Tag Archives: Irish Whiskey

Photo bombing: The Usquebaugh Society’s 25th Anniversary party

Posted on 15 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I generally only take pictures of the drams I’m having, and yesterday afternoon was no exception. The pictures and impressions of the event itself are on Facebook in a lot of different posts by a lot of different people. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, - Japanese Whisky, Ben Nevis, Bladnoch, Bowmore, Cooley, Four Roses, Glen Grant, Highland Park, Iwai, Mars Komagatake, Mortlach, Tomatin | Tagged Archives, Ben Nevis, Blackadder, Bladnoch, Blended Japanese Whisky, Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Bourbon, Bowmore, Connemara, Cooley, Cutty Sark, Distillery Only, Fettercairn, Four Roses, Glen Grant, Glencoe, Glenfarclas, Glenrothes, HIghland Park, Highlands, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Islay, Iwai, Kentucky, Long John, Lowlands, Mars, Mars Komagatake, Michel Kappen, Moor, Mortlach, Orkney, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Signatory, Single Barrel, Single Cask, SMWS, Speyside, Tamdhu, Tomatin, Whiskybase | 1 Comment

Teeling Single Malt Whiskey, 46%

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last week there was a Twitter Tasting of the new Single Malt whiskey from Teeling Distillery in Ireland. They’re in the process of building a distillery but this was from their current releases in which they buy and blend mature … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Teeling | Tagged Free Sample, Irish Whiskey, Single Malt, Teeling, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting | 1 Comment

The Usquebaugh Society’s 24th birthday – part 2

Posted on 3 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The rest of the birthday party for the Usquebaugh Society continued in much the same way. Epic whiskies were tasted, dumb jokes were being made (something about booze, and 30 good guys in one room), and tasting notes were scribbled … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Brora, Port Ellen, Tomatin, Undisclosed | Tagged Adelphi, Brora, Clynelish, Douglas Laing, Getränke Weiser, Highlands, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Limerick, Northern Ireland, Port Ellen, Rare Malts, Speyside, The Whisky Shop, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting | Leave a comment

The Usquebaugh Society’s 24th birthday – part 1

Posted on 2 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As has been usual for a couple years now, the Usquebaugh Society’s birthday is celebrated by a whisky tasting for members. Some of the more avid collectors of the club browse their collections and auction sites for impressive whiskies as … Continue reading →

Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Cambus, Clynelish, Highland Park | Tagged Adelphi, Auchroisk, Bladnoch Forum, Brora, Cambus, Clynelish, Douglas Laing, Grain Whisky, HIghland Park, Irish Whiskey, Jura, Limerick, Old Malt Cask, Port Ellen, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting | Leave a comment

Redbreast 12, 40%

Posted on 29 July 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another standard bottling from my own collection. I’m not entirely sure when I bought this, but I think the excuse was that we just moved in to our new house. New is a relative term in this, because it was … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Redbreast | Tagged Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Midleton, Redbreast | Leave a comment

Blog Birthday Bash #4

Posted on 21 July 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Saturday was the day of this wee blog’s fourth birthday party. Not the actual 4th birthday but due to pregnancy and the lack of planning thereof we pulled that forward a little bit. As said in the announcement post … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Irish Whiskey, - News and Announcements, - Other Spirits | Tagged - Armagnac, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blended Malt, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Candid, Clynelish, Cooley, Cragganmore, Creative Whisky Company, Dalmore, David Stirk, Distillery Only, Feis Ile, France, Glengyle, Highlands, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Kentucky, Kilchoman, Kilkerran, Longmorn, Michel Couvreur, Mortlach, Old Crow, Pearls of Scotland, Provenance, Scott's Selection, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, USA, Whisky Broker | 4 Comments

Six Irish Whiskeys at De Whiskykoning (2/2)

Posted on 22 April 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second three whiskies were number 3, 5 and 6 of the tasting. Rob decided that the first higher strength whisky was very good, but couldn’t stand up to Teeling’s flavour rampage. Anyway, it was a good call, but that … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Redbreast, Tullamore DEW, Writer's Tears | Tagged Cask Strength, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Irish Whiskey, Phoenix, Redbreast, Single Pot Still, Tullamore DEW, Writer's Tears | 2 Comments

Six Irish Whiskeys at De Whiskykoning (1/2)

Posted on 20 April 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Friday I went to a whiskey tasting in Den Bosch, at De Whiskykoning, of which I was slightly skeptical. The theme was Irish whiskeys, and I don’t have much experience with those. There are some nice ones, some great … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Irish Distillers, Midleton, Paddy, Powers', Teeling | Tagged Centenary, Cooley, De Whiskykoning, Irish Distillers, Irish Whiskey, Non-chill filtered, Paddy, Powers, Sauternes Cask, Teeling, Vintage Reserve | Leave a comment

My favourite whiskies of 2013

Posted on 28 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I see a lot of blog(ger)s out there have already started their end-of-year lists rating some of their most favourite whiskies of the annum. I’ve been doing the same since I started so I can’t lag behind now, can I? … Continue reading →

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