Lifestyle
BYOB-C, Belgian bottler or club?
When I first heard from BYOB-C (Bring Your Own Bottle Club) I was a bit confused. Is it a club or a bottler? Where can I buy their bottles? Where can …
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
An interview with Joeri from The Whisky Jury
At a time with an extremely large number of independent bottlers (and this is still increasing), it is sometimes difficult to sustain and distinguish …
Lifestyle
Course: Introduction to Whisky Certificate
When I look back on this strange year, I can say that I have been busy. Very busy even. Despite the fact that we were shackled at home for almost the …
Lifestyle
Interview with Tomer Goren of Milk & Honey Distillery
A little over a month ago, Milk & Honey Distillery released its first commercial single malt here in the Netherlands. And after reviewing this M&a…
Lifestyle
Scyfion: a Ukrainian independent bottler
Whisky is something that has brought me so much. Not only have I been able to taste very beautiful whiskies over the years, but I have also travelled …
Lifestyle
Interview: Cheaper by the Dram
A few weeks ago I received an email from Mark Littler asking if I wanted to write a review for a Glen Garioch 1965. This was the press sample for his …
Tasting Notes
That Boutique-y Whisky Company advent calendar
It looks like my December month will suddenly be all about booze, thanks to the folks of That Boutique-y Whisky Company, who were kind enough to send …
Lifestyle
The Balvenie DCS Compendium Release, chapter 3.
And than you find yourself in a plane towards London with just one mission, a private tasting of The Balvenie, hosted by Global Brand ambassador Sam Si…
Lifestyle
Whisky and food pairing at Auguste
It was just a couple weeks ago that during a tremendous dinner and a nice dram (of course) at restaurant Auguste the idea arose to …
Travel
Spirit of Speyside whisky awards 2017 – Amsterdam
The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Awards is held annually at, you guessed it, the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. The special thing about this awards c…