Den Haag/La Haye, The Netherlands, September 2, 2007

Van Zuylen/ www.whisky-distilleries.info whisky event

Presentation:

A private tasting was organized in the Netherlands, on Saturday the 2^nd of September  2007 in Den Haag by Jean-Marie Putz (www.whisky-distilleries.info) and the famous Dutch whisky retailer, Van Zuylen (www.whiskyvanzuylen.nl). This tasting event was dedicated to the independent bottlers (Adelphi, Berry Bros and Rudd, Daily Dram, Dewar Rattray, Duncan Taylor First Cask, Gordon & MacPhail, James MacArthur's, Douglas Laing, Scott's Selection, and Single Malts of Scotland), with the bottles kindly provided by their importers, Bresser & Timmer,Whisky Import Nederland and Van Wees (Whiskyworkd). The participants were all whisky connoisseurs from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, and Switzerland.

During this event, an amazing number of very good whiskies were available for tasting, including the ones from a new Dutch independent bottler: First Cask.

The venue: Abdijkerk, the oldest church in den Haag.

During the event, over 40 single malt and grain whiskies were available for tasting and I managed to taste most of them.

Some of the participants waiting for the opening of the event.

The tasting notes will be published in the tasting note section. They will also appear in the section below:

Strathclyde 1965, 42 YO, First Cask, 41.1%, B: 2007, cask 84883/4, 155 b.,
North of Scotland 1973, 32 YO, Scott’s selection, 45%, B: 2005
Tomatin 1976 Old Train Line serie, 30 YO, Jack Wiebers, 55%, B: 2007, cask 2261.
Caperdonich 1980, 26 YO, First Cask, 56.8%, B: 2006, cask 7346
Littlemill 1984, 20 YO, Scott’s selection, 61.3%, B: 2004
Knockando 1980, 26 YO, Duncan Taylor, 46%, B: 2007, cask1912, 68 bottles
Dallas Dhu 1981, 24 YO, Duncan Taylor, 58.3%, B: 2005, cask 387, 523 bottles
Glenglassaugh 1986 Sherry, 21YO, Dewar Rattray, 53.4%, B: 2007, cask 162, 399 bottle
North Port 1980, 24 YO, Scott’s selection, B: 2004, 58%
Dailuaine 1974, 31 YO, Berry Bros & Rudd, 46%, B: 2005, cask 111/2
Inchgower 1974, 31 YO, Berry Bros & Rudd, 46%
Longmorn 1992, Berry Bros & Rudd, 46%, B: 2006, casks 62849/50
Aultmore 1989 Special Reserve, Gordon & McPhail, 56.4%, B. 2003, cask 715, 367 bottles
Scapa 1993, 13 YO, Douglas Laing OMC, 50%, B: 2006, cask 1375, 348 b.
Bunnahbhain 1991 Reserve, 15 YO, G&M, 55.8%, B: 2006, cask 15072, 300 bottles.
Bunnahbhain 1984, Scott’s selection, 57.5%, B: 2003
Miltonduff 1980, 26 YO, Dewar Rattray, 48%, B: 2006, cask12502, 132 bottles.
Caol Ila 1984, 22 YO, Jack & Jack (JWWW), 51%, B: 2006
Highland Park 1981 Scottish Castle, 25 YO, JWWW, 52.8%, cask 6064
Talisker 12 YO, OB, 45.8%, B: 2007
Port Ellen  1982 Sherry, 24 YO, Dewar Rattray, 58.2%, cask 2463, 467 bottles
Glenlivet (The) Nadurra, 16 YO, OB, 59.7%, B: 2007, batch 0407C
Clynelish 1996 Sherry, 10 YO, SMOS, 59.6%, B: 2007, cask 2428, 666 bottles.
Mortlach 1991, 15 YO, Adelphi, 57.5%, B: 2007, cask 5947
Linkwood 1990, 16 YO, Adelphi, 49.3%, B: 2007, cask 9733
Ardmore Heavily Peated 1994, 12 YO, SMOS, 58.6%. B: 2006, cask 58005, 286 bottles.
Clynelish 1983 OMC, 23 YO, Douglas Laing, B: 2006, 50%, cask 1354, 303 bottles
Clynelish 1972, 34 YO, Single Malts of Scotland, 50.5%, B: 2007, 409 bottles
Glencadam 1990, 16 YO, Dewar Rattray, 59.7%, B: 2007, cask 5980, 271 bottles
Caol Ila 1982, 25 YO, First Cask, 60.8%, B: 2007
Old Pulteney 1977, 28 YO, Duncan Taylor, 58.6%, B: 2005, cask 3077, 204 bottles

One of the stand with a range of single malts available for tasting.

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