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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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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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In this part 3 (of 4, in case you were wondering) on alternatives to popular entry-level malts, I am turning to Sherry-cask influence. Rather than leaning gently into it, like I did last week with the Aberlour 12 alternatives, I am going full throttle. Specifically, I’ll be exploring five alternatives…
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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.
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Blended Malts are a minor category, but one where great value can be found. After a little blending experiment of my own, it is time to look at Blended Malt Scotch Whiskies. Starting with a review of the Thompson Bro.s SRV5.
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I started this series of reviews on Blended Whiskies by asking if they might be a better option to many popular entry-level Single Malts. In this post, I round up this brief exploration of Blends providing reasons for why the answer is a resounding yes. Why Blends The reason I…
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Continuing my blended scotch intermission from Singe Malt, today I am reviewing the Thompson Bro.s TB/BSW. The TB/BSW certainly comes with a high reputation, having won the 2023 OSWAs as best Blended Whisky. Does it live up to the hype? And will I finally find a fairly priced impressive Sherry…
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