Tag Archives: Michel Couvreur

Special Vatting 12, 2002-2014, Sherry Casks, 45% – Michel Couvreur

Posted on 1 February 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

These whiskies by French bottler Michel Couvreur tend to be a love-it-or-hate-it thing. I am in the first camp, although that absolutely doesn’t go for anything they produce. I generally don’t get too thrilled by 4 year old grain whisky, … Continue reading →

Posted in - Blended Malt, Michel Couvreur, Undisclosed | Tagged 2002, Blended Malt, Bouze-les-Beaune, Burgundy, Michel Couvreur, Peaty Malt Whisky, Sherry casks, Special Vatting | Leave a comment

Michel Couvreur 12 year old whisky, 43%

Posted on 31 July 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Ever since I was at Michel Couvreur in Burgundy last year I’ve had sort of a fascination for the brand. How this came to result in no bottles bought except for a four year old grain whisky, I don’t know. … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged Bouze-les-Beaune, Burgundy, France, Michel Couvreur, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

My favorite whiskies of 2014

Posted on 29 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I started doing my end-of-year lists yesterday with the music one. I love doing that since it makes me reconsider what I’m listening to for a large part of every day, and everybody else does their lists first so I get … Continue reading →

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Candid, 49% – Michel Couvreur

Posted on 10 August 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This summer during our family holiday I gave my wife and kid an afternoon off from me and during that short period I went to Bouze-les-Beaune to visit the cellars of Michel Couvreur. The company that is, since the man … Continue reading →

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Blog Birthday Bash #4

Posted on 21 July 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Saturday was the day of this wee blog’s fourth birthday party. Not the actual 4th birthday but due to pregnancy and the lack of planning thereof we pulled that forward a little bit. As said in the announcement post … Continue reading →

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Back from the family holiday

Posted on 24 June 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, I’ve been MIA for about three weeks now. No longer. After a long weekend in the Ardennes of Belgium I came back home to get my car fixed (the AC broke) and went straight back south to Burgundy. It … Continue reading →

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