Today’s post will focus on what is arguably another contender for the best entry-level Cask Strength whisky spot. And while the Arran Quarter Cask is a 100% ex-Bourbon matured malt, today’s whisky in review, the Tomatin Cask Strength, brings a blend of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry matured spirit together.
After a Blended Malt start to this series of Cask Strength reviews, today I am looking at one of the whiskies which often gets mentioned as an easy and affordable gateway to Cask Strength single malts. For this second episode of “ Don’t Water My Whisky”, I will review the Arran Quarter cask “The Bothy”.
Squeezing a whole year of memorable whisky in a single mention would be reductive at best. And it would be a great disservice to all the intriguing drams I had over this year, which deserve a mention. So instead this is a selection of my most memorable whiskies of 2024.
I am tying up my exploration of new Scottish distilleries with a distillery which just turned ten. Today I review Ardnamurchan and its core range: the AD core release, AD Sherry Cask, and AD Cask Strength to
As this blog turns one, it is time for a little whisky-themed celebration. Time to open and sample a couple of bottles I brought back from my trip to Campbeltown… Read More »Celebrating one year of Road to Dram with 3 Springbank Hand-filled Exclusives
In every new distillery’s history, there is a key moment: the Inaugural release. That first, often long-awaited moment when the public can finally sample the fruit of years of labour.… Read More »New Malts on the Block: Ardnahoe Inaugural Release Review
I needed a wee time to recover from the Glasgow Whisky Festival 2024. So, it is time to pick up where I left off and dive back into new Scottish distilleries. On today’s program, my review of the Torabhaig Cnoc Na Moine.
One thing which makes me hopeful when I look at new distilleries, is the ability to be innovative in their approach to the business side of things if not the production. Like today’s distillery Glenwyvis, and their 2019 I will review today, with an innovative approach to ownership.
After visiting the northernmost (currently) Highland distillery, it is time to focus on another new distillery in a remote location, the Isle of Raasay Distillery, who, as of yesterday, are the holders of the 2024 OSWA award for best new distillery. Today, I review the Isle of Raasay R-02.1.
After a row of lowland whiskies from Clydeside to Lagg, I needed to go to the complete opposite side of Scotland and what is currently the Northernmost distillery with whisky available for sale in the Scottish Mainland. Today I will review the Wolfburn Morven lightly peated single malt.