It was the festival day of Laphroaig Distillery during Feis Ile, and we had a lovely tour planned for the day there, and having a look around with all the festivities. The sun was shining bright, the flowers were planted at the distillery, and all was looking sharp, ready for everyone to arrive. At the…
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Feis Ile 2013 – ‘Laddie Five – O’ Masterclass @Bruichladdich
Sunday, the 26th of May – Feis Ile 2013 – Bruichladdich day. We had bought tickets to Jim McEwan’s masterclass. We can be very short about it. It was great fantastic! Jim is a first class entertainer and has – with his 50 years of whisky experience, many stories to tell of which at least…
.whisky in leiden – 2013
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Zonder dat dat echt onze bedoeling was, hebben we dit jaar (tot nu toe) elke maand een whisky “dingetje”. Deze maand…
.minivakantie in Zeeland
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. De bedoeling is om met ons tweetjes even een lang weekend weg te gaan. Even naar en waddeneiland of ergens in…
.masterclass – with Robin Laing
During the Hielander whisky festival in Alkmaar, the Netherlands on 16 February 2013 we had booked a masterclass with whiskybard Robin Laing. Instead of the expected talk about the ‘wonders of the industry’ or the different steps in the process of creating whisky, Robin had prepared the masterclass with five whiskies that all were all accompanied by…
.hielander festival – 2013
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Het Hielander whisky festival te Alkmaar, 16 februari 2013. Met de trein naar Alkmaar afgereisd, alwaar we een bagel en een…
.Robert Burns Night 2013 – KWV
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. .de step-we-ceilidh band Op 26 januari 2013 had de nieuw opgerichte vereniging van de Kuukse Whisky Vrienden een Burns Supper georganiseerd ter ere van…
.whisky live holland – 2012
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Hieronder een vrij negatieve terugblik op het International Whisky Festival “Whisky Live Holland” in Den Haag, 17 november 2012. Vanwege de…
.frysk hynder – bezoek
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Na een gemiste kans eerder deze maand, zijn we zaterdag alsnog spontaan naar Friesland gereden om een bezoek te brengen…
.potstill festival 2012
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Het was weer tijd voor een festival. Dit keer zijn we met acht man naar het Potstill Festival in “het…
.summerspirit festival
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Den Haag, zaterdag 9 juni 2012. Het Nederlands elftal speelt tegen Denemarken. Voor ons hét moment om naar Den Haag te…
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