Tag Archives: Sherry Cask

Highland Park 15, 2003-2019, 58.2% – Wu Dram Clan

Posted on 2 September 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, Highland Park seems to have found their spot with single cask releases! A few years ago everybody was releasing ‘an Orkney whisky’, and now we’re getting Official Bottlings for chains of stores, single stores, clubs, whisky bars and whatnot. … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Highland Park | Tagged 2003, Dutch Flagship Stores, Edrington, Free Sample, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Kirkwall, Orkney, Sherry Cask, Wu Dram Clan | Leave a comment

Tomatin 7yo, 2011-2018, 59.6% – 12 Barrels

Posted on 23 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

12 Barrels is a ‘bottler’ from The Netherlands. Apart from the fact that they’ve bottled some casks, they’re more like a club of friends who happen to own a couple of casks than anything else. Anyway, last year they released … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Tomatin | Tagged 12 Barrels, 2011, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Tomatin | Leave a comment

Glenturret Toiseachadh Ur, 13yo, 57.5% – Distillery Only

Posted on 21 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

After touring Glenturret a couple of months ago, with my mate JPH, we did the mandatory visit to the shop. We didn’t need to exit through the gift shop, but we came to Scotland with the intention to get some … Continue reading →

Posted in - Distillery, Glenturret | Tagged 2005, Crieff, Distillery Only, Distillery tour, Edrington, Glenturret, Handfilled, Highlands, Lalique, Sherry Cask | Leave a comment

Foursquare Hereditas 14yo, Barbados, 56% – The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 7 July 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I got this sample, but I’ve been quite busy over the last couple of months. Most reviews that have appeared on this wee blog have been written ages ago, because that saves a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in - Rum, Foursquare | Tagged Barbados, Bourbon Cask, Caribbean, Foursquare Distillery, Free Sample, Rum, Sherry Cask, The Whisky Exchange | 1 Comment

Jura One and All, 21yo, 51%

Posted on 4 July 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Let’s get this out: I generally think of Jura as my second least favorite distillery in Scotland. The number one spot is taken by Abhainn Dearg. Somehow, I decided to give them another chance two years ago when this one … Continue reading →

Posted in Jura | Tagged Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Jura, Jura, Sherry Cask, Wine cask | Leave a comment

Bad-Ass Whisky Night #4

Posted on 21 June 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

My backlog of things to blog about is massive. I still have notes lying around from tastings I went to three years ago, and I still mean to use them for a write-up at some point. However, this tasting was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hazelburn, Longrow, Springbank | Tagged 1965, Bourbon Cask, Campbeltown, De Whiskykoning, Hazelburn, Local Barley, Longrow, Longrow Red, Rob Stevens, Sherry Cask, Springbank, Wine cask | Leave a comment

Glenrothes 1997-2016, 53.5% – WhiskyBroker (for Van Zuylen)

Posted on 14 June 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Van Zuylen bit is between brackets in the title since this whisky came out as a shop bottling for Van Zuylen AND a regular bottling from WhiskyBroker. It seems they split the cask since it’s the same cask number … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Glenrothes | Tagged 1997, Glenrothes, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Split cask, Whisky Van Zuylen, Whiskybroker | Leave a comment