Tag Archives: Islands

Secret Orkney 2007-2022, 50.8% – Michiel Wigman ‘They Inspired III’

Posted on 7 October 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In the 2022 series of They Inspired we find the second Secret Orkney bottling done by Michiel Wigman. Also, it is yet another Secret Orkney after several releases that have been done over the last couple of months by familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed | Tagged 2007, Dutch Whisky Connection, Hans Dilesse, HIghland Park, Islands, Michiel Wigman, Orkney, Secret Orkney, Sukhinder Singh, They Inspired | 1 Comment

Talisker 25, 2006 release, 56.9%

Posted on 4 October 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I emptied this bottle a little while ago. It was a very nice thing to do because drinking whisky of this level is always a pleasure. It was also a very unfun thing to do, because it’s not something that … Continue reading →

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Jura ‘Two-One-Two’ 13, 2006-2019, American White Oak Barrels, 47.5%

Posted on 21 September 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s not often that I try whisky from the Isle of Jura (distillery). From the early onset of my whisky fanaticism I’ve not held much love for Jura. In some cases I figured I had to get over that and … Continue reading →

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Secret Orkney 17, 2004-2022, Butt 13, 49.4% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 7 August 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a full month since my last post on here, but more on that later. Holidays happened in the meantime, and when I got back home there was a lovely little sample of this Highland Park whisky waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed | Tagged 2004, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds | 3 Comments

Isle of Jura 14, 1995-2010, Refill Bourbon Barrel 3199, 57.8% – Gordon & MacPhail

Posted on 30 June 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Ah, the infamous Isle of Jura distillery. On the island of ‘one’. One road, one town, one way there, one hotel, one distillery, one million deer. I was there in 2018. We were on the street across from the distillery … Continue reading →

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Tobermory 21, Oloroso Finish, 46.3%

Posted on 18 June 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second whisky from the autumn tasting, which seems to be well timed for a review since it’s about 30 degrees out here, is this Tobermory. A bottling that’s been available for a couple of years by now, and once … Continue reading →

Posted in Tobermory | Tagged Highlands, Islands, Isle of Mull, Mull, Oloroso Cask, Sherry Cask, Tobermory | Leave a comment

The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Breath of the Isles 14, 1993-2007, Refill Hogshead 3746, 57% – Adelphi

Posted on 13 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Of course, this is an undisclosed single malt whisky. Adelphi has (or used to have) a slew of them in the ‘Breath of…’ series. Islay, Speyside, the Highlands. The only two regions not covered are the Lowlands and Campbeltown, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Talisker, Undisclosed | Tagged 1993, Adelphi, Breath of the Isles, Islands, Skye, Talisker | Leave a comment

Best of Wines’ Blind Tasting Competition #4

Posted on 2 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The last leg of the Blind Tasting Competition, or maybe the last tripod, since there’s another three reviews below. In this batch there are two bottlings I had before, but only one of them I recognized. That made up for … Continue reading →

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A Fine Christmas Malt 2021, 16, 53.2% – The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 17 November 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s become an annual thing for The Whisky Exchange to release special bottlings for some holidays, or things that are seen as holidays. There’s the Christmas malt, and for Black Friday there’s been a release too, for the last couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged A Fine Christmas Malt, Christmas Malt, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, The Whisky Exchange | 3 Comments