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Category: Rum

Rum is yum, and we all know it. Dark Rums, White Rums, Spiced Rums, Rum cocktails – it’s all good. Check out the latest rumusings right here.

2016 Whisky Advent Calendar – Available for Pre-Order!

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Drinks by the Dram have launched their 2016 range of Advent Calendars, and you can Pre-Order yours right now!

Drinks by the Dram revealed their selection of spirit-filled Advent Calendars for 2016 last week, all of which you can pre-order right this very second! Every calendar contains 24 different handmade wax-sealed 3cl drams, one behind each window, so you count down to Christmas while exploring spectacular whiskies, gins, rums, tequilas and more.

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Categories : Absinthe, American Whiskey, Armagnac, Cognac, Gin, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky, News, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Advent Calendars, Christmas, Drinks by the Dram, Ginvent, Glenfarclas, New Release, Old and Rare Whisky, Origin, Single Malt Whisky, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, the hot enough vodka co
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Free Shipping to Commemorate Black Tot Day

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On 31st July 1970 the Royal Navy issued the last ever daily rum ration, bringing to an end a naval tradition that dated back over three centuries (see timeline below). To commemorate, we’re offering Free UK Shipping (or £5 off elsewhere) on all orders containing superb Pusser’s, Rumbullion! or Black Tot Last Consignment rums until the end of July.

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Categories : News, Rum
Tags : Ableforth's, free shipping, Pusser's, Rumbullion, Spiced Rum
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Win Tickets to the America’s Cup World Series Sailors Lounge!

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Win tickets to the Sailors Lounge at the America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth on Saturday 23rd July, courtesy of Goslings Rum!

Competition ahoy, folks! We’re giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the Sailors Lounge at the America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth on Saturday 23rd July! Sailors Lounge tickets will get you access to the eponymous Sailors Lounge (which has a private bar – which, of course, serves Rum), as well as grandstand seating for the America’s Cup race course!

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Categories : Competitions, Rum
Tags : Gosling's
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Build Your Own Tasting Set!

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Build Your Own Tasting Set

At Christmas we launched a fancy new ‘Build your own Advent Calendar‘ service so you could select your own 3cl drams to enjoy in the run-up to the big day with your very own bespoke calendar.

Now, we’ve teamed up with Drinks by the Dram once again so that you can now ‘Build your own Tasting Set‘ too!

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Categories : Gin, News, Rum, Whisky
Tags : Drinks by the Dram, Good Enough Isn't, Tasting Set
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World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners

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Yesterday saw the World’s Best whiskies and spirits crowned at the World Drinks Awards, including the World Whiskies Awards.

Before we get into the results though, some good news! Drinks by the Dram have once again teamed up with the World Drinks Awards to create an easy way to taste a whole bunch of these award winners! Head over to our World Drinks Awards 2016 page to browse their selection of 8 different World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners Tasting Sets.

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Categories : Armagnac, Cognac, Gin, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Hakushu, Hibiki, Highland Whisky, Jura, Master of Malt, Old Pulteney, Smooth Ambler, Speyside Whisky, Teeling, World Drinks Awards, World Whiskies Awards
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Burns Night: Traditional vs. Untraditional

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So. Burns Night. That’s next week. Burns Suppers date back to 1801, with the first one being held by friends of the celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns. They’ve continued ever since, with people around the world enjoying haggis, poetry and whisky on the 25th of January. When something happens for over 200 years, sometimes people think about trying to do something a bit untraditional – like the year that Monkey Shoulder hosted a Burns night celebrating Montgomery Burns and Jake wrote a blog post mostly about a completely different TV show character.

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Categories : Beer, Gin, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Whisky
Tags : Aberlour, Burns Night, Glenmorangie, Kilchoman, Ledaig, Monkey Shoulder, Peaty Whisky, Spiced Rum
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Whisky Christmas Crackers! Gin Christmas Crackers too!

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Last year Drinks by the Dram gave us spirits-and-liqueurs-filled Christmas Crackers and everybody saw that they were good. Very good. Frickin’ awesome, in fact! They made Christmas dinner (one of the best things in the world) even better, whilst simultaneously taking care of after-dinner drinks. Thank you Drinks by the Dram.

So, what now for 2015? Dedicated Whisky Crackers, of course! And Premium Whisky Crackers! And Gin Crackers! And the spirits-and-liqueurs-filled Christmas Crackers too, aptly renamed Spirit & Liqueur Crackers! All of the crackers – all available for despatch now!

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Categories : Gin, Liqueurs, Rum, Whisky
Tags : Christmas, Christmas Crackers, Drinks by the Dram
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#WhiskySanta Gives Away Thousands of Gifts at the Checkout!

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Well, I did say that I might have something else up my immaculately cuffed sleeve this year, and here it is! I’ve used my powers as an omniscient supernatural Christmas being to ‘get in’ to the Master of Malt checkout. From here I’ll be giving away thousands of festive gifts to lucky customers (at least £20,000 worth, in fact!)…

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Categories : Cognac, Competitions, Gin, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky, Wine
Tags : Bathtub Gin, Blended Malt, Christmas, Rumbullion, Spirit of Hven, Whisky Santa
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The Return of Ask #WhiskySanta… He’ll grant one wish per day!

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[Update: He’s now giving gifts away at the checkout too!]

Guess who is back… Back once again… #WhiskySanta is back! Tell all your friends and loved ones. Ho ho ho! A bit of the M&M-style wrap for you there. I like to stay current.

That’s right, your favourite festive, omniscient, supernatural, heavily-bearded being is back from his holibobs. I may have only had ten months off after last year’s festivities (during which I even received a shiny ISC award) but a tinsel-covered alarm clock has gone off somewhere and I’m feeling extremely generous once again! Time to make some lists and check them twice – lists of people using #WhiskySanta, that is – before granting one wish per day for you lucky people for a second year running!

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Categories : Absinthe, Cognac, Competitions, Gin, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky, Wine
Tags : Arran, Bathtub Gin, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Christmas, Dalmore, Dalwhinnie, Glengoyne, Gordon and Macphail, Hibiki, Jura, Oban, Octomore, Penderyn, Smooth Ambler, Uigeadail, Whisky Santa
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#BagThisBottle is Back!

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#BagThisBottle Twitter Competition

Earlier this year we launched our #BagThisBottle Twitter competition, with 10 lucky winners bagging themselves a free bottle of tip-top-tipples. Well guess what? We’re bringing #BagThisBottle back! In just a few quick clicks you could get your hands on a free bottle of some of the tastiest spirits around.

Each day of the #BagThisBottle competition, we’re going to give away a different bottle to a different lucky winner on Twitter. To be in with a chance to be one of those aforementioned lucky winners, here’s what you’ll have to do…

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Categories : Competitions, Gin, News, Rum, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Bag This Bottle, Bathtub Gin, Compass Box, Glengoyne, Rumbullion
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