Tag Archives: Wemyss

BTC Sample 16: Bunnahabhain 1991-2014, 46%, Wemyss ‘A Thread of Smoke’

Posted on 22 December 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday’s Whatsapp discussion with SA, on the forum as ‘SigaarJood’ (he can state things like that without it being discriminatory because he’s part of a minority): Me: You’re getting a light smoke too? I’m sure as hell liking it, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Bunnahabhain | Tagged 1991, Blind Tasting Competition, Bunnahabhain, Islay, Usquebaugh Society, Wemyss | Leave a comment

Heelslaying, or bottle ends in March

Posted on 1 April 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

When the year started I announced how much smaller my collection had to be by the end of the year. Then, as more people were planning such escapades there was a twitter hashtag with updates on emptied bottles. I posted … Continue reading →

Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, FEW, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Linkwood, Undisclosed | Tagged Aberfeldy, Arran, Blair Athol, Blended Whisky, Bottoms Up, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, Corsica, Dutch Courage, Evanston, FEW, Gin, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Old Tom Gin, Private Cask, Prometheus, Retro Labels, Rye Whiskey, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shinshu Mars, SMWS, Suntory, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, USA, Wemyss, Whisky Site, Whiskybase, Zuidam | 1 Comment

Bowmore 1995-2014, 19yo, 57.2%, ‘The Rock Pool’ – Wemyss

Posted on 29 March 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The last one of the three samples I got from Wemyss, and if the online availability is anything to go by, this is a cracker. It was released last week on Thursday or Friday and has already sold out. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore | Tagged 1991, Bowmore, Free Sample, Islay, The Rock Pool, Wemyss | 6 Comments

Blair Ahtol 1991-2014, 46%, ‘Foraged Fruit Fool’ – Wemyss

Posted on 27 March 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The second Wemyss review this week, and the third will follow soon (of the new Bowmore called ‘The Rock Pool’). This Blair Athol comes in a period of about a year or so in which quite some independent Blair Athols … Continue reading →

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Aberfeldy 1999-2014, 46%, ‘Toffee Tuile’ – Wemyss

Posted on 25 March 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

This week my first ever pack of samples from Wemyss arrived. A while ago I asked them politely if they were willing to include me on their sample list, as they do with many other bloggers. They kindly agreed, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Aberfeldy | Tagged 1999, Aberfeldy, Free Sample, Highlands, Single Cask, Toffee Tuile, Wemyss | 1 Comment

Whiskylunch 2013

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

On April 21st a couple of friends and I went to partake in the annual Whisky Lunch hosted by our local liquor shop and restaurant ‘De 5e smaak’ (the fifth flavour). I went there last year as well, with my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowmore, Clynelish, Glentauchers, Springbank, Undisclosed | Tagged Adelphi, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bowmore, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, Glentauchers, Wemyss | 1 Comment