by Ben Ellefsen 3. August 2011 15:43
So – we’ve been doing our Drinks by the Dram whisky sample service for almost a year now, and in that time have decanted ‘loads’ of 700ml bottles into 30ml samples.
700 divided by 30 is 690, so even if one is slightly generous with the 30ml measure, there’s still going to be a little drop or two left over.
My original plan (and I thought it was a darned good one) was to save all of this up, and make some awesome cocktails at the staff Christmas party, or maybe do something at the directors’ joint birthday party, but it turns out that “a little drop or two” multiplied by “loads” is about 37 full-sized bottles-worth.
Even we aren’t that thirsty. More...
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by Mike 2. June 2011 15:33
For the first time ever, one of France’s big Cognac houses has started putting age statements on its products. Courvoisier have begun labelling Cognacs just like we do in the whisky industry, where the number reflects the age of the youngest spirit in the bottle.
The new age statement releases give a real insight into Cognac, and it’s particularly interesting that Courvoisier should take this route, as the previous designations were very vague indeed. In fact, if you were to ask the average spirits drinker what the difference between a More...
by Master of Malt 2. September 2010 11:07
We’ve added some incredibly exciting spirits to our Drinks by the Dram sample service.
These include a brace of classic Speyside distilleries, some beautiful Bajan rums and a trio of cognacs.
Here’s a rundown of the new selection of samples, kicking off with William Grant’s legendary Balvenie and Glenfiddich distilleries.
Having their entire range in dram form is quite a coup, we’re sure you’ll agree… More...
by Master of Malt 27. May 2010 16:41
12 New Samples!
Just a quick post to let you know which samples we’ll be adding to the site today. We’ve been adding loads and loads and the range is starting to get pretty big! Click here to see all the drams.
Today we’ve got a very interesting selection for you; in fact we’ve only just got most of these in a week ago!
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