Zuidam Young Grain Jenever

Zuidam Dutch Rye 5 Year Old

This whisky is part of our whisky world beaters tasting. It surprised us all at the Whisky Tasting Club. In fact, it made the final of our own Whisky World Cup in July where it gave some of the worlds big hitters one hell of a contest. Nose: Rich and welcoming, but complex, with some candy stick, sandalwood, leather saddle and soft toffee. Some...

Score 85/100

Zuidam Millstone 10 Year Old - French Oak

My reviews have been few and far between lately (for lots of reasons) but now that my Whisky Advent Calendar has arrived from Kensington Wine Market, I'll be trying to do some on a much more regular basis. The Dec 1 entry in the calendar comes from Zuidam, a Dutch distillery run by the father and son team of Fred and Patrick van Zuidam, that's...

Score 87/100

Zuidam 5 Year Old 2013 Peated PX

Millstone does not appear on my radar very often, to be honest. This is only my third! Anyway, this Dutch whisky is peated and matured on a first fill PX cask. It was bottled by Patrick and his team for the ‘Millstone Fanbase’, a community page on Facebook. The nose is interesting, but I am not convinced that I like it. I find a malty heart with...

Score 76/100

Zuidam Millstone Peated Pedro Ximinez

Our next Millstone is a peated single malt distilled in May 2013 and bottled - according to the hand-written label - on April 31 2018. This is Bottle No. 4230. Not sure if this spent the entire time in PX or not. According to the packaging on this one, Zuidam mills its grain using only a windmill - seriously, how much more Dutch can you possibly...

Score 90/100