The Original Road to Dram: my whisky exploration

As I explain in the About The Road to Dram Page, this blog was born as a way to share my journey of discovering whisky (mainly Scotch, but not only). A way of sharing the good and the bad, moments of success and failure. Most of all, to share experiences, tips, and a framework that I hope will let anyone approaching whisky to develop their own journey.

I completed the original journey in early 2026 and decided to shift the focus of the blog slightly to allow me to continue exploring whisky with a newly gained perspective. At the same time, I didn’t want to lose the original exploration, both as a document of where I started and how I got to where I am now, but also as a useful tool to others starting to dive into whisky.

So I needed a central reference point to collect the original content of The Road to Dram. And since every journey is a bit like a book, it should come with thematic chapters. Below you will find the Index of the original journey. Browse it however you prefer, chronologically or jumping to whatever tickles your fancy.

Whatever you choose, I hope you enjoy it!

Index

Chapter 1: The Fore-end

1.1: The Clash of the Glens

1.2: Venturing in the whisky cask world

Chapter 2: Blended Scotch and more

Chapter 3: Single Malt’s Taste Triangle

3.1: Bourbon cask influence

3.2: Sherry cask influence

3.3: Peat

Chapter 4: Funky

Chapter 5: Blended Malts – the value option

Chapter 6: A quick Irish detour

Chapter 7: The new (distillery) kids on the block

Chapter 8: Full ABV ahead – cask strength malts

Chapter 9: Bourbon Bonanza

Chapter 10: Finishing School

Chapter 11: World Whisky

Chapter 12: Teenage Whisky

Chapter 13: Rye Whiskey

Chapter 14: Independent Bottlers

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