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DRAM1 Indie Award 2026 Results logo in gold on a black background with golden bokeh lights, featuring a whisky glass emblem and laurel branches.

DRAM1 Indie Award 2026 Results

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The DRAM1 Indie Award 2026 Results are in. After three blind tasting sets, 36 whiskies and hundreds of individual scores, the winners have been decided. Discover the full rankings, detailed bottler results, the story behind SMWS being named DRAM1 Indie Bottler of the Year 2026, and why Christmas Morning Fiësta claimed the title of DRAM1 Independent Whisky of the Year 2026. From established names to rising independent bottlers, these results reveal what happened when labels disappeared and only the whisky remained.

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Vintage-style Fèis Ìle 2026 Islay Whisky Festival poster featuring Islay distilleries, coastal scenery, whisky barrels and retro festival typography

Fèis Ìle 2026

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Fèis Ìle 2026 is almost here, and these are the seven Islay whiskies genuinely worth buying right now. From cult Ardbeg releases and Octomore peat monsters to unbeatable value from Laphroaig and Lagavulin, here are the bottles standing out ahead of Islay’s biggest whisky festival.

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Introducing Dram1’s New Whisky Flavour Profiles

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At Dram1, we believe whisky should be more than tasted — it should be felt. It should reveal a landscape of aroma, texture, character and emotion that pulls you deeper into its story. Yet with hundreds of bottles competing for attention and tasting notes that often blur into poetic ambiguity, even seasoned enthusiasts can find it difficult to understand what a whisky truly offers before pouring the first dram.

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