Tag Archives: The Society’s Share

Highland Park 1999-2010, 10yo, 59.3% – SMWS (4.141 – Simply Delicious)

Posted on 10 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apparently, even the SMWS tasting panel is something lost for words when naming their whiskies. I can imagine after having done about 4000 of them, but ‘Simply Delicious’ doesn’t sound very inspired… Anyway, fresh bourbon barrel and Highland Park is … Continue reading →

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Clynelish 1984-2010, 25yo, 57.3% – SMWS (26.71 – The Great Outdoors)

Posted on 9 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When given half a chance, I try to pick Clynelish and Springbank as whiskies to taste. As in, I generally like most of what comes from these distilleries and find they have a truly unique character. When leafing through the book … Continue reading →

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The Vaults in Leith, the SMWS, booze and dinner

Posted on 5 February 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

On the last day of our Scotland trip in November, we decided to visit The Vaults in Leith. This is the quintessential SMWS venue, and I have been wanting to visit this ever since my first trip to Edinburgh in … Continue reading →

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