Finlaggan Old Reserve
A surprisingly gentle take on Islay smoke, the Finlaggan Old Reserve delivers sea spray, citrus, and subtle peat for under €25. A hidden gem for newcomers and a handy daily dram for the peat-curious.
Octomore 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 Showdown!
The new Octomore’s are out and I was lucky enough to give them all a try! The number of Octomore’s per release have fluctuated a bit over the years, with an occassional .4 popping up, but this year we’re back
Old Perth 21
Today I’ll review the Old Perth 21. A blended malt from Macallan and Highland Park with a proper age statement of 21 years and an ABV of 43,6%. These two legendary distilleries sound like an interesting mix for a blended
Lagavulin 12 vs Talisker 14
The most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and for many a whisky lover the Holiday season is kicked of with the Diageo Special Releases. Or at least that’s how it used to be… nowadays the releases get
Clynelish 35 – Signatory Vintage
In todays review I will be having a look at the Clynelish 35 from Signatory Vintage. Bottled from cask number 3476 at a cask strength of 42,7% this release was limited to only 95 available bottles. Making me extremely lucky
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,
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