Tag Archives: USA

Kentucky Owl Confiscated and Wise Man’s Bourbon

Posted on 21 October 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When lightly following The Bourbon Junkies on Youtube, you hear Kentucky Owl mentioned occasionally. Of course, that normally means that there’s something rather available in the USA that will never reach retail markets in Europe, unless you’re willing to shell … Continue reading →

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Three Gins from Saint George Spirits

Posted on 24 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I should post this tomorrow, since it would be ten years to the day since I got myself these three little gins. But I won’t. So, ALMOST a decade ago I was vacationing in the USA and we decided to … Continue reading →

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Heaven Hill 2005-2015, Bourbon Barrel MoS15042, 52.1% – Malts of Scotland

Posted on 20 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I always thing it’s funny when a brand like ‘Malts of Scotland’ releases a whisky that’s neither a malt, nor from Scotland. Of course, with all the Irish stuff and American releases that are coming out from bottlers, this happens … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Four Roses Single Barrel 4-1V, 50%

Posted on 1 September 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

These Single Barrels are always a bit of a lucky shot. As in, Four Roses uses ten different recipes for their bourbons, and I’m not sure if these single barrels are always from a subset or use all ten at … Continue reading →

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A FEW and Widow Jane Tasting, with Whisky4All

Posted on 2 July 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A couple of weeks ago Norbert, of Whisky4All, hosted a whisky tasting with several drams from FEW distillery and Widow Jane distillery. Of course, when it comes to tastings of American Whiskey, or Whisky, as he puts it, you are … Continue reading →

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1792 Small Batch Bourbon, 46.85%

Posted on 10 June 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

In the last year or so, I’ve been getting a bit more into bourbon again. There’ve been quite a number of bottle shares and I’ve used one American whiskey in most of the #StayTheFuckHome Tastings that I’ve been doing with … Continue reading →

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Yellow Rose Rye Whiskey, 45%

Posted on 12 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I’ve only had one earlier sip of a Yellow Rose whisky from Texas, and that one I didn’t like. However, that was a bourbon and this is a rye whisky, so things might be different. Yellow Rose is the first … Continue reading →

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Elmer T. Lee 1919-2013 Commemorative Edition, 46.5%

Posted on 4 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This bourbon was released to celebrate the life of Elmer T. Lee. He was a long time employee of Buffalo Trace Distillery who made it from engineer up to being distillery manager. Officially he retired in 1985, but never really … Continue reading →

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Ancient Age 90 proof, 45%

Posted on 1 February 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I was given a sample of this slightly older bottling a little while ago by MvZ. It’s been added to Whiskybase in 2013, but by the looks and style of the bottle I’d say this is quite a bit older … Continue reading →

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