Tag Archives: Private Cask

Springbank 22, 1997-2020, 55.4% – Private cask for HMMJ

Posted on 4 May 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Private casks are a bit more rare these days, than they were a decade or so ago. This is in part because it’s much harder to purchase casks from Springbank, and in part because Springbank started buying casks back year … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1997, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Campbeltown, Free Sample, Hazelburn, HMMJ, Longrow, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank | Leave a comment

Kilchoman 12, 2006-2019, 50.8% – OB for 12Barrels

Posted on 26 April 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Me and Kilchoman don’t match. There’s no good reason for that, but it’s just the case. It’s weird, since I’ve looked back and found a dozen or so reviews of Kilchoman on my blog. All of them (except for that … Continue reading →

Posted in Kilchoman | Tagged 12 Barrels, 2006, Bourbon Cask, Islay, Kilchoman, Private Cask | Leave a comment

Arran 11yo, 2006-2018, Sherry Hogshead, 51.9% – OB for The Old Pipe

Posted on 29 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Normally I’d be busy writing about the best whisky of the year in the days between Christmas and New Year’s. Not only the best whisky, but also the best records I found, the best beer and other booze. I’d also … Continue reading →

Posted in Arran | Tagged 2006, Arran, Islands, Isle of Arran, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, The Old Pipe | 1 Comment

Springbank 21, 1995-2016, Fresh Sherry Pipe, 49% – Starkicker, Austria

Posted on 20 February 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Recently I got a little bit confused about this bottling, since I thought it was from 2017 instead of 2016. That led to some strange comments from me on Facebook and some confusing discussions about it afterwards. Apparently I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1995, Campbeltown, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Starkicker | Leave a comment

Springbank 21, 1995-2016, Sherry cask, port pipe finish, 48% – Starkicker, Austria

Posted on 23 January 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I alerted a friend of mine in Austria about these bottlings that I randomly spotted on Facebook, and he was kind enough to bottle share them (Thanks again, DSA!). With a 21 year old Springbank that’s been matured in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Springbank | Tagged 1995, Campbeltown, Port finish, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Starkicker | 1 Comment

Some goodies from Springbank

Posted on 28 September 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Springbank has long been one of my favorite (if not the favorite) distilleries in Scotland. I really liked them early on in my ‘whisky journey’, but especially since I visited the place in 2010 with my wife, I’ve been hooked. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hazelburn, Springbank | Tagged 1997, Campbeltown, CV, Hazelburn, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Springbank | 3 Comments

Port Charlotte, 13yo, 2001-2015, Fresh Oloroso cask, 61.6% – Private Cask for Aart Appeldoorn

Posted on 26 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I tried a Port Charlotte. It also seems the private casks and indie bottlings have gotten fewer in the last couple of years (maybe since Remy Cointreau took over?), but I got this sample from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte | Tagged 2001, Bruichladdich, Cask Strength, Fiddler's, Islay, Jon Beach, Port Charlotte, Private Cask, Sherry Cask | 2 Comments

Kilchoman 2010-2015, 4yo, PX finish, 58.3% – OB for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 9 June 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In my seemingly endless stash of samples (I really should stop buying bottle shares…) I recently found this sample from The Whisky Exchange. It somehow got in the back of the box and I can’t really keep track of each … Continue reading →

Posted in Kilchoman | Tagged 2010, Free Sample, Islay, Kilchoman, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, The Whisky Exchange | Leave a comment

Highland Park 1999, 16yo, cask 4260, 56.6% – Gordon & MacPhail for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 17 May 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second sample I got from The Whisky Exchange is a cask strength Highland Park from 1999. About the same age (or exactly the same age) as the Aberlour. This one’s from a bourbon cask, which deviates a little bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park | Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Private Cask, The Whisky Exchange | Leave a comment

Aberlour 16yo, Cask 4738, 53.5% – OB for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 16 May 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Just to keep things fresh, The Whisky Exchange keeps bottling casks of whisky from all over the place. Their newest releases are a vintage 1999 Highland Park from a bourbon cask, and this 16 year old Aberlour from a first … Continue reading →

Posted in Aberlour | Tagged Aberlour, Free Sample, Private Cask, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange | 2 Comments