Here is the third in our series of festively finished whiskies and our guide of where to find them in Bristol. For the Wine Wallowers… Location: The Woods Bar, Park Street Vibe: Known for the incredibly antisocial, yet very convenient opening hours, The … Continued
Every family has their traditional festive arguments. Whether its at 5am about which recipe to follow when cooking the turkey or 6pm when you slump on the sofa and argue about tv or 11pm when you are trying to decide … Continued
Man, the dreams I had when I was twelve. NO, not those ones. The big ones about the nature of my life, the path that led ahead and the jobs that I would do. I veered drastically between the notion … Continued
We can’t believe it’s time, but in just three days time, it’s going to be Whisky Bristol Underground, which is a fantastic new whisky festival being brought to you by the combined brain power of www.thedramteam.co.uk and www.thebirminghamwhiskyclub.co.uk/ It’s described by … Continued
Whisky is a wide and diverse marketplace, in which liquids must fight for a place in the limelight. This fight is important, because otherwise they drams get lost in a warehouses, never to see the light of day. Some whiskies … Continued
Glentauchers is one of the more elusive Speyside distilleries. They produce lots of whisky, but most of it goes directly into blends and is never seen again. Enter the chaps at Gordon and Macphail, who take casks of single malt, mature them … Continued
I love origin stories. Whether its the tale of a new business, someone’s life story or just a simple how to video on Youtube, I find them fascinating. So when the chance to taste not only an interesting whisky, but also the … Continued
One of my favourite new traditions, is the mystery dramathon that my lovely brother in law creates for me at Christmas. He bottles up three drams that are unlabelled except for a number. He sits smugly listening, whilst I bandy … Continued
I’ve become accustomed to lovely whisky from Paul John, so it was no surprise to me that this was a strong offering. The two surprising elements to this dram were the cost (which is extremely reasonable given it comes all the … Continued