Tag Archives: WhiskyNerds

French Brandy 30, 1993-2024, Cask 35, 46.3% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 27 January 2025 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Funny that they don’t use the term ‘Cognac’ in the product description, but they do put it as a gimmick in their label instead of ‘Whisky’… Anyway, after a series of whiskies it seems that Bram and Floris also have … Continue reading →

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Secret Islay 14, 2008-2023, Refill Sherry Hogshead 13C, 54.4% – Whisky Nerds

Posted on 3 January 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

With the C and the I highlighted on the label, the guessing to which distillery this is, is brought back to a minimum. Also, with things being what they are in Islay whisky’s popularity, there aren’t that many options left … Continue reading →

Posted in Caol Ila, Undisclosed | Tagged 2008, Bram van Glabbeek, Caol Ila, Floris Kooistra, Islay, Secret Islay, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery, WhiskyNerds | Leave a comment

Ardmore 24, 1997-2022, Hogshead 901451, 49.6% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 16 February 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

There’s a few bottlers out there that get me all excited when a new release is announced. I guess the main two of those are WhiskyNerds and Wu Dram Clan. And yes, they are both doing more or less the … Continue reading →

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Caol Ila 32, 1990-2022, Refill American Hogshead, 51.5% – Cask of Distinction

Posted on 4 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Sometimes people go ballistic when it comes to bottling luxurious hooch. In this case we should point the blame at Wu Dram Clan, but not only them. Bram and Floris of The Whisky Nerds are guilty of this one too, … Continue reading →

Posted in Caol Ila | Tagged 1990, Boris Borissov, Bram van Glabbeek, Caol Ila, Cask of Distinction, Floris Kooistra, Islay, Pierrick Guillaume, Sebastian Jaeger, WhiskyNerds, Wu Dram Clan | Leave a comment

Secret Orkney 17, 2004-2022, Butt 13, 49.4% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 7 August 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a full month since my last post on here, but more on that later. Holidays happened in the meantime, and when I got back home there was a lovely little sample of this Highland Park whisky waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Undisclosed | Tagged 2004, HIghland Park, Islands, Orkney, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds | 3 Comments

Caol Ila 10, 2011-2022, Sherry Hogshead 5846, 57.5% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 1 June 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while but it is time for another WhiskyNerds bottling. A cask selected by Bram and Floris for the Dutch market, and in that market only selected retailers. Mostly, that boils down to the shops that the Nerds … 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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Best of Wines’ Blind Tasting Competition #4

Posted on 2 December 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

The last leg of the Blind Tasting Competition, or maybe the last tripod, since there’s another three reviews below. In this batch there are two bottlings I had before, but only one of them I recognized. That made up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Highland Park, Kilchoman, Loch Lomond, Old Rhosdhu | Tagged 1990, 2007, 2008, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Bourbon Cask, HIghland Park, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Kilchoman, Loch Lomond, Max & Julia, Old Rhosdhu, Orkney, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds, Wu Dram Clan | Leave a comment

Clynelish 24, 1996-2020, Bourbon Hogshead WN001, 54.9% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 13 May 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

There’s a couple of these newish bottlers out there that are going for quality instead of quantity. Of course, officially they all go for quality, but I think y’all know what I mean when I say this. Most of them … Continue reading →

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Old Rhosdhu 29, 1990-2020, Refill Hogshead 416, 48.2% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 2 March 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

About two weeks ago the newest WhiskyNerds release came out. This time they opted for an Old Rhosdhu from 1990. Old Rhosdhu is one of the older brands of Loch Lomond Distillery. So, in a way this is not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Loch Lomond, Old Rhosdhu | Tagged 1990, Bourbon Cask, Highlands, Loch Lomond, Old Rhosdhu, WhiskyNerds, Wu Dram Clan | 2 Comments