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”

What’s better than an old-school video game? An old-school video game reference-packed, wine cask-finished, holding-no-punches whisky tasting box, that’s what! Introducing the best way to stave off the January blues (or continue the celebrations, if you’re just glad that 2020 is finally over): our January box-of-the-month, Maltal Kombat. This limited edition box sees 3 whiskies … Continue reading “Maltal Kombat: Wine Cask Finished Whiskies”

As Christmas is the best time of year for enjoying good whisky, we like to do the season justice here at the Dram Team. And since we all need a little bit of extra luxury this year, what better way to celebrate than with a box dedicated to the most decadent of whiskies – sherry … Continue reading “A Very Sherry Whiskymas: Christmas Box”

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”

Welcome to the fourth installment of our regular Whisky Under Fifty reviews, where we review a different whisky (or whiskey) that you can buy for less than £50! If you’d like to know more about why we’re doing this series, read our introduction post here. Today’s whisky is Tomatin 12 Year Old.  Tomatin 12 Year … Continue reading “Whisky Under £50 Review 4: Tomatin 12 Year Old”

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”

Welcome to the third installment of our regular Whisky Under Fifty reviews, where we review a different whisky (or whiskey) that you can buy for less than £50! If you’d like to know more about what we’re doing with this series, read our introduction post here. Today’s whisky is Kilkerran 12 Year Old.  Kilkerran 12 … Continue reading “Whisky Under £50 Review 3: Kilkerran 12 Year Old”

With all the hot weather the UK has been having lately (hello August!), we’ve been very thirsty over at the Dram Team office. And that’s got us thinking about something ice cold, crisp and refreshing, our other barley-based beverage of choice: beer. Whisky and beer go hand in hand, not only because whisky starts off … Continue reading “How to Pair Whisky and Beer”

Welcome to the very first installment of our regular Whisky Under Fifty reviews, where we review a different whisky (or whiskey) that you can buy for less than £50! If you’d like to know more about what we’re doing with this series, read our introduction post here. Today’s whisky is Deanston Virgin Oak.  Deanston Virgin … Continue reading “Whisky Under £50 Review 1: Deanston Virgin Oak”