Dram Dude

I’ve only tried a couple @bladnochwhisky so far but many seem to enjoy this simple 10 year old. I probably won’t be cracking mine soon as I am still trying to kill some bottles before I open even more, but it is one I am quite interested in. What’s your favorite Bladnoch? - #bladnoch #bladnochdistillery #bladnochwhisky #whisky #lowlandwhisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyphoto #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #highlandparkwhisky #springbank #laphroaig #glenfiddich

Sunday lineup. Wine influenced Islay whisky edition. …probably not opening that Bowmore though. 😂🍷🥃 - Which one you going with? - #laphroaig #bunnahabhain #ardbeg #bowmore #islaywhisky #whisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #wine #whiskyphoto #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #highlandparkwhisky #springbank #glenfiddich

Glentauchers! And not a distillery owned by Diageo, instead it’s Pernod Ricard. I recently picked up a Glentauchers by @signatoryusa that was matured in a first fill sherry butt and bottled at 64.3%. 👍🔥 - #glentauchers #glentauchersdistillery #whisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyphoto #whiskynation #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #springbank #laphroaig #glenfiddich

Linkwood! Ok, so not necessarily an obscure distillery, but it is another distillery that doesn’t have typical official releases. I like to think Linkwood is relatively well known and is one of the more common distilleries you see bottled by independent bottlers. It’s also very popular and sought after by blenders even outside of Diageo’s Johnnie Walker. - It’s generally a fairly unremarkable whisky but because it’s so popular and easy to get a hold of you can find some gems and interesting versions of it, like the charred wine hogshead and Côte Rôtie wood finish shown here. 🥃 - #linkwood #linkwooddistillery #johnniewalker #blendedscotchwhisky #whisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyphoto #whiskynation #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #springbank #laphroaig #glenfiddich

Another of Diageo’s distilleries, and a very pretty one at that, Blair Athol is one of the main components in Bell’s blended scotch. Like the other distilleries I talked about recently, we don’t really see any official bottlings of Blair Athol so independent bottlers are where you need to look. I’ve picked up a couple so far that I’ll dig into at some point, both matured in sherry butts. - #blairathol #blairatholdistillery #independentbottler #whisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyphoto #whiskynation #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #highlandparkwhisky #springbank #laphroaig #glenfiddich

Staying on the topic of more obscure distilleries, Glen Elgin is one we very rarely see…if you’ve even heard of it. - One of Diageo’s many workhorse distilleries, Glen Elgin is one of the malts in the White Horse blend. They use classic worm tub condensers which typically add a heavy character in the spirit, but a very long fermentation creates an intensely fruity malt leading to a unique new make. So while this particular bottle of Glen Elgin may look very pale in color for a 14 year old whisky, I expect this to be a perfect whisky to showcase that distillery character. 🥃 - #glenelgin #signatory #signatoryvintage #klwines #whisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyphoto #whiskynation #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #springbank #laphroaig #glenfiddich

Some bottles simply don’t get the credit they deserve. I’m reminded of this every time I reach for this bottle of @aultmore 18 year. What a fantastic dram. I wish we saw more from this distillery. Unfortunately, other than a limited core range and a few travel retail releases, there isn’t much single malt coming out from them. 🥃 - #aultmore #aultmoredistillery #maltmonday #dewars #dewarsscotch #whisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyphoto #whiskynation #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #springbank #laphroaig

A few 15 year old scotches from independent bottlers this evening. Mortlach, Glentauchers and Auckroisk. Cheers! 👍🥃 - #mortlach #glentauchers #auckroisk #whisky #scotland #scotch #sherry #bourbon #cask #caskstrength #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyphoto #whiskynation #instawhisky #whiskygram #slainte #wine #photooftheday #scotchphoto #whiskycollector #whiskycircle #whiskycollection #macallan #balvenie #glendronach #highlandparkwhisky #springbank #laphroaig #glenfiddich