The reason for so many glen-something whiskies is because ‘glen’ means ‘valley’ in Gaelic.

There are a lot of hills in Scotland, so there are lots of glens. Distilleries are built in glens because:

1. You need a lot of water to make whisky, so the bottle of a valley is an excellent place to be.

2. It’s easier to build a distillery at the bottle of a hill than on top of one.

A lot of distilleries take their name from their location. It isn’t a surprise there are so many scotch whiskies that have glen in their name.

Ahh, Easter. Who doesn’t love Cream Egg season? At this time of year, there’s always a lot of chocolate around. It has us at The Dram Team thinking about why chocolate and whisky pair so well together. So, today we’re going to talk about pairing whisky and chocolate. One of the things that’s fascinating about … Continue reading “How to Pair Whisky and Chocolate”