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Today’s review of the Thompson Bro.s Mystery Malt, a 29-year-old Speyside Distillery from Batch 1, marks a major milestone. It is the final chapter of what the original Road to Dram set out to do: share my exploration of whisky, from my first steps to where I am now, close…
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While I was writing today’s post, I went back to a post I wrote almost two years ago. It seems yesterday, time really flies. In my review of the original Caol Ila 12, I wrote that Caol Ila is“…a great gateway dram to dive into independent bottlings [due to] the…
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The beauty of Independently Bottled whisky often is that it is a fleeting experience. A single cask bottled: gone forever once sold out. Yet, from time to time, there are larger outputs made from larger batches of vatted casks, like the Signatory 100 series – check out my review of…
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After a bit of a break following my 12 memorable whiskies of 2025, it is time to officially start my 2026 reviews, diving back into some Independently Bottled whisky. Today I am reviewing the Watt Whisky Dailuaine 11 years old. Outside of the lone Flora and Fauna release from Diageo,…
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For my next review on this series dedicated to Independent Bottlers, I am taking a leaf out of my most recent post on IBs cask management. And, specifically, the ability we get, as whisky lovers, to try some of our favourite distilleries’ spirit in as pure a form as we…
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Anyone exploring independent Bottlers in 2025 is bound to come across the Signatory Vintage 100 proof series. For many, this affordable entry into Independent Bottlers represents the best value in whisky right now. It comes as no surprise that the series, as a whole, won the 2025 OSWA as best…
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For this week’s Independent Bottler whisky review, I wanted to pick something that speaks to the value IBs bring to whisky fans. So I picked a Diageo distillery, which is rarely seen as an official bottling, besides its lone Flora and Fauna release. Also, a distillery which competes for the…
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In case you missed my previous post, for the next eight or so weeks, I will focus my posts on Independent Bottlers (IBs), alternating between introductory information for those who are maybe just approaching whisky, or new to IBs and reviews of independently bottled whiskies more in keeping with the…
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As I anticipated in my last post, for my last post dedicated to Rye whiskies, I’ll hop back to old Europe. Today’s review is going to cover Denmark’s Stauning Rye Whisky. I am curious to see how this will compare to its US counterparts: in particular, since the mashbill uses…
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We interrupt our regular programming for some (almost) breaking news: a review of the new regular release from Glen Scotia, the 12 years old. We don’t often see established distilleries add new releases to their core range, so when it happens, it is worth taking a moment to check out…
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