Tag Archives: Islay

Laphroaig 10, Cask Strength Batch #014, 58.6%

Posted on 24 April 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Generally, when official 10 year old Laphroaigs come out, they sell out instantly. Or at least, that was the premise to me, when I decided to get myself one of these. One half, to be exact, since my bottle was … Continue reading →

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Bruichladdich 8, 2011-2019, Bourbon Cask #150, 65.8% – Lady of the Glen

Posted on 21 April 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I doubt if I ever had a dram from Lady of the Glen before. Probably, but not one I remember without doing more research into old tasting notes. Anyway, it’s a bottler, like there are many. Even though there are … Continue reading →

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Secret Islay 10, 2011-2021, Port Barrique, 53.3% – Michiel Wigman ‘East meets West’

Posted on 10 March 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As it turns out, this is not the first Secret Islay I review this week. It is not even the first Secret Islay at exactly 53.3% ABV I review this week! Not that I review that much, but merely a … Continue reading →

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A Secret Islay Distillery 8yo, 2013-2021, PX Hogshead, 53.3% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 7 March 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The new year has only just begun (although a sixth has already passed) and Wu Dram Clan is on a roll again. Two grain whiskies and two single malts, the latter two from Islay. I decided to get a bottle … Continue reading →

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Bowmore 17, 2003-2021, Barrel 81, 57.8% – The Single Malts of Scotland

Posted on 17 February 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Some distilleries have great years (Caperdonich 1972, BenRiach 1976, Port Ellen 1978, Clynelish 1995, and so on). However, very few distilleries have bad years. For example, Bowmore is pretty shit if it was distilled in the 1980s, generally. An overwhelming … Continue reading →

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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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Compass Box Menagerie, 46%

Posted on 20 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been ages since I last tried a Compass Box whisky. Or at least, since I last reviewed one. There was the Transistor, which I did with Punk IPA next to it in February, but before that it was 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Compass Box, Deanston, Glen Elgin, Laphroaig, Mortlach | Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Deanston, Glen Elgin, Highlands, Islay, Laphroaig, Menagerie, Mortlach, Speyside | Leave a comment

Kilchoman 7, 2013-2021, Tequila Cask 736/2013, 55.7% – OB for The Nectar

Posted on 9 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This Kilchoman finished, not matured, in a Tequila cask is one of the many bottlings for The Nectar‘s 15th anniversary. Where I thought The Nectar was a bottler, they are also a sizeable importer for Belgium, focusing on all kinds … Continue reading →

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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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Bowmore 20, 1997-2018, Refill Sherry cask 2414, 56.3% – Adelphi

Posted on 11 November 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Adelphi still is a bottler that generally puts out high quality whiskies. I do think success is not as guaranteed as it was a decade ago, but they’re still way above average. Of course, prices are way above average too, … Continue reading →

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