Tag Archives: Islands

Peat Monster, 46% – Compass Box

Posted on 2 July 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The third and final Compass Box whisky for a little while, unless I suddenly pop open my bottle of Hedonism. I don’t see that happening anytime soon though. Mostly because I’m still in the process of decreasing the amount of … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Whisky, Compass Box | Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Islands, Islay, Peat Monster, Speyside | 3 Comments

Highland Park 21, 47.5%

Posted on 17 February 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I was able to pick up this bottle some years ago, before they went down to 40%, so way before they went back up to 47.5%. My sister went somewhere through duty free and called which bottle to bring. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged Duty Free, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Travel Retail | 5 Comments

Ledaig 7yo, 2005, 62.8% – Archives, Fishes of Samoa

Posted on 14 February 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

First things first. I have no experience with Ledaig from the 1970s. I do have some experience with Ledaig from the last 20 years or so. I do not like those whiskies. Every time I try one I hope that … Continue reading →

Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory | Tagged Archives, Fishes of Samoa, Highlands, Islands, Ledaig, Mull, Tobermory, Whiskybase | Leave a comment

Jura 30, Camas an Staca, 44%

Posted on 2 January 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Let’s start off the new year with a series of decadent whisky reviews, with this 30 year old Jura to be the first. Camas an Staca means ‘standing stone’, referring to one of the eight standing stones dotted around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jura | Tagged Camas an Staca, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Standing Stone | 2 Comments

Blind Tasting Competition 13 – Longrow 16, Fresh Manzanilla Sherry, 56.1%

Posted on 19 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

By now the competition has lost most of its fun to me. There’s barely any regular cask in this year’s line-up which means it’s ridiculously hard to guess what’s what. For some reason quite some others who score much more … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Longrow | Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Campbeltown, Hanseatischen Weinhandelsgesellschaft, HIghland Park, Islands, Longrow, Manzanilla Sherry Cask, Orkney, Saint Magnus, Usquebaugh Society | 3 Comments

Blind Tasting Competition 11 – Arran, 9yo, 2002-2011, 61.3% – SMWS

Posted on 17 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This time I did fill in my guess for the day, and I was hoping to start catching up with a bit of points here and there. Unfortunately, today is not the day that that is happening. Maybe it never … Continue reading →

Posted in Arran, Longmorn | Tagged Arran, Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Lochranza, Longmorn, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society | Leave a comment

Blind Tasting Competition 4 – Talisker 18, 45.8%

Posted on 10 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Talisker, Talisker, Talisker. I didn’t even consider it yesterday. I found a peaty dram that didn’t taste Islay enough to be from Islay, so it had to be Longrow. It had some ‘ocean’ flavours in it, so a dead giveaway. … Continue reading →

Posted in Talisker | Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Islands, Skye, Talisker, Usquebaugh Society | 10 Comments

A Surprise tasting at De Whiskykoning (2/2)

Posted on 3 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second half of the surprise tasting write-up at De Whiskykoning in Den Bosch. Tasting twelve whiskies in a row in just over two hours is taxing. The glasses were properly covered with glass lids so I started by nosing … Continue reading →

Posted in Arran, Auchentoshan, Balvenie, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Longrow, Springbank | Tagged Arran, Auchentoshan, Balvenie, Blended Whisky, Bunnahabhain, Cadenhead, Campbeltown, Campbeltown Loch, Cask Strength, De Whiskykoning, Den Bosch, Ealanta, Feis Ile, Gaja Barolo, Glengoyne, Glenmorangie, Hielanman, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Loki, Longrow, Lowlands, Mitchell, Port Askaig, Private Casks, Sgeul Na Mara, Single Malt, Solera, Specialty Drinks Ltd., Speyside, Springbank, The Whisky Exchange, Travel Retail, Tun 1401, Valhalla Collection | 2 Comments

Highland Park, Batch 1, 44.7% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

While everyone who was at the tasting at Maltstock was promised to be in on the selection process I never got these samples (damn you, mail man!). Which meant, I never tasted this dram even though a cartoony version of … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, Highland Park | Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Jon Beach, Loch Ness, Master of Malt, Orkney, That Boutique-y Whisky Company | Leave a comment

Highland Park 25, 2013 edition, 45.7%

Posted on 10 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The final dram in the Highlands & Campbeltown tasting at De Whiskykoning! According to The Ultimate Spirits Competition this whisky is perfection. They scored it 100/100 points. So let’s all buy this, stop blogging and never drink anything else, right! … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged 's Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Ultimate Spirits Competition, Whiskykoning | 1 Comment