Glen Grant – 10 Year Old
Another Speyside whisky that won an award at the Spirit of Speyside Festival in April 2016. Having only experienced this festival through other peoples tweets and photos, it has gone […]
Whisky Review
Glenfiddich – 12 Year Old
We asked our readers for some ideas of what they wanted to see on the blog and one of the suggestions was whiskies that you can buy from the supermarket […]
Paul John – Classic
Good things always start from scheming with friends. About this time last year, me and my Real Dram conspirator were chatting about how we could get to try a wider […]
Bowmore – Darkest 15 Year Old
In my youth, it was very rare that I didn’t have an opinion on a matter and I always defended my viewpoint, however absurd, with a fury that only youth or […]
Independent Spirit – Fettercairn
Whiskies have the potential to excite, to interest and to surprise. However, one thing that never surprises me about whisky is the lovely people that you get chance to meet […]
Compass Box – Circus
Blending feels like a word that has still not quite managed to release itself from the grip of a checkered history. When you say the blend, to some people this […]
Claxton’s Whisky – Auchroisk – 25 Year Old
Some drams call for a special occasion and some Monday’s call for a special dram. We were really excited to receive this sample dram from the chaps at Claxton’s and […]
Laphraoig – Quarter Cask
Some things just don’t work. Take sofa beds for example. Nobody has ever had a great nights sleep on the tiny, foldable mattress that a sofa bed provides (or certainly […]
Jura – Elixir Aged 12
My whisky collection started nearly two years ago, with a bottle of Jura Superstition. Oddly, I haven’t drunk a single dram since. I have something akin to mental block to […]
Kilchoman – 100% Islay
We might have said this before, but whisky is one of those amazing things in life that can be both hated and loved by different people all at the same […]