It has never been much of a secret that Thomas liked a sip whisky every now and then. He has been drinking the stuff regularly and visited a festival every once in a while, and at the point where he was in between jobs he decided to investigate whisky on a deeper level. Keeping responsibility…
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Discovering the Swedish spirits from the Mackmyra Distillery
On the journey of Whisky Speller in discovering the wonderful world of whisky we encountered some lovely bottlings of Mackmyra, the first Swedish whisky distillery. We got curious about these bottlings and wanted to learn more about the distillery and the people behind it so we contacted Angela D’Orazio, the Master Blender of Mackmyra. She…
Whisky Festival Noord Nederland 2014
Road trip! For weeks we were looking forward to the end of March, the moment the Whisky Festival Noord Nederland was going to be held again for the 9th time. Every year this stands for a meeting of a changing and growing group of friends, enjoying a great whiskyfestival together and exploring the world of…
a first time…
that would be Thomas There is a first time for everything. Thomas was asked to tell something about whisky on March 27, 2014, which would be his deflowering of talking to a group of people. Never having done a presentation of any kind before (he knows, right… he is only 40, so still young enough…
Hielander Whisky Festival 2014
In a historic 500 year old church last weekend the Hielander Whisky Festival was held again. This festival is organized by Ebbo Voorhout of the Grote Sint Laurents Church and Wullie Macmorland, owner of Hielander Scottish Restaurant in Alkmaar. In 2011 this festival was setup for the first time, and is now a 3.000 m2 venue, with many stands, music, masterclasses…
The journey continues…
The end of the year is near and we can look back on a full 2013 for sure. We see all around people making reviews on the past year and best drams tasted and so fort. Must say that looking back we more think of all the things that have happened and that time has…
#DavinTT2 – A tour through Canada by ‘The Portable Expert’
The end of the year is near and while the days seem to be too short in one end, the good whisky people seem to be going in overdrive on the social media, with different tastings, competitions and events. The good spirit of the people and the events really make it a festive season!…
Graanbranderij De IJsvogel
In Arcen is the distillery De Ijsvogel situated. This is a working watermill and distillery. Lovely place and people. Please have a look at their website. Below some photo’s of our visit there.
Hertog Jan Beer Brewery
Visited the Hertog Jan Brewery in Arcen. A nice location to visit when in the neighbourhood. Please visit their website for more information, or have a look below for some pictures we took during our tour around the facility
The distillery behind the Breton Whisky…
The last years have been a lot of fun discovering the wonderful world of whisky and meeting all the lovely people in it. On our journey we had the pleasure to come in contact with Franck Debernardi. He was hosting a French Whisky Twitter Tasting, for the celebration of his blogs anniversary. In this line-up we…
Whisky Live Holland 2013
In The Hague we went to the International Whisky Festival. Last year we went also to this event and had a complete other experience this time. Last year it was too crowded, too expensive, and you could not talk to people behind the stands. This year it was also crowded, and the entrance fee is…
Pot Still Festival
This year was the 11th time that the Pot Still Festival was being held in Amersfoort. This festival takes place in ‘t Klooster, a former monastery and school. It is a beautiful location and this event is organized by Van Wees in Amersfoort. There were more then 20 producers of beautiful products like whisky, cognac,…
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