Tag Archives: World Whisky

2 Starwards from ‘private’ casks

Posted on 15 June 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Private between quotation marks because even though one of them is a real private cask, the other one is a bottling done for ‘The Netherlands’. While that is fairly limited in availability, it’s not really private. Anyway, Starward Distillery, from … Continue reading →

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Paul John 6yo, Batch 2, 54.7% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Posted on 13 May 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Starting a blog post by telling a certain brand is not on my radar is nothing new. Actually, it’s starting to become a bit tedious. As it turns out, a lot of brands and/or distilleries are not on my radar. … Continue reading →

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Kavalan 8yo, 2006-2015, Peaty Cask, 53.2% – OB for WhiskyNerds

Posted on 2 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A little while ago, I guess just in early December, Bram and Floris (the WhiskyNerds) announced their second cask. They did a GlenDronach earlier in the year which I (shamefully) have not reviewed yet. I have been enjoying it since … Continue reading →

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Paul John Bold, 46%

Posted on 13 October 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I never had a Paul John whisky before. I know they’ve been making way for a couple of years now, and that they’ve won a lot of awards. But then again, which distillery isn’t marketing their asses off and which … Continue reading →

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Millstone Rye, 10yo, 58.6% – OB for The Whisky Exchange

Posted on 8 October 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A little while ago I organized a bottle share of this baby, after tasting some great samples of Zuidam Rye. I got enthused by this one from the moment they announced it at The Whisky Exchange, but I found the … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Hven, Seven Stars #3, Phecda, 45%

Posted on 21 August 2015 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Montsh ago the nice folks at Spirit of Hven Distillery sent me this sample but, I’m sorry to say, it got lost in the box. It’s only the last couple of weeks that I’m really ramping through my samples with … Continue reading →

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