Categorie: Tom’s Dram Diaries
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What to do when you have one full day on Islay? It seems like an age ago already, which confronts me with the speed of everyday life, but this entry to Tom’s Dram Diary is about my visit to Islay in January 2025. With only one full day on the island, we had to cram…
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A nostalgic visit to whiskyshop big market in Berlin Dear diary, However much I like discovering new things and new places, I always find myself going back to where I have been before. Nostalgia is a feeling that makes me happy. The early days of my whisky passion were filled with sheer joy; the newness…
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Ardgowan Distillery: standing on the shoulders of giants When I started writing this entry to Tom’s Dram Diary, the whisky world was buzzing with all kinds of news items about the short-term future. That Glenglassaugh Distillery is cutting down production time is not totally unique; many distilleries are taking a step back. Let us just…
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Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A Red Day at Springbank Distillery This article contains news about: The year 2025 is promising to be quite a unique year in the long and eventful history of the Springbank Distillery. As the dedicated group of loyal fans known as the Springbank Stallions gathered in Campbeltown in…
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Rosebank Reawakened: 30 year old scar filled with gold The decline of Rosebank announced itself first in Japan. The Lowland Single Malt Whisky was in high demand in the country of the rising sun, and all of a sudden stocks started to dwindle. A first sign of things being wrong, before the word got out.…
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A visit to the vertical Port of Leith Distillery (new make spirit tasting note included) On a windy day at the end of December 2024, the Uber driver dropped us off near the shore of the Port of Leith. While taking pictures of the distillery of the same name we were about to visit, my…
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Visiting Holyrood Distillery: a shock to the system From the three distilleries my wife and me visited at the end of December 2024, I wrote my entry for Tom’s Dram Diary about Holyrood the last. It was actually the first distillery we visited when we landed in Edinburgh. We had a cold and fantastic day…
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The Springbank Society European Tour stopped in the little town of Zaltbommel on Saturday 3 Augustus 2024. The organization behind this tour could not have chosen a better location. Not only is Zaltbommel an ancient town with lots of architectural marvel, it has hosted a lot of famous visitors too. A sickly Karl Marx spent weeks…
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Golden Promise Whisky Bar in Paris: A Sanctuary for the True Whiskynerd When travelling through Europe, I do try to fit in whisky related visits to the schedule. On the occasion of Mrs. Whisky Odyssey’s birthday, we travelled to Paris. We had done so the previous two years, and were actually on a museum quest.…
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First American Bar in Vienna: style and good taste When on holiday, my eye is always on the local whisky offerings. Recently, I found myself in the Austrian capital Vienna, the city of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gustave Klimt, to name a few. It was my first time there, which is actually a shame, since…