Hooghoudt RAW & Aged Genever (2019)
Hooghoudt’s new releases offer some of the best the genever category has to offer right now.
Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 Years (2020)
The announcement of a new addition to Ardbeg’s core range is plenty reason to get the whisky community aflutter. Here’s a closer look at the new Ardbeg Wee Beastie!
Arran 5 Years & Port Charlotte 10 Years (Fisherman’s Retreat)
Two exotic wine-matured whiskies, a 5yo Arran and 10yo Port Charlotte. While I find wine cask maturation is more often miss than hit, I actually enjoyed both of these!
Dalmore 5 Years & Dailuaine 7 Years (Torsten Paul Whisky Company)
The first two whiskies from a new independent bottler from the Netherlands, Torsten Paul Whisky Company.
Filliers 5 Years Oude Graanjenever
Filliers recently completely overhauled their range. I’ll be sure to hunt down a few samples when I can. For now we’ll have to do with older releases, such as this Filliers 5 Years Oude Graanjenever.
Zuidam 5 Years Old Zeer Oude Genever
I previously tried the Zuidam 3 Years Old Zeer Oude Genever, in which I found the oak played a dominant role. Too dominant, probably. So if the 3-year-old is already infused with oak, what of the 5-year-old?