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If you are a frequent visitor to Road to Dram, you may have noticed a small break in my posts over the past week. I have to “thank” the seasonal bugs which knocked me out for a few days for that. Nothing major, and I am back on track now….
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One of the peculiarities of independently bottled whiskies is the use, from time to time, of synonyms for certain distillery names. This can leave both novice drinkers and, occasionally, experts, guessing. Who really distilled the spirit in this bottle? So, for the third part of this 101 series on Independent…
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In the introduction to David Stirk’s Independent Scotch, Serge Valentin of WhiskyFun fame, recalls the first time he came across Independently Bottled Whisky, describing it as “unknown distilleries, all packaged the same”. (Spoiler: It won’t be the last time you hear about this book in this series). For whisky drinkers…
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I have been looking forward to starting this new series on Independent Bottlers for a while. As I started jotting down my drafts, I was focusing mainly on writing reviews of Independently Bottled Whiskies. But then I stumbled on a few discussions on a couple of Discord servers I frequent,…
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After a little diversion, it is time to return to the regular review program. I need a little break from Scottish Whisky to avoid fatigue. So it is time for a short Irish vacation. Today I start with a review of Midleton’s Redbreast 12, one of the Irish whiskies most suggested to beginners.
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After exploring ex-bourbon cask whisky, I am moving on to look at the other side of the barrel ageing coin. This post is an introduction to Sherry cask whisky ageing, Stay tuned for more reviews of easy-to-find, original bottling, sherry-forward single malts.
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This Altmore 12 year old review completes my exploration of entry-level single malts exclusively aged in ex-bourbon casks, but more importantly it made me discover how small the single malt market really is
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Today I review the Deansto 12 year old, another single malt exclusively aged in bourbon casks. By the end of it, I learned an important lesson about objective quality vs personal taste
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As part of the advice for new drinkers I shared, I touched on how a new drinker like me should find what resonates with their taste before delving deeper into whisky. After my first few reviews I realised that, unfortunately for my budget, I like the range of expressions whisky…
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There is a load of whisky advice online nowadays. Getting into whisky as a new drinker should be easy, right? Not so fast buckaroo. I caught the whisky bug almost one year back and realised things are not always as simple as they might appear. Some info needs context, some…
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