Tag Archives: Sherry Cask

Glen Elgin 1991-2007, 16yo, 46% – Cooper’s Choice

Posted on 23 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Somehow I have never owned a bottle of Glen Elgin. I think I’ve just never been able to find one that suited me, since I generally like their bourbon cask whiskies. They tend to be slightly green and grassy but … Continue reading →

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Tomatin 2006-2016, 10yo, 1st Fill Oloroso Butt, 54.5% – OB for NL

Posted on 28 October 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

While a couple of years ago Tomatin was not a much seen distillery on the shelves of Dutch booze retailers, that has since been remedied with at least a few casks bottled for The Netherlands. Another one than this was … Continue reading →

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Tomatin 1995-2016, 21yo, Oloroso Sherry Finish, 46%

Posted on 23 October 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The third bottling from this year’s Limited Editions is also the oldest one. This wee baby was ‘only’ finished in Oloroso casks for three years after spending almost two decades in bourbon casks. The story from Scott Adamson was that … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Benromach 1974, 41yo, Sherry Cask, 49.1%

Posted on 13 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Finally, I decided to try this baby. G&M/Benromach sent it to me a few months ago, right about when all the other reviews came online. Somehow I’ve not been tasting a lot of whisky lately and I wanted to properly … Continue reading →

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Mortlach 1998-2016, 18yo, 55.8% – Signatory for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 26 August 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

EDIT: I made a booboo on the title. I initially had this up as being distilled in 1988. It is, however, a decade younger than that, from 1998. Mortlach has been gaining popularity and fame since Diageo revamped the packaging … Continue reading →

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Strathisla 1967-2015, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail’s

Posted on 22 June 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In the very first bottle share I ever did, which was a Gordon & MacPhail themed one, I had a bottle of 30 year old Strathisla, at 43%. Since that was about six years ago that still was distilled a decade after … Continue reading →

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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 →

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GlenDronach 1990-2013, 22yo, 52.1% – Silver Seal

Posted on 7 June 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As soon as Silver Seal is mentioned, my interest peaks. While they are an expensive bottler and by no means do I trust them blindly with two hundred hard earned euros, they do have an impressive track record. My favorite … Continue reading →

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Balblair 2000-2014, 51%, OB for the Russian Federation

Posted on 24 May 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Now this is a first! I’ve never had a bottling for Russia before. Of course, that doesn’t change the whisky much, but it’s just a fun fact. Anyway, this heavily sherried Balblair single cask was released two years ago and … Continue reading →

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