In 1977 I was invited by a neighbour
to come and drink a glass of Irish whiskey. Wow, I liked it very much.
Of course, my taste was positively influenced by a night of "good
crack".
From then on, I have had those nights many times with a couple of friends.
A glass of whiskey, smoking a pipe and talking and philosophising. The
evening was over when the bottle was empty....
After that, I haven't had a single glass of whiskey untill I became friends with a pubowner, who wanted to present "real" whisky to his costumers. Not the standerd Glenfiddich and Johnny Walker. That's how I met Han van Wees in his "sacred tastingroom", where I tasted quit a lot single malts. The selection for the pub was made and I was lost......! Since that day, the Ardbeg 1974 (CC, white map label) was my "housewhisky". (I wasn't aware...)
That's how, over the years, I met the real connoisseurs and learned a lot about the "water of life". Now I have a real passion and a couple of good friends.
Finally, I travelled to Scotland itself and visited quit
some distilleries. Not only for tasting but also and especially to paint.
I met the people who work there. The craftmenship to make something beautiful,
that's what impressed me very much. I try to put this craftmenship into
my paintings aswell.
The shape of the distilleries, the pagodes, are very special too. They
contrast sharply against the air. And what an air it is: a constant treat
of cords of sunshine, lighteffects, purple-blue shades, clouds that are
almost black and heavy as lead and yellow horizons....!
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| Do you want to know more about whisky,
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| Maltmadness.com | (eng) | |
| Uisge.com | (eng) | |
| Uwe Kaiser | (dts) | |
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| Alfred Prenzlow | ||
| The biggest whiskyfair in
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| Whiskyfair, Limburg a/L (Dtsl) | ||
| Cadenheadshop in Amsterdam: |
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| Cadenhead's whiskyspecialist | ||
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| Articles about my artwork: |
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Whisky etc. derde jaarg. nr.4 zomer 2005 Read the article (Dutch) >>> |
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Whiskymagazine. Issue 45, jan. 2005 Read the article (English) >>> |
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