Tormore 12yo Roslin Distillers
At Dramface, we're confident we're about to see a LOT more of this available in the not-too-distant future. In the meantime, Inness cracks open a rarely seen bottle of indy Tormore.
Linkwood Teenage Indy Quartet
Justifying his love of Linkwood, Murdo lines up four differently matured takes on its malt, all indies and all teenagers. One in particular has him demand this Speysider be celebrated more.
Craigellachie 11yo
Becoming ever more frustrated by his state’s draconian controlled liquor laws, Ogilvie steps up his creativity, employing child labour to snag an excellent SMoS Craigellachie.
Tormore 20yo
Visiting a brick-and-mortar whisky shop, with best intentions, Broddy tries to use up some time while not using up any money. He fails and blows a fortune, but uncovers an absolute banger.
An Orkney 11yo SMOS Parcel 11
When some of the Dramface reviews are for limited outturns, mostly from indies, Earie wonders; What’s the point? Then he finds something like this. That’s the point.
Elements of Islay: Cask Edit
Enjoying a buddy night, Broddy reflects that the takeaway was, once more, price. Inspired to find an antidote for his tasting pals, he discovers this cracking malt form Elixir.
Port Askaig Cask Strength
A team review is required around a new take on Elixir’s Port Askaig series and their first Cask Strength Small Batch. Wally leads with a deep dive into why we’re not drinking enough. Apparently.
SMOS "An Islay Distillery" 30yo
Sharing his future dreams, Tyree gives us a snapshot into why he loves why as he does, and how this will likely define his life trajectory. Oh, and the small issue of a near perfect dram too.
Imperial 24yo
Ever wondered about the Angel’s Share? What it actually is and what it does to whisky? Well, inspired by a cask strength 24yo Imperial at 42.9%, Tyree goes full nutty professor on us to share all.
Port Askaig 100 Proof
It’s tricky to find a pour you’ll love when you’re out and about, as Ramsay discovers while he searches his hometown bars for something that’ll pique his curiosity. Cask strength Caol Ila(?) That’ll do nicely.
Elements of Islay
In the face of rising prices for Islay brands Tyree considers a trio of Elements of Islay blended malts from Elixir Distillers. Initially not expecting very much, he ends up pretty impressed.
Ardnamurchan April Fool
Dougie continues to harvest his favourite fruits from the Ardnamurchan tree, but could this delightfully gimmicky bottling from The Whisky Exchange be his first banana skin?
Elements of Islay Bowmore Bw8
A Bowmore bromance, virtual bars & the power of whisky simpatico await.
Modern Clynelish - A Comparison
A comparative investigation of Clynelish’s recent juice, plus an oldie for good measure.