Greg, Author at GreatDrams

GreatDrams Invergordon 11 Year Old wins Silver in the Independent Bottlers Challenge 2018

December 12, 2018

Costing £50 - £100, Grain whisky, Knowledge Bank, Learn (more) about whisky, Limited editions, Scotch, Whisky reviews

This really was unexpected; a Silver Medal with our first single cask release as Independent Bottlers in the Independent Bottlers Challenge 2018 for our Invergordon 11 Year Old Single Cask Single Grain Scotch W...

GreatDrams Christmas Whisky Competition

Greg

December 12, 2018

Competitions, Costing £15 - £50, Limited editions, Scotch, Whisky reviews

So with Christmas around the corner, we here at GreatDrams felt it only right that we run a quick competition on the site for you, our awesome readers. So without further adieu, here is the GreatDrams Christmas...

Reminiscing over some of my top whiskies of 2018

Greg

December 12, 2018

Costing £100 – £200, Costing £15 - £50, Costing £250+, Costing £50 - £100, Irish whiskey reviews, Japanese Whisky, Limited editions, Scotch, Whisky reviews

What better way to celebrate another year ending than with a round of our top whiskies from 2018. This list is not extensive and there are so many more we could have included here, but these are some of the ne...

Bruichladdich Octomore Dialogos 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Greg

December 11, 2018

Costing £100 – £200, Costing £250+, Limited editions, Scotch, Whisky reviews

The ninth iteration of the Octomore series has been released, and is the stuff of peated dreams. The Series Octomore is Bruichladdich’s super heavily peated range, and some of the most heavily peated malt ava...

GreatDrams Interviews Emma Walker, whisky blender for Diageo

Greg

December 10, 2018

Distillery Stories, Interviews, Interviews

Can you give a brief outline of your career journey to where you are today? I have always loved science and understanding how things work but early in my school life I realised chemistry was my passion – it e...

The Sexton Irish Whiskey review, £30

Greg

December 7, 2018

Costing £15 - £50, Irish whiskey reviews, Whisky reviews

There is something incredibly Irish about The Sexton Whiskey, a new Irish Whiskey this Christmas. It’s made in the traditional method of triple distillation and then matured in Oloroso Sherry casks, giving it ...

Allt-a-Bhainne Single Malt Scotch Whisky First Release

Greg

December 6, 2018

Whisky reviews

Seeking to shake things up in the Scotch industry, Chivas Brothers have released a first from their Allt-a-Bhainne distillery. The Brand Allt-a-Bhainne Distillery can be found in the Speyside region of Scotla...

Cu Bocan Standard Edition and 1990 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Greg

December 5, 2018

Whisky reviews

Hailing from Tomatin Distillery, Cu Bocan has a spooky backstory and lots of flavour. The Brand Named after a ghost dog that is said to haunt the Tomatin village, Cu Bocan is a Highland malt from near Inverne...

Cladach, Diageo Special Releases 2018

Greg

December 4, 2018

Whisky reviews

Finishing up the Diageo Special Releases for 2018 is Cladach, which is not some unheard of distillery hidden in the rolling hills of Scotland, but is in fact a blend. The Brand Cladach has been created specia...

Talisker 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Diageo Special Releases 2018

Greg

December 3, 2018

Whisky reviews

Having been waited for with eager anticipation, Diageo’s Special Releases for 2018 did not disappoint, and this Talisker is a stand out expression from the line up. The Range The Special Releases range has be...

Author Greg