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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 →

Posted in Caol Ila | Tagged 2011, Caol Ila, Islay, Sherry Cask, WhiskyNerds | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ben Nevis, Bowmore, Buffalo Trace, Cameronbridge, Clynelish, Elmer T. Lee, Four Roses, Girvan, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Kilchoman, Ladyburn, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Loch Lomond, Longmorn, Mannochmore, North of Scotland, Old Rhosdhu, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Rare Ayrshire, Redbreast, Rosebank, Springbank, Tobermory, Undisclosed | Tagged 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, Advent Calendar, American Whiskey, Ardbeg, Ardmore, Ben Nevis, Blended Malt, Boogieman Import, Bourbon, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Buffalo Trace, Cameronbridge, Campbeltown, Carn Mor, Closed Distillery, Clynelish, Dalriada Whisky Company, Dramfool, Elmer T. Lee, Fable, Four Roses, Girvan, Glenallachie, GlenDronach, Glenmorangie, Grain Whisky, Hand Filled, HIghland Park, Highlands, Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland, Ireland, Islands, Islay, Isle of Mull, Kilchoman, Ladyburn, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Loch Lomond, Longmorn, Lowlands, Mannochmore, Max & Julia, Michiel Wigman, North of Scotland, Old Malt Cask, Old Rhosdhu, Orkney, Passie voor Whisky, Port Charlotte, Port Ellen, Rare Ayrshire, Redbreast, Rosebank, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Scott's Selection, Secret Treasures, Signatory Vintage, SMWS, Speyside, Speyside Region, Springbank, Springbank Society, The Old Pipe, The Whisky Agency, The Whisky Barrel, Tobermory, WhiskyNerds, Wu Dram Clan | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Clynelish | Tagged 1996, Bourbon Cask, Clynelish, Free Sample, Highlands, WhiskyNerds | 1 Comment

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

Allt-a-Bhainne 23yo, 1997-2020, Barrel 102589, 52.4% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 15 December 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Just like yesterday’s post, this one came in a while ago but I wanted it to give it the respect, attention and nasal capacity it deserves. I find it a bold move by Bram and Floris to release an Allt-a-Bhainne. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allt-a-Bhainne | Tagged 1997, Allt-a-Bhainne, Speyside, WhiskyNerds | 1 Comment

Ledaig 1995-2020, 24yo, 46.4% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 26 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It seems that a lot of bottlers are getting their hands on casks of Ledaig lately. And contrary to what was happening almost a decade ago, these casks aren’t shit. There were great ones by The Whisky Kingdom/Duckhammers and The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ledaig, Tobermory | Tagged 1995, Free Sample, Highlands, Islands, Ledaig, Tobermory, WhiskyNerds | Leave a comment

Secret Speyside 1994-2020, 26yo, 48.1% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 23 August 2020 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Little over a week ago the newest releases by WhiskyNerds were released. This time it’s a secret speyside and a Ledaig. Secret Speyside if often Glenfarclas, but as with most of these releases, a lot is based on assumption. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Undisclosed | Tagged 1994, Free Sample, Speyside, Undisclosed Distillery, WhiskyNerds | Leave a comment