Driven by Drams - Campbeltown 2025 - Glen Catrine

This year's DrivenByDrams gang trip had us heading up to Campbeltown

On the way back home we'd been invited to visit Glen Catrine Bottling Plant and Bonded Warehouse in Ayrshire.

Driven By Drams - Campbeltown 2025

This year's DrivenByDrams gang trip had us heading up to Campbeltown

As well as the 'must do' Dunnage Tour at Glen Scotia we had also planned Warehouse Tastings at Cadenhead's and Kilkerran.

#BTC57 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 57th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Callum, Jamie & Fiona @CJFRenton

Whisky Prices 2025 - 18yos

Each September I complete a survey, recording the prices of a distillery's 18yo - a standard bottle which you might buy for a special occasion like a birthday.

This year's results are in - let's see how things have changed.

Side by side: Bimber's Shoulders of Giants Series Pt 3

@BimberLondon have recently released a set of 6 Shoulders of Giants bottlings.

This is the 3rd release in the series, Bimber sent me some samples to review - let's see what they are like!

#BTC56 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 56th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by Duncan @socialdrammer.bsky.social

Milk & Honey Apex Terroir series

Terroir in whisky has been around for a while, a few distilleries have suggested it, Waterford shouting the loudest most recently about their different farms and fields... 

M&H have been maturing their whisky in various 'warehouse' locations which really show what terroir is all about, let's have a look...

Side by side: a trio from Lochlea

Lochlea have been going from strength to strength with their latest release, here I try 2 and an Indie bottling from The Heart Cut

It was planned as an online tasting but I got stuck on the motorway - so here's my thoughts!

#BTC55 #BlindDrams Tasting Notes

These are my tasting notes and results from the Blind Tasting Consortium's 55th #BlindDrams evening.

These drams were picked by John @jwbassman.bsky.social

Loch Lomond - Swedish Exclusives

Even for a fanboy like myself it can be difficult to get hold of some Loch Lomond releases, especially when they are non-UK exclusives.

Thanks to friends around the world I can sometimes get hold of some unusual bottlings! This time they are from Sweden!