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De Verloren Whisky 15yo, 5th Anniversary, Sherry cask, 45% – King Cask
‘De Verloren Whisky’ or ‘the lost whisky’ is based on a story of ships losing casks of whisky in a storm in 1969. The casks washed up on a beach on Terschelling (one of the Dutch islands). The story inspired … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, De Verloren Whisky
Tagged Anniversary, Blended Whisky, Dam Dranken, De Verloren Whisky, King cask, Terschelling
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2x Boomsma Single Cask Genevers, by King Cask
Normally, Boomsma keeps all their spirit to themselves for bottling. However, Joris Dam, the man behind Dam Dranken and King Cask managed to get hold of several casks and has been bottling them recently. The first ever independent bottlings from … Continue reading
Posted in - Other Spirits, Boomsma
Tagged Boomsma, Bourbon Cask, Dam Dranken, Genever, Jenever, King cask, Wine cask
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Ardmore 8, 2011-2020, Rum Barrel Finish, 59% – King Cask
It’s not overly complicated to get me enthusiastic about whisky. That’s true in general, but for some distilleries it’s a bit more than usual. Ardmore is one of those distilleries, especially if not too much weirdness has been done to … Continue reading
Thalassa Whisky 10, 2011-2022, 55% – King Cask
But wait, wasn’t this reviewed already? Yes it is. Correct. However, this is a whisky that was ‘dynamically aged’ on the Thalassa, sailing across the Atlantic a couple of times before being bottled in Terschelling. Joris, of Dam Dranken on … Continue reading
Posted in Blair Athol, Undisclosed
Tagged 2011, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Cognac cask, Highlands, King cask, Thalassa, Undisclosed Distillery
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Ben Nevis 9, 2012-2022, Manzanilla cask, 59.6% – King Cask
Ben Nevis is hugely popular nowadays, with their regular 10 year old being one of the best entry level whiskies out there. That is, if you can get it. However, I tend to steer away from the plethora of young … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Ben Nevis, Highlands, King cask, Manzanilla cask, Sherry Cask
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Thalassa Whisky 10, 2011-2022, 55% – King Cask
Another one of those weird whiskies from King Cask. And by weird I am talking about the way it came to be instead of the actual whisky. This one, with an ‘Origin near the Falls of Bruar’, or as is … Continue reading
Posted in Blair Athol, Undisclosed
Tagged 2011, Blair Athol, Bourbon Cask, Cognac cask, Highlands, King cask, Thalassa, Undisclosed Distillery
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Linkwood 11, 2009-2021, Rum Cask Finish, 58.2% – King Cask
So this, in a way, is a weird one. I know that the cask was transported out of Scotland and into/onto Terschelling, one of the Dutch islands in the north of the country. It was recasked there in a rum … Continue reading
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