Tag Archives: Talisker

Breath of the Isles 14, 1993-2007, Refill Hogshead 3746, 57% – Adelphi

Posted on 13 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Of course, this is an undisclosed single malt whisky. Adelphi has (or used to have) a slew of them in the ‘Breath of…’ series. Islay, Speyside, the Highlands. The only two regions not covered are the Lowlands and Campbeltown, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Talisker, Undisclosed | Tagged 1993, Adelphi, Breath of the Isles, Islands, Skye, Talisker | Leave a comment

The Six Ambassadors Tasting

Posted on 25 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Thursday I participated in an online tasting based around six whisky ambassadors from the Netherlands. Each of them ‘brought a bottle’ and shared that with the audience. The six whiskies will be reviewed below, with a bit of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Craigellachie, Glenfiddich, Speyside, Talisker, Tullamore DEW, Tullibardine | Tagged Bourbon Cask, Bresser & Timmer, Craigellachie, Dennis Hendriks, Dennis Mulder, Diageo, Erik Molenaar, Frank Handgraaf, Glenfiddich, Golden Cask, House of Macduff, Jock Shaw, Maxxium, Rum Cask, Sherry Cask, Spey, Speyside, Talisker, Tasting, Tony van Rooijen, Tullamore DEW, Tullibardine, Whisky Import Nederland | Leave a comment

Talisker 15, 57.3% – Diageo Special Releases 2019

Posted on 11 May 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The Diageo Special Releases are always a thing to look forward to as summer approaches. As in, that’s generally when the announcement happens or there is some marketing leak in which they releases are listed. When it happened last year, … Continue reading →

Posted in - News and Announcements, Talisker | Tagged Diageo, Diageo Special Releases, Islands, Skye, Talisker | 1 Comment

Talisker 18, 2019 release, 45.8%

Posted on 25 April 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When I started drinking whisky, about 15 years ago, we went straight from Glenfiddich 12 to Talisker 18 and Caol Ila 18. Let’s say I’ve never been sensible about whisky, or money. Anyway, back then this whisky made tremendous impact … Continue reading →

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Houses Tyrell, Greyjoy, Lannister, and the Night’s Watch

Posted on 28 June 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

So, rather counterintuitively, I got excited by the Game of Thrones whiskies. Generally I steer clear of those highly marketed, media tie-in things, but in this case the media tie-in is something I was rather enthusiastic about. Of course, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Clynelish, Lagavulin, Oban, Talisker | Tagged Clynelish, Game of Thrones, Highlands, House Greyjoy, House Lannister, House Tyrell, Islay, Lagavulin, NAS, Oban, Skye, Talisker, The Night's Watch | Leave a comment

Peat Night 2018, at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 11 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s already been over a month, but a fond memory still. On the 9th of November we went all the way to Den Bosch for the annual Peat Night, or ‘Turfkoekhapavond’. It was an utter disaster to get there, as is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Talisker | Tagged Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Feis Ile, Islay, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Octomore, Port Charlotte, Skye, Talisker | 1 Comment

Three Year Old Deluxe, 49.2% – Compass Box

Posted on 7 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Compass Box have been quietly carrying on releasing whiskies of which I have bought none. At least, not after this three year old came out. I’m not entirely sure why that is because I generally love their releases, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Clynelish, Compass Box, Talisker | Tagged Clynelish, Compass Box, Highlands, Islands, Skye, Talisker | 2 Comments

Talisker 8 marks the return of a giant

Posted on 20 October 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Tom van Engelen wrote another one of his sort-of-bi-weekly posts on a bottle he found in his collection. Or at least, something that sparked his interest and urge to ramble on a bit! This time, he tried the new Talisker … Continue reading →

Posted in - Guest Post, Talisker | Tagged Carbost, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Guest Post, Highlands, Islands, Skye, Talisker, Tom van Engelen | 1 Comment

Bad-ass Whisky Night at De Whiskykoning #3

Posted on 4 March 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Last Friday it was time for the sort-of annual bad-ass whisky night at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in my old home town of Den Bosch. Man have I dropped a year’s salary there over the last decade… Anyway, the concept of … Continue reading →

Posted in Glen Scotia, Laphroaig, Old Pulteney, Pittyvaich, Springbank, Talisker | Tagged Bourbon casks, De Whiskykoning, Diageo Premium, Glen Scotia, Laphroaig, Old Pulteney, Pittyvaich, Sherry casks, Springbank, Talisker | Leave a comment

Bottoms up! at De Whiskykoning

Posted on 15 January 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Just a bit of bragging, now. Yesterday the annual Bottoms Up tasting at De Whiskykoning took place. All kinds of scraps from his tasting room were available for one last hurrah! Of course, you have to be suspicious of things … Continue reading →

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