Tag Archives: Orkney

Highland Park 21, 47.5%

Posted on 17 February 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I was able to pick up this bottle some years ago, before they went down to 40%, so way before they went back up to 47.5%. My sister went somewhere through duty free and called which bottle to bring. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged Duty Free, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Travel Retail | 5 Comments

Blind Tasting Competition 13 – Longrow 16, Fresh Manzanilla Sherry, 56.1%

Posted on 19 December 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

By now the competition has lost most of its fun to me. There’s barely any regular cask in this year’s line-up which means it’s ridiculously hard to guess what’s what. For some reason quite some others who score much more … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Longrow | Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Campbeltown, Hanseatischen Weinhandelsgesellschaft, HIghland Park, Islands, Longrow, Manzanilla Sherry Cask, Orkney, Saint Magnus, Usquebaugh Society | 3 Comments

Highland Park, Batch 1, 44.7% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

While everyone who was at the tasting at Maltstock was promised to be in on the selection process I never got these samples (damn you, mail man!). Which meant, I never tasted this dram even though a cartoony version of … Continue reading →

Posted in - Bar, Highland Park | Tagged Drumnadrochit, Fiddler's, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Jon Beach, Loch Ness, Master of Malt, Orkney, That Boutique-y Whisky Company | Leave a comment

Highland Park 25, 2013 edition, 45.7%

Posted on 10 October 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The final dram in the Highlands & Campbeltown tasting at De Whiskykoning! According to The Ultimate Spirits Competition this whisky is perfection. They scored it 100/100 points. So let’s all buy this, stop blogging and never drink anything else, right! … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged 's Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Ultimate Spirits Competition, Whiskykoning | 1 Comment

Maltstock – Highland Park Masterclass

Posted on 11 September 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This year’s Masterclasses at Maltstock was a random selection of whisky brands displaying their wares. I didn’t really know which ones to pick so I started at the other end. Which ones do I not want to go to. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged Ambassador's Cask, Einar, Harald, HIghland Park, Mark Marvardsen, Offspringa, Orkney, Sietse Offringa, Svein, Viking Series | Leave a comment

Highland Park Thor, 16yo, 2012, 52.1%

Posted on 2 September 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In Holland there’s a saying that translates to “eggs after easter”. It applies to, as you might expect, someone who brought the goods, but shows up too late. It feels a bit the same with this review. Highland Park Thor … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Thor, Valhalla Collection | 2 Comments

Regional Tasting Noord-Holland

Posted on 19 June 2011 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Regional Tastings is a member-organized series of tastings held in certain regions of the Netherlands. The members are of the Usquebaugh Society. This to accomodate smaller groups that don’t like to drive all across the Netherlands for a few … Continue reading →

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