Hielander Whisky Festival Alkmaar

14/07/2026

Een verschrikkelijk bericht van onze huis muzicanten van het eerste uur...

Het hart van Hailander klopt niet meer.
De omfloerste trom wordt stil geroerd.
Na een onmenselijk lange strijd is Cees overleden.
Een man die zeer betrokken was bij oneerlijkheid en onrecht. Liefde voor muziek had en graag optrad. Vooral Strakonice had hij in zijn hart gesloten en andersom was dat ook zo. Muziek verbind.
Een dierbare vriend, muzikale broeder, met wie we veel beleefd hebben is niet meer. Voor familie en vrienden een groot verlies.
Hailander van het eerste uur.
Cees Zoomer, hij jamt nu mee met hen die hem zijn voor gegaan.
We gaan hem missen, zullen hem nog regelmatig aanhalen, aan hem denken en herinneringen ophalen.

Jeroen de Groot.
Cas VantHoff.
Erwin Kumar Van't Hoff.
Jacob Passander.

17/05/2026

It's taken a while to get all the Quaich Challenge winners up to the restaurant to collect their prizes.
Yesterday the last one picked up his prize, again the winners were;
Overall winner
ALEXANDER DE BAAR (session 1)
2nd place;
CHIEL BENNINK (session 2)
3rd place
ROBBERT WIJNKER (session 3)
Again congratulations to all will and a big hand for all our sponsors.

31/03/2026

With great pride for our HWF 2026 visitors , we would like to announce that our QUAICH CHALLENGE BLIND TASTING has now received all pledges and the amount we have gathered for the FAMILY HOUSE NOORDWEST is €1560.00 an amazing amount!!
Thanks to all who took part, but most of all thanks to our sponsors who donated Prizes, bottles & time to make the event a success.
Ad & Marco from the BNC club who, as usual organised everything perfectly, THANK YOU.

Firstly to Paul Davidson from GLENCAIRN GLASS who has supported us from day one of the HWF by supplying the MASTER TASTERS TROPHY completely free of charge- cheers mate!

All others ( in alphabetical order) who donated bottles for the tasting, the prizes & their valuable time , you guys are brilliant!
thanks from the bottom of our hearts ;
Wullie & Ebbo.

1. BRUGSE WHISKY COMPANY ( PETER & THIBAUD)
2. CRAFT SPIRITS (ROBBERT v HAARSKAMP/ RILEY v EIJKELENBURG)
3. LA MARTINIQUAISE BENELUX ( ALEX KONINGS)
4. MAPLE & MORE ( ANITA & ROB de ZEEUW )
5. SLIJTERIJ DE KAASKOP ALKMAAR ( PASCAL & TOBIAS )
6. WHISKY IMPORT NEDERLAND ( MARCEL BOL & JAN KOK)

AND.... not unimportant, who are the winners?
Session 1 winner; ALEXANDER DE BAAR
Session 2 winner; CHIEL BENNINK
Session 3 winner ; ROBBERT WIJNKER
And quite surprisingly , that is the exact final placing order.
The HWF QUAICH CHALLENGE TROPHY goes to
ALEXANDER de BAAR ,
who also receives a certificate and a bottle of whisky.
2nd prize goes to CHIEL BENNINK, who receives a certificate and a bottle of whisky.
3rd prize goes to ROBBERT WIJNKER who receives a certificate and a bottle of whisky

11/02/2026

Hielander Whisky Festival Alkmaar 2026, a wee video impression,
thanks to Erik Zwart

Impression of the Hielander Whisky Festival in the Dutch city of Alkmaar, 6-7 February 2026. English subtitles.Check out http://www.hielanderwhiskyfestival....

09/02/2026

HWF 2026

09/02/2026

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09/02/2026

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06/02/2026

Hielander Whisky Festival Alkmaar 2026
The first stands are in place.

04/02/2026

HIELANDER WHISKY FESTIVAL ALKMAAR 2026
IT'S OFFICIAL!!
ALL SESSIONS ARE 100% SOLD OUT!!