A Special Highland Whisky from the Spirit Filled Mythical Beasts Range The Spirit Filled Mythical Beasts range is known for its exceptional whiskies, and one of its latest releases is a highland whisky that was distilled at the Ardmore distillery…
Speyside Single Malt Benromach 15-Year-Old Whisky Today’s drum sampling reveals Benromach 15 as a whisky worth trying for those who haven’t had the chance to experience it yet. The 15-year-old spirit has been finished in a selection of bourbon and…
8 Doors Distillery is in John O’Groats and began distilling in September 2022 so naturally it won’t produce whisky until 2025. While we wait they’ve released 2 limited edition bottling by ballot. One of them is the 10 year old…
Nose I love drams finished in Oloroso casks and this one looks just up my street! There are floods of runny toffee with sweet honey and Bourneville chocolate and a bit of cinnamon. It suggest Christmas cake with a bit…
Poit Dhubh (pronounced Potch Goo) is Gaelic for black pot, a so called illicit still and this is a sturdy blended malt. The colour of this dram appeals to me as I’m a big fan of secondary finishing in sherry…
Light golden in colour and begging to be loved! I’m a huge fan of whiskies matured in ex Pedro Ximénez sherry casks and was SO delighted to be gifted this for appearing on The Whisky Club podcast. In retrospect my…
A golden glow invites you to dive into this dram. The nose has the sweetness of honey and the spice of nutmeg with lots of vanilla. The palate is really smooth and reminiscent of Ambrosia custard with tinned peaches. There’s…
I was recommended this dram by a bloke that I met at an exhibition this week. He said he wasn’t a whisky drinker but loved this, so I ordered this and he wasn’t wrong. The nose is massive on vanilla,…
Regular drammers will know that I’m quite partial to an Oloroso Cask finish so I was drawn to this airport-only expression after having a sample. The colour is a delicious amber gold and promises much. The nose is akin to…
A light dram but packed with a smokey punch! An intense day deserves an intense dram and the Ardbeg Ten delivers. The nose is smokey and peaty as you’d expect from Ardbeg, but not overly medicinal. I got loads of…