Why are so many whiskies Glen-something? That’s a question we tried to answer last year. But Scotland is also famous for its Bens, like Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. Did you know there are also a handful of “Ben-something” whiskies named after the hills and mountains of Scotland too? Well fear … Continue reading “Whiskies from Glen to Ben”

As our regular readers will know, we’ve been a little bit cask-obsessed here at The Dram Team HQ lately. So with great pleasure, we announce an extremely special tasting box for November: an exploration of Whisky and Wood! Whisky & Wood showcases some marvellous drams that also happen to be among the most premium whiskies … Continue reading “Whisky & Wood: Cask Exploration”

It’s very unusual for us to feature only one distillery in one of our monthly tasting boxes, because one of our core missions is to help people explore whisky. So you know that when we do, it’s for a very good reason. If you’re not already familiar with Loch Lomond Distillery, they have one of … Continue reading “Distillery Spotlight: Loch Lomond”

This month’s whisky tasting box centred around some incredible independent bottlings from cask-strength fanatics, The Single Cask. We really enjoyed trying a selection of Scotch whiskies that were all a little bit different from standard distillery releases, so we tracked down Ed, from their UK team, to find out a little bit more about them. … Continue reading “Interview with: The Single Cask”

As a small, independent company, we feel a lot of affinity to independent whisky bottlers. In fact, we’ve written at length  about why we think more people should be seeking out whisky from these “incredible indies”. Not only that, but we also dedicated a past box to veteran indies, Douglas Laing. So that’s why we’re … Continue reading “Incredible Indies: The Single Cask”

At The Dram Team we love a good old fashioned whisky “battle royale”. In past tasting boxes we have pitted sibling whiskies from the same distillery against each other, and put single malts from different countries up against some of Scotland’s finest to see who comes out on top. This month in our whisky tasting … Continue reading “The Lowland Showdown: Malt vs. Grain Whisky”

November, 2020 Update: This blog post references our 2019 Christmas box, and is no longer available. Hello Dram Teamers, As Christmas is drawing near, we thought it was time for a sneak peak into what 2020 holds for our tasting club members. We’re kicking off 2020 with two absolutely corking Scotch tasting sets. **Spoiler alert** … Continue reading “A merry New Year! January box sneak peek”

November, 2020 Update: This blog post is about our 2019 Christmas box, which is no longer available. We’ve left this post up for posterity. Seasons greetings! As Christmas is the best time of year for enjoying a good whisky, we like to do the season justice here at the Dram Team. And what better way … Continue reading “A very Sherry Whiskymas! Our 2019 limited festive edition…”