Tag Archives: Islay

Port Charlotte Scottish Barley, 50%

Posted on 16 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been forever since I last tried an official Port Charlotte. Somehow after the PC8 they dropped off my radar and I don’t know why since I really like this Bruichladdich brand. I did try some indies here and there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte | Tagged Bruichladdich, Islay, NAS, Port Charlotte, Scottish Barley | 4 Comments

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 →

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Bunnahabhain 1967-2010, 41.1% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 2 June 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This ancient Bunnahabhain has matured in a bourbon hogshead, contrary to a lot of its contemporaries. Properly long aging in bourbon casks can work miracles, if the cask isn’t overly active. A too active cask can make a whisky into … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin 12yo, 55.1% – Diageo Premium Release 2013

Posted on 29 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Diageo releases their annual premium releases in Autumn. Sometimes, however, something goes wrong and it takes a lot longer for those releases to pop up in the Dutch stores. This was the case in 2013, which is why this whisky … Continue reading →

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Port Ellen 1979-2010, 30 years old, 51.9% – Mackillop’s Choice

Posted on 28 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I don’t get to taste Port Ellen all that much, which was slightly different a couple of years ago. This is mostly because of the rather ridiculous price tag that comes with every bottle. Ever since Diageo started increasing the … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin Friends of the Classic Malts, 48%, 2013 edition

Posted on 20 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A while ago I reviewed the older ‘FotCM’ edition of Lagavulin and I quite liked that one. It was a twelve year old from fresh sherry casks which made it quite a heavy dram and also rather different from the normal … Continue reading →

Posted in Lagavulin | Tagged Classic Malts, Diageo, Friends of the Classic Malts, Islay, Lagavulin, Triple Matured | 1 Comment

Laphroaig 15, 43%, 200th Anniversary Edition

Posted on 3 May 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been ages since I properly sat down to taste some Laphroaig. It’s not even that there’s nothing available since Laphroaig is one of the couple Islay distilleries that regularly have indies bottled. You don’t have to look far to find … Continue reading →

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Caol Ila 25, 1983-2008, 53.2% – Bladnoch Forum

Posted on 13 April 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while again, but this one came from my own collection. Came, past tense, since I finished the bottle over the weekend. That also means that the review came from the tail end of the bottle, which makes … Continue reading →

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Bunnahabhain 1987-2014, 51.3% – Liquid Art (The Osprey)

Posted on 11 April 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Another one of those freaky animal/insect mash ups on the label. This time it’s an osprey with a moth body. I wonder how much of the whisky they’ve had before they come up with this stuff… Bunnahabhain is a bit … Continue reading →

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Lagavulin 12, Friends of the Classic Malts, 48%

Posted on 5 April 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Back in 2008 this whisky was released. Apparently the release was kind of a mess, since the price at which is became available was completely wrong initially. As in, while the RRP was set to some € 80, the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Lagavulin | Tagged 1995, Diageo, Friends of the Classic Malts, Islay, Lagavulin, Limited Edition | 2 Comments