Tag Archives: Whiskykoning
Bowmore Feis Ile 2013, 56.5%
A little while ago I booked 8 spots at De Whiskykoning‘s ‘winter tasting’. Winter boils down to peat in his book and this time around he had been able to gather six Feis Ile bottlings, if you count the Ardbeg … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowmore, Den Bosch, Feis Ile, Islay, Whiskykoning, Winter Tasting
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Caol Ila 1982, 51.6%, 500th Bottling – The Ultimate
According to their website The Ultimate has been at it for 19 years now. They’ve released 500 bottlings since then and since they sell almost everything in The Netherlands, that is quite a feat. The proper way to celebrate is to bring … Continue reading
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Tagged Caol Ila, Islay, Slijterij de Koning, The Ultimate, Whiskykoning
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Kilkerran Work in Progress 5, 46%: Bourbon vs. Sherry wood
Ever since Kilkerran turned 3 years old they’ve been releasing their Work in Porgress bottlings every year. The first official and regular bottling of Kilkerran will be released when it’s ten years old, together with the bottlings the early investors … Continue reading
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Tagged 's Hertogenbosch, Campeltown, Den Bosch, Glengyle, Kilkerran, Springbank, Whiskykoning
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Longrow Red, 11yo, Australian Shiraz Cask, 53.7%
While we thought we finished the tasting with a couple of cracking drams, there came out another bottle to supplement them all. Well, we didn’t finish the tasting with some cracking drams, the entire tasting consisted of it. Maybe apart … Continue reading
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Tagged 's Hertogenbosch, Campbeltown, Den Bosch, Longrow, Longrow Red, Shiraz Cask, Springbank, Whiskykoning
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Highland Park 25, 2013 edition, 45.7%
The final dram in the Highlands & Campbeltown tasting at De Whiskykoning! According to The Ultimate Spirits Competition this whisky is perfection. They scored it 100/100 points. So let’s all buy this, stop blogging and never drink anything else, right! … Continue reading
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Tagged 's Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Orkney, Ultimate Spirits Competition, Whiskykoning
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Highland Park Loki, Valhalla Collection, 15yo, 48.7%
After the recent review of Highland Park’s Thor, I got around to trying the follow up, Loki. I tried at De Whiskykoning‘s autumn tasting a week or so ago and found this trickster god to be tricky indeed! After Highland … Continue reading
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Tagged 's Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Loki, Valhalla Collection, Whisky tasting, Whiskykoning
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Springbank 12, Cask Strength, 2013 edition, 53.1%
The annual release of Springbank’s Cask Strength edition is something that sneaks by me most of the time. I’m usually a big fan of Springbank but this release usually isn’t on my radar for some reason. That means I’ve not … Continue reading
Glengoyne 21, 2013, 43%
Right after last week’s posts about the rather awesome Twitter Tasting by Douglas Laing and The Whisky Wire, we’re diving right into another tasting. This time one I physically attended in Den Bosch at De Whiskykoning. At least, I was there … Continue reading
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Tagged 's Hertogenbosch, Den Bosch, Glengoyne, Highlands, Whiskykoning, Whiskyslijterij De Koning
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Lagavulin 21, 2012 edition, 52%
This was the dram I was waiting for. The one that made me say “I am going to this tasting, no matter what. I tried the old Lagavulin 21 from a couple of samples a few years ago and a … Continue reading
Kilchoman, Single sherry cask release 2012, 58.4%
By far the youngst whisky with an age statement. That last bit is added because you don’t know how old the Naked Grouse is… Kilchoman is the youngest distillery on Islay and is technically not much more than a big … Continue reading
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