Turntable – Born to be Wild
Sometimes when you work in the industry, you get a very very cool chance… a chance to try a whisky before it’s release! As you’re reading this the official release of the new Turntable Born to be Wild is here, […]
Whisky Reviews
Independent whisky reviews with detailed tasting notes, flavour analysis, and honest verdicts on single malts, blends, and world whiskies.
Bowmore 21 vs Bowmore 25
Sometimes it’s time to shake things up a bit, and for that reason I will not only start paying more attention to the downsides of the whiskies I will review, I will also add more and more comparisons. In this
Thalassa Whisky Ardbeg Winter
Today is a bit of a sad day… it’s the last day of Dam Dranken Week at dram1.com, but we’re ending with the absolute belter that this Thalassa Whisky Ardbeg Winter Edition is! Aged in Oloroso Quarter Cask just like
De Verloren Whisky – Single Cask
After reviewing De Verloren Whisky earlier this week, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to also review the single cask version of this amazing blend! For this Single Cask release Dam Dranken matured their blend on Terschelling in a Captain’s Catch
King Cask – Cley Distillery
Next up in the Dam Dranken Week is the King Cask Cley Distillery bottling. A whisky that brings two of my favourite dutch whisky brands together! Where King Cask is part of Dam Dranken, run by the power couple Joris
Thalassa Ardbeg Oloroso
Three words that instantly make my heart beat faster: Thalassa Ardbeg Oloroso. A sherry matured young Ardbeg aged in Oloroso quarter casks? Yes Please! The 5 year old Ardbeg used for this maturation was split in this Oloroso quarter cask,
De Verloren Whisky
De verloren whisky: Whisky and stories, they go hand in hand don’t they? Sharing a few (strong or not so strong) stories amongst friends, while enjoying a dram, has to be one of the greatest joy’s of life. Sometimes it’s
Thalassa Whisky Campbeltown
It’s Dam Dranken Week at dram1.com and today I’ll be tasting an reviewing their Thalassa Whisky Campbeltown. Only 169 bottles of this 6 year old Campbeltown malt we’re released and this particular release matured in a first fill bourbon barrel
Thalassa Whisky – Blair Athol
Today I’m writing a review of the Thalassa Whisky Blair Athol. A ten year old bottling from King Cask in 2022 that took a very special journey to get to the Netherlands. The Thalassa Whisky’s are all dynamically aged aboard
Yamazaki 18 Review
I’ll be completely honest, I’ve always wanted to try the Yamazaki 18. I’m a huge fan of the Japanese Whisky Industry and from friends that have tried it, I’ve heard this must be amazing. The only downside (and reason I