Innisfree Elderflower Collins
Too hot for a traditional dram? I tried the Innisfree Elderflower Collins, a refreshing mix of Yeats Irish Whiskey, elderflower, lemon and soda that might just be the perfect whisky cocktail for summer.
8 Refreshing Summer Cocktails That Let the Whisky Shine
When the sun comes out, most people put their whisky away. I do the opposite. These are the eight refreshing whisky cocktails I come back to every summer, each one chosen because it lets the whisky remain the star of the glass.
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Lagg Manzanilla Review
The Lagg Manzanilla Finish is a bold young peated whisky packed with sea spray, bonfire smoke, dark fruit and rich savoury sweetness.
Berry Bros Speyside 16 Review
The DRAM1 Indie Award tasting panel reviews the Berry Bros. & Rudd Speyside 16 Years Old. An elegant but restrained Speyside whisky that impressed more with its finish than its overall character.
Tamnavulin Double Cask Review
Tamnavulin Double Cask may not be the most complex Speyside single malt on the market, but it delivers impressive quality for the price. In this DRAM1 review, I explore its fruity character, gentle sherry influence and whether this affordable Scotch deserves a place on your shelf.
Thy Distillery Spotlight
From organic farming and heritage grains to single distillation, local peat and beechwood smoke, discover how Thy Distillery creates distinctly Danish single estate whisky from field to bottle.
Celebrate National Scotch Day With These 10 Essential Scotch Whiskies
From Johnnie Walker and The Macallan to Ardnamurchan and GlenAllachie, these ten bottles tell the story of Scotch whisky better than any ranking ever could. Celebrate National Scotch Day with a journey through the distilleries, people and whiskies that made Scotland the spiritual home of whisky.
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GlenAllachie 16 Bottle Dreams Review
Bottle Dreams’ GlenAllachie 16 was one of the standout whiskies of the DRAM1 Indie Award 2026. Discover why this powerful 16-year-old Oloroso cask matured single malt impressed our blind tasting panel and finished among the competition’s highest-scoring drams.
Suntory Ao Review
Suntory Ao brings together whiskies from five different countries into one remarkably balanced world blend. But does this ambitious Japanese release justify its premium price, or is Ichiro’s Malt & Grain still the better buy? Here’s my honest take.
Hogshead Indie Spotlight
I’ve had the rare privilege of following Hogshead Indie since before its very first release. From conversations over a dram in Nijmegen to tasting many of its bottlings over the years, this spotlight explores how Toon van Rooij built one of the Netherlands’ most distinctive independent whisky bottlers—one cask, and one philosophy, at a time.