Tag Archives: Kirkwall

Secret Orkney 16, 2006-2022, Bourbon Hogshead, 48.2% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 9 September 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I am very bad at reading things in time. Or reviewing things in time, but that’s another discussion. I knew this bottle was coming out due to the Wu Dram Clan making some noise about it on Social Media. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed | Tagged 2006, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Kirkwall, Orkney, Secret Orkney, Undisclosed Distillery, Wu Dram Clan | 2 Comments

Highland Park 15, 2003-2019, 58.2% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 2 September 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, Highland Park seems to have found their spot with single cask releases! A few years ago everybody was releasing ‘an Orkney whisky’, and now we’re getting Official Bottlings for chains of stores, single stores, clubs, whisky bars and whatnot. … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Highland Park | Tagged 2003, Dutch Flagship Stores, Edrington, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Wu Dram Clan | 1 Comment

Highland Park 1995-2017, 22yo, 53.2% – Gordon & MacPhail for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 28 November 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, yet another sample sent to me from The Whisky Exchange. It’s the same as with everything in London: I should visit it sometime. Somehow, London seems elusive to me. It’s been on my wishlist for years, but it’s never … Continue reading →

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Highland Park 1997-2008, 10yo, Cask 5820, 57.6% – Gordon & MacPhail Reserve

Posted on 14 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When this bottling came out in 2008, it happened to be around early autumn when the Whisky by the Sea festival was held in Vlissingen. I was there with my friend TT and we ended up talking to Michiel Wigman … Continue reading →

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Highland Park Sigurd, 43%

Posted on 22 November 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Highland Park Sigurd. I initially wanted this bottle because it’s called Sigurd. Sigurd is the Norse base name for Sjoerd, which is rather epic. It means something like ‘Keeper of Victory’. Rob, the owner of Whiskykoning in Den Bosch, saw … Continue reading →

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