Categorie: Tom’s Dram Diaries
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Ardnahoe cherishes it owns Appreciation Society The Ardnahoe Distillery Appreciation Society is quite a young Facebook group which has around 750 members. The participants are enthusiastic fans of one of the youngest distilleries on Islay. On Friday 5 September 2025, the first online tasting was undertaken, with no less than 7 samples tasted and enjoyed.…
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Distillery Exclusives from the stills at Caol Ila The Islay Home of Jonnie Walker. That is how owner Diageo markets the Caol Ila Distillery and its products these days when you set foot on the island. It joins the ranks of Clynelish, Cardhu and Glenkinchie, and coming with it was a big overhaul of the…
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Back to the year 2014 when Annandale was resurrected Annandale Distillery was a true gem to behold when I visited the location in 2014, ahead of a week in Campbeltown and on Islay. We were lucky to be received by Malcom Rennie (pictured), who was involved in starting up this long lost Lowland distillery in…
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Soapy whisky – tasting the phenomenon Every whisky enthusiast probably knows the story which I am about to introduce: that moment when you’re savouring what should be a beautiful whisky, only to be hit with notes that remind you of your grandmother’s lavender soap. My dear granny had these big blocks of soap in every…
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The glasses head-to-head test with Aberlour Having this blog opened new doors to meet likeminded people, and one of the new friends I made is Robbert from the Confession of a Whisky Freak blog. In this beautiful world we live in, it is entirely possible to get to know someone without ever meeting in person,…
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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.…