan, Scotland, Still Stories, Whisky Book | 1 Comment

My favourite events of 2013

Posted on 30 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Looking back at the almost gone year I remember quite a lot of whisky events. Not as many as some years ago when I visited so many festivals I couldn’t even remember them all, but the quality of each individual … Continue reading →

Posted in - Distillery, - Festival, Auchentoshan, Balblair, Balvenie, BenRiach, Brora, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Talisker | Tagged Alkmaar, Hans Offringa, Hielander, Highlands, Limburg, Lowlands, Maltstock, Scotland, Skye, Speyside, Whiskyfair, Woodinville | 2 Comments

Maltstock – Bourbon & Innovation with Hans Offringa

Posted on 21 September 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This Masterclass was not exactly scheduled to appear in the regular line-up but was announced pretty late as a prize for the winners of the whisky quiz. In the end, it turned out, it was also for the runner-ups. The … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Maker's Mark, Woodinville | Tagged Bourbon, Hans Offringa, Hooch, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, Maltstock, Masterclass, Moonshine, New Make, Sietse Offringa, Terressentia, USA, White Dog, Woodinville | 1 Comment

Maltstock – Whiskyquiz with Michael Lord

Posted on 13 September 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

One of the Masterclasses described in the earlier post was done my Michael Lord from The Whisky Shop Dufftown. He also does the annual whisky quiz at Maltstock so people are always happy and afraid when he says he’s coming … Continue reading →

Posted in - Festival | Tagged Caol Ila, Hans Offringa, Maltstock, Michael Lord, Whisky Quiz, Whiskyshop Dufftown | 1 Comment