Tag Archives: NAS

Blind Tasting Competition Day 8: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2015, 200th Anniversary, 51.5%

Posted on 14 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, a bit of a cool down after that Ailsa Bay. Anything cask strength would still be a cool down, more or less. I heard someone talk about this whisky on WhiskyCast a couple of months ago, and saying that … Continue reading →

Posted in Laphroaig | Tagged 200th Anniversary, Blind Tasting Competition, Cairdeas, Feis Ile, Islay, Laphroaig, NAS, Usquebaugh Society | 1 Comment

Advent Calendar Day 6: Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014, 46%

Posted on 6 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

On the sixth day of Christmas Master of Malt sent to me, a nice little sample of Kilchoman from Islay. Kilchoman is one of those distilleries that I genuinely like, but never buy anything of. Of course, there’s a hundred … Continue reading →

Posted in Kilchoman | Tagged Drinks by the Dram, Free Sample, Islay, Kilchoman, Machir Bay, Master of Malt, NAS | 2 Comments

Advent Calendar Day 2: Yoichi, 43%

Posted on 2 December 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With the ridiculous popularity of Japanese whisky of the last couple of years, the distillers have had to remove the age stated whiskies from the market. No more Yoichi 10, 12, 15, 20, and the same goes for Miyagikyo, and … Continue reading →

Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Nikka, Yoichi | Tagged Advent Calendar, Drinks by the Dram, Free Sample, Hokkaido, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Master of Malt, NAS, Nikka, Yoichi | 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

Paul John Bold, 46%

Posted on 13 October 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I never had a Paul John whisky before. I know they’ve been making way for a couple of years now, and that they’ve won a lot of awards. But then again, which distillery isn’t marketing their asses off and which … Continue reading →

Posted in - World Whisky, Paul John | Tagged Bold, Indian whisky, NAS, Paul John, Peated, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting, World Whisky | 2 Comments

Tomatin Contrast, bourbon and sherry matured, 46%

Posted on 11 September 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

For those of you who don’t follow whisky news, or do but have been living under a rock: Tomatin is quickly becoming one of the cooler distilleries out there. I said it a while ago, and I’ll say it again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Tomatin | Tagged Bourbon Cask, Contrast, NAS, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tomatin | 3 Comments

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2015, 43%

Posted on 31 August 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As part of a deal for a bottle I recently sold I could come over the guy who bought it and pick some samples. He’s very focused on Japanese whisky and therefore has some contacts in the land of the … Continue reading →

Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Yamazaki | Tagged Japan, Japanese Whisky, Limited Edition, NAS, Yamazaki | 1 Comment

Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch 3, 58.2%

Posted on 15 August 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This review deserves an introduction. A while ago I was interviewed for Dutch whisky magazine ‘Whisky Passion‘. The interviewer (also a blogger) was writing an article on whisky blogging versus ‘old fashioned’ whisky writing. He also interviewed Mark Dermul, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Glengoyne | Tagged Cask Strength, Glengoyne, Highlands, NAS, Sherry Cask, Whisky Passion | 1 Comment

Blog Birthday Bash #5

Posted on 3 August 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today is the 5th birthday of my blog. Almost 1250 posts in, with a couple thousand visitors every month, I’m still having fun doing this. To celebrate, ever since the first birthday in 2010, I invite a couple of friends … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, Arran, BenRiach, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Caledonian, Clynelish, Cooley, Dailuaine, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glentauchers, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Littlemill, Millburn, Royal Brackla, Tamdhu, Tomatin, Undisclosed | Tagged 1965, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2006, Adelphi, Arran, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Blackadder, Bourbon Cask, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Cadenhead's, Caledonian, Cask Ends, Clan Denny, Clynelish, Cooley Bushmills, Dailuaine, Decades, Distillery Only, Feis Ile, Friends of the Classic Malts, Futures, Glenfarclas, Glengoyne, Glentauchers, Grain Whiskey, Hammerfall, Hand Filled, HIghland Park, Highlands, Irish Whiskey, Islands, Islay, Liquid Sun, Littlemill, Lowlands, Moon Import, NAS, Orkney, Raw Cask, Schloss Whisky, Sherry Cask, Signatory, Speyside, Tamdhu, The Nectar of the Daily Drams, The Ultimate, Tomatin, Undisclosed Distillery, Whisky Auction, X4 | 4 Comments

Age vs. NAS round 4: Cardhu 12 vs. Cardhu Amber Rock

Posted on 2 July 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The penultimate round of the Big Blind Tasting by Oliver Klimek brings us to a distillery that is barely ever encountered from indies, and neither are there many official bottlings. I think I have seen an 18 year old apart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Cardhu | Tagged Amber Rock, Big Blind Tasting, Cardhu, Diageo, NAS, Oliver Klimek, Speyside | Leave a comment