Broddy Balfour 18/08/2023 Broddy Balfour 18/08/2023

North Star Chaos Batch 2 vs 3

Broddy is becoming something of a canny auction hound these days, finding great value under-the-radar purchases that sate his quest to find great malts at great prices. Sometimes he can even compare them.

Broddy Balfour 03/08/2023 Broddy Balfour 03/08/2023

North British 18yo Midnight Series

Trash or treasure? Well, that depends hugely on the whisky, but also very much upon who we are and what we like. This is certainly Broddy’s trash, so is it Wally’s treasure? Strap in.

Broddy Balfour 01/08/2023 Broddy Balfour 01/08/2023

Wemyss Auction Trio

In what’s becoming something of a theme on Dramface, we have another auction success story, this time three of ‘em, as Broddy steals a trio of pretty Wemyss single casks.

Broddy Balfour 24/07/2023 Broddy Balfour 24/07/2023

Port Charlotte SC:01 2012

Never one to easily turn down a good deal, Broddy springs for one of his favoured Bruichladdich peated Port Charlottes with the recent sauternes cask SC:01. Did it live up to expectation? Well, yes, with a caveat.

Broddy Balfour 21/07/2023 Broddy Balfour 21/07/2023

Kilkerran Cask Strength 8yo

When entering ballots for a whisky you can often face difficult odds - and difficult questions. Broddy gets lucky in his province for a Kilkerran Cask Strength Sherry and shares his thoughts on how he came to get it as well as the bottle itself.

Broddy Balfour 14/07/2023 Broddy Balfour 14/07/2023

Chivas Regal 12yo

A tale of a Canadian wedding with zero whisky expectations turns out an antique Chivas experience for Broddy and his travelling family, but what’s the vintage?

Broddy Balfour 22/06/2023 Broddy Balfour 22/06/2023

Edradour 10yo Duo

Despite a mountain of life’s usual and unusual challenges distracting him, Broddy takes a mental health break to tackle two different cask batches of Edradour’s banging value 10yo Un-chillfiltered releases.

Broddy Balfour 29/05/2023 Broddy Balfour 29/05/2023

Jura Distillery Cask

Jura official releases are responsible for kick-starting whisky interest in thousands, even if they can’t hold it. Broddy is just one. He chases an auction win to ignite some Jura nostalgia. What a find!

Broddy Balfour 19/05/2023 Broddy Balfour 19/05/2023

G&M Connoisseur’s Choice Quartet

Paying tribute to one of scotch whisky’s original indie bottlers, the consistent Gordon & MacPhail, Broddy uncovers four bangers and attempts to explain why he thinks that’s so easily possible.

Broddy Balfour 15/05/2023 Broddy Balfour 15/05/2023

Edradour Ballechin 8yo

Broddy arranges a mass gathering as an excuse to sip whisky. He grabs an unusual bottle in the hope it’s a crowd pleaser; a peated ‘double malt’ Edradour, that’s actually a single malt.