Vinterdröm (Winter Dream) is the latest seasonal release from Mackmyra. We were lucky enough to sample this at the Trade and Press day at the Whisky Show. Vinterdröm is finished in casks that contained Barbadian and Jamaican Rum and like … Continued
When you start drinking whisky, you are desperate to try new drams and to find ones that are both of good value and ones that you can get from the supermarkets that you frequent on an all too frequent basis. … Continued
AfterDram: For us whisky is a spirit like no other. It is timeless, sociable and creates space for experiences like no other drink. Since we started drinking whisky two years ago, we have met new people, had new experiences and … Continued
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 not without the help of a few drams). Concurrently no … Continued
Here at Real Dram we are always after new whiskies to try, so when we were on a recent family holiday in Padstow, we took a trip to Wadebridge Wines. They have an incredible collection of wine and awesome spirits. … Continued
Purchased in York from House Of The Trembling Madness, this dram is only the second Springbank that we have had the pleasure of drinking. As we enjoyed the Ten Year Old so much, we wanted to try a very different … Continued
There are few chances to try interesting, high quality cask strength whisky, so when I was in Weber and Trings chatting about a variety of whisky issues and was offered this to try, I jumped at the chance. Such was … Continued
I was introduced to whisky about eighteen months ago, by two of my wife’s cousins. I was a very reluctant guest at a whisky evening. I went mainly as the chaps I was seeing are lovely. They introduced me to … Continued