Tag Archives: Kentucky

Knob Creek 9yo, Cask 3080, 60% – OB for K&L Wines

Posted on 3 September 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

September is Bourbon Heritage Month, apparently. For us outside of the USA it doesn’t mean anything and I’m not even sure it’s still a thing stateside. Anyway, I thought it was a good excuse to review a bourbon that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim Beam, Knob Creek | Tagged Bourbon, Jim Beam, K&L Wines, Kentucky, Knob Creek, USA | Leave a comment

Willett, Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel Rye, cask 124, 58.7%

Posted on 10 February 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I have no idea why exactly, but I really love Willett. They used to release heaps of old rye whiskies, but those stocks seem to have depleted. Since a couple of years they’ve been distilling their own whiskey. Before that … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Willett | Tagged Kentucky, Rye Whiskey, Single Barrel, Willett | 1 Comment

More bottle shares

Posted on 8 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The whisky season is hitting the ground running with some really interesting releases. Of course, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t want to try a lot of them, so there’s about to be a lot of bottle shares happening … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Bottle share, Compass Box, Heaven Hill | Tagged 2001, Blended Whisky, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Compass Box, Heaven Hill, Islay Cask, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, Spice Tree, The Luxe, USA | Leave a comment

Eagle Rare 10, barrel 230, 45% – OB for World of Drinks

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This is not going to be a traditional review with proper tasting notes. Mostly since I didn’t write any notes, but I still want to review this whisky, in a way. Some background first, since that is the reason I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare | Tagged Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Kentucky, Single Barrel, USA, World of Drinks | Leave a comment

Old Hermitage Rye Whiskey Reserve, Pre-prohibition rye whiskey

Posted on 16 March 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’m no buff on old American whiskey, but if I get the chance to try one I will. This, however, is only my second sample of such a dram. A couple of years back I wanted to get into bourbon … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Old Hermitage | Tagged Hermitage Distillery, Joshua Feldman, Kentucky, Old Hermitage Rye Whiskey, Pre-prohibition, Rye Whiskey, USA | 3 Comments

Is bourbon being de-premiumized?

Posted on 15 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This will be me just voicing my worries about the bourbon industry. A while ago I read on Sku’s Recent Eats that Elijah Craig no longer has the big ’12’ on the front label. It has moved to the back label … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Knob Creek | Tagged Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Knob Creek, NAS, Patiently Aged, USA | Leave a comment

Images of Bartstown, 53.2% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 3 November 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Images of Bartstown is a bourbon whiskey from Malts of Scotland. What’s weird is that it’s neither a malt, nor is it from Scotland. Also, Bartstown should be Bardstown, so there’s a typo there. Since they’ve also released a whole … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey | Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Cask Strength, Heaven Hill, Images of Bartstown, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, NAS, USA | 1 Comment

Two new bottle shares!

Posted on 1 October 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve been doing bottle shares since forever, and recently I started a group on Facebook (hidden and such) for the usual suspects of them. Those guys get first crack since they’re participating a lot and also because they’re in The … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Blended Whisky, - Bottle share | Tagged Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Bottle Share, Compass Box, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Rye Whiskey, USA, Willett | 4 Comments

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye, 64.5%, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2009

Posted on 24 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The popularity of bourbon, rye and American whiskey in general has driven up prices massively. Especially on this side of the pond price tags are far less interesting than a couple of years ago. This is partially done by exporters and importers … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Buffalo Trace, Sazerac, Thomas H. Handy | Tagged Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Kentucky, Limited release, Rye Whiskey, Sazerac, Thomas H. Handy, USA | Leave a comment

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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