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It is that time of the year. The time when everybody in the whisky sphere declares their favourite bottle of the year. And just like last year, I refuse to reduce a year during which I tried close to 200 whiskies in a single bottle. Or three, if you want…
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I am writing this review while on my way to the 2025 Glasgow Whisky Festival, an event that has a special place in my heart. The atmosphere, exhibitors, the people attending (many of them whom I consider friends) and the fantastic organisation make it a great event in itself. The…
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For this last (at least for now) of this series looking at alternatives to popular whiskies, I am turning to peat. Today, I will suggest five alternatives to Ledaig 10. This one is a bit of an odd one out. If the previous three posts on alternatives to Glenfiddich 12,…
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Today, I am cheating. The whisky I am about to review, the Ardbeg Uigeadail, is not a cask strength whisky, and, as such, it should not appear in this series. At best, it can be classified as a batch strength bottling. But i am crowbaring it in due to sentimentality.
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Today marks a Road to Dram first. Not the blind tasting part. I have used blind tastings to close each section of my whisky journey a few times, the last for entry-level sherried whiskies. Today’s entry-level peated whisky blind tasting is no different. No, this is a first because it…
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After exploring a peated Islay whisky with a unique character with the Port Charlotte 10, it is time to go back to a more classic (by popular consensus) profile and review the Ardbeg 10 year old and a peek at the time before its launch
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Back to my regular whisky review program, and starting a dive into entry level peated whiskies, with the review of Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 yeas old. Is the marketinng hyperbole on this one realistic?
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