Tag Archives: The Whisky Agency

Lochside 29, 1981-2010, Fino Hogshead, 52.7% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 9 November 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

During the first Advent period of the lockdowns, back in 2020, my good friend JPH and I decided we wanted to try some awesome whiskies. Online, of course, so we had to get our hands on two sets of samples. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lochside | Tagged 1981, Closed Distillery, Highlands, Lochside, Sherry Cask, Teun van Wel, The Whisky Agency | Leave a comment

The best of 2021, part deux

Posted on 11 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from last week’s post on what whiskies were strictly the best according to my rating, there are two lists that I still want to get out there. The first is the ‘not best but very impressive otherwise’ whiskies, and … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Secret Highland Distillery 34, 1985-2019, Hogshead, 47% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 16 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A few years ago when a whisky was from an undisclosed distillery, that generally meant the bottle was a bit cheaper than its named counterparts. That is far less true now, since people have come to realize that the whisky … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 1985, Highlands, Secret Highland, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery | 1 Comment

A Tennessee Distillery 13, 2003-2017, 50.7% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 7 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

And now a complete rarity. An undisclosed Tennessee whiskey isn’t too rare, of course, but one bottled by The Whisky Agency, at a decent age, for the Taiwanese market is. I got a sample of this from Whiskay.com and had … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, Undisclosed | Tagged 2003, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery, USA | 3 Comments

Secret Highland 12, 2007-2020, Hogshead, 47.8% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 26 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

As far as bottlers go, The Whisky Agency operates in the top layer of them. There’s some others up there, but not many. So, when a joint bottling with Heads & Tails came out, I got a little bit thrileld. … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 2007, Bourbon Cask, Heads and Tails, Highlands, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

Speyside Region, 47yo, 1973-2020, Hogshead, 45% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 16 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I am trying (and often failing) to go for quality over quantity. With all the #StayTheFuckHome Tastings of the last year the amount of bottles has grown significantly, and while that’s not the only reason for it, it is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 1973, Speyside, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery | 1 Comment

Ben Nevis 1996-2020, 23yo, 47.6% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 10 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The short hiatus of two weeks can mean only a few things. In this case it was all positive: summer holiday! This also gave me some time to finish some awesome samples and bottles I had sitting on the shelves … Continue reading →

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Ledaig 25, 1995-2020, 48.5% – The Whisky Agency

Posted on 7 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I had anything from The Whisky Agency, but recently I got the opportunity to buy some bottles and I did. I bought the 25 year old Ledaig, and a 23 year old Ben Nevis. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory | Tagged 1995, Bourbon Cask, Islands, Isle of Mull, Ledaig, Mull, The Whisky Agency, Tobermory | 1 Comment

Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 1991-2016, 49.5% – The Perfect Dram (TWA)

Posted on 30 August 2019 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Let’s try again. Normally, as ‘loyal readers’ might know, I find Irish single malt with an age like this hit-and-miss at best. Generally they’ve got a massive dollop of chemical sweetness not unlike the plastic bag supermarket wine gums come … Continue reading →

Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Undisclosed | Tagged 1991, Bourbon Cask, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, The Perfect Dram, The Whisky Agency | Leave a comment