Tag Archives: They Inspired

Glentauchers 7, 2014-2021, Port Hogshead, 51.7% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 29 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Now, this bit about the Port Hogshead is not on the internet, or on the label. However, the bottler himself told me in an email, so we’re going with that. A rather darkly colored Glentauchers, in line with quite a … Continue reading →

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Secret Islay 2007-2021, 14yo, Monbazillac Cask, 51.7% – Michiel Wigman, They Inspired II

Posted on 12 May 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Just to clear some things up, Monbazillac is a French dessert wine, a sweet wine not unlike Sauternes or Muscat. As proven by Caol Ila’s Distiller’s Edition, this works quite well, generally. This Secret Islay is truly secret, Michiel Wigman … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 2007, Dutch Whisky Connection, Islay, Michiel Wigman, They Inspired, Undisclosed Distillery, Wine cask | 1 Comment

Ardmore 1988-2021, 32yo, 48.6% – Michiel Wigman, They Inspired II

Posted on 11 May 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

One of the brightest stars among the firmament of new bottlers that have popped up the last couple of years must be Michiel Wigman. He’s world famous in The Netherlands and some countries around it for having one of the … Continue reading →

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Longmorn 15, 2005-2020, Butt 18074, 50.9% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 7 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The sixth and final bottling of Michiel Wigman’s ‘They Inspired’ series is a 15 year old Longmorn. Initially this reminded me and some others of the black coloured Longmorn North Start Spirits bottled a while ago and that scared some … Continue reading →

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Secret Orkney 1999-2019, 51.9% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 5 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Michiel planned to do another two releases this year, and right after he emailed the participants that he couldn’t find casks of a high enough quality, these two popped up, so here they are. Or at least, here’s one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed | Tagged 1999, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Michiel Wigman, Orkney, Secret Orkney, They Inspired, Undisclosed Distillery | Leave a comment

Teaninich 20, 1999-2019, 49.7% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 28 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This was the first bottling I got that was done by Michiel Wigman. Mr. Springbank, the embodiment of Dutch Whisky Connection, to me at least. To see a Teaninich bottled was something of a surprise, since it’s not a distillery … Continue reading →

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Secret Speyside 1993-2020, 47.7% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 22 July 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The fourth (or third, depending on how you look at it) of Michiel Wigman’s own whisky bottlings. Anyway, it was part of the second batch of two whiskies. Another of these secret distilleries that are so popular currently, with every … Continue reading →

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Croftengea 15, 2005-2020, 49.3% – Michiel Wigman

Posted on 9 June 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Michiel Wigman, for those of you that don’t know the man, is a very famous Dutch whisky collector. He’s been one of the founders of ‘Dutch Whisky Connection‘ and is lovingly known as ‘Mr. Springbank’ to whisky fanatics across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Croftengea, Loch Lomond | Tagged 2005, Bourbon Cask, Croftengea, Dutch Whisky Connection, Loch Lomond, Michiel Wigman, They Inspired | 1 Comment