Tag Archives: New York

A FEW and Widow Jane Tasting, with Whisky4All

Posted on 2 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A couple of weeks ago Norbert, of Whisky4All, hosted a whisky tasting with several drams from FEW distillery and Widow Jane distillery. Of course, when it comes to tastings of American Whiskey, or Whisky, as he puts it, you are … Continue reading →

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Moonshine and Bourbon from Kings County Distillery

Posted on 17 April 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I always get a bit of an itch when distilleries release a moonshine. The definition of moonshine is that it is illegally distilled hooch, and when it’s properly released it is everything but that. So, apart from marketing it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Widow Jane corrections

Posted on 1 September 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Right, after some discussion regarding today’s review of Widow Jane bourbon, it appears I have fallen for the PR crap that is their website. (‘They’ is the Cacao Pietro Distillery in New York City). It appears they are currently distilling a … Continue reading →

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Widow Jane, 7yo Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 45.5% – Cacao Prieto Distillery

Posted on 1 September 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A seven year old bourbon from Brooklyn in New York City. When I first read that sentence, my thoughts were “New York my ass, they just sourced it from Heaven Hill or MGP or so. It turns out that it’s … Continue reading →

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The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining

Posted on 4 March 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This book has the subtitle ‘How to make and drink whiskey’. This inspired me to immediately order this wee booklet since I had the feeling this wasn’t about to explain to process of Jack Daniel’s or Jim Beam in great … Continue reading →

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