Redbreast – 12 Years Old
Last Friday was the seventh instalment of our Bristol based whisky club, two exciting things happened. Firstly, we grew by two and we had our first blind tasting. There were […]
Glen Moray – Sherry Cask Finish
Glen Moray was a distillery that I hadn’t had the pleasure of drinking a single dram of, until the recent #Dram16Winners Tweet Tasting. Their 16 Year Old won an award […]
Lagavulin – 8 Year Old
I don’t know about you, but my dealings with people that I have long admired, but never had chance to meet before, very often end in mumbling and embarrassment. I […]
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 […]
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 […]