Price: £80-90 ABV: 54% Appearance: Shimmering Gold Aroma: Combination of Vanilla, Apple and Cream with a healthy drizzle of Toffee and Honey, topped off with some sliced banana. Dessert in a glass. Taste: Smooth and creamy on the taste buds. More vanilla and … Continued
This is our first attempt at a #whiskyflashblog, so if you are new to The Real Dram, then welcome and thanks for reading. Hopefully you will find us to be creative, irreverent and on point. We hope that you grow … Continued
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 at this year’s Spirit of Speyside Festival and was included … Continued
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 straight in my diary for next year. It looks like … Continued
As someone who keenly enjoys wasting time on social media, watching and listening to what everyone is enjoying, I have seen few distilleries get more press than Bruichladdich. Despite all of the attention, I had never had chance to try any … Continued
Since I started drinking whisky, I have to admit that I have become borderline obsessed by the golden nectar. If I were to buy a whole 70cl bottle of every dram that I read about and want to taste, then this … Continued
This was the second dram that I sampled on the evening with my “Whisky Godfathers”. I picked it up from Corks of Cotham earlier in the week and kept the little bottle aside waiting for the evening together to drink … Continued
The fourth whiskey was an interesting diversion, distilled at the Middleton Distillery in Cork and named after a now defunct distillery, this was again another single pot still whiskey that tasted of its history. This is a whiskey that highlights … Continued
Up North again this weekend and visiting my parents. They have recently been on a short holiday break to Crieff Hydro, which meant a trip to the Glenturret distillery. For me, that means the opportunity to try a new dram. … Continued
Today has been a great day. We spent it with family friends visiting the Electric Bear Brewing Company, which is a fantastic new brewery in Bath. So this review finds me drinking a small nightcap after sampling some of the lovely ale … Continued