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”

Hello Dram Teamers, and welcome back to our series on how whisky is made! This is the second installment in the mini series The Art of the Cask, where we delve into one of the most important aspects of our favourite spirit. Today’s post is all about whisky blending – a crucial step in production … Continue reading “The Art of the Cask: Blending”

Hello Dram Teamers, and welcome back to our series on how whisky is made! We’re kicking off a small sub-series focusing on one of the key elements of whisky-making: the cask. The Art of the Cask will explore all the ways the humble whisky barrel can influence our favourite spirit. Since this month’s tasting box was … Continue reading “The Art of the Cask: Whisky Ageing”

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”