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After an extra-long February, we’ve made it to March, and we’re ready to see what Dram Club members will be finding in their Tasting Sets (as well as spring – we’re very ready for spring).

Dependent on whether you follow Astronomical or Meteorological definitions of spring, that glorious season is either just around the corner or has just arrived. Either way, we’re 100% here for it. We’ve had quite enough of winter and its seemingly endless supply of storms that have the same names as people we know. It has started to test our friendship with folks called Ciara, Dennis and Jorge. But it’s March! The weather has the potential to clear up, and we’ve got another batch of Dram Club Tasting Sets to check out!

Dram Club Whisky for March:

• Glen Scotia Double Cask
• Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
• The Irishman Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• Whistlepig 10 Year Old – Drinks By The Dram Exclusive
• Bowmore 18 Year Old

Dram Club Premium Whisky for March:

• Tobermory Heavily Peated 19 Year Old 1997 – Single Cask (Master of Malt)
• The Macallan Estate
• Mortlach 16 Year Old
• Kavalan Solist Port Cask
• Tullibardine 24 Year Old 1993 – North Star Spirits

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for March:

• Benrinnes 21 Year Old 1992 (2014 Special Release)
• Caol Ila 28 Year Old 1990 (cask 12536) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
• Glengoyne 25 Year Old
• Johnnie Walker Blue Label – Ghost & Rare Port Ellen
• Darkness! Cragganmore 27 Year Old Fino Cask Finish

Dram Club Gin for March:

• Copperhead Gin – The Gibson Edition
• Yuzu Gin (That Boutique-y Gin Company)
• Loch Ness Gin
• Batch Industrial Strength Gin
• Solo Wild Gin

Dram Club Rum for March:

• Pirate’s Grog No.13
• South Pacific 12 Year Old 2004 – Bonpland
• Plantation Jamaica 2002
• Atlantico Rum Platino
• Bumbu XO

We’ve looked at the calendar, checked the star charts, and consulted the sundial – we’re definitely in a new month, and it’s time to see what Dram Club treats February has in store!

The long month of January is finally over! We can do away with all the “Oooh, what’s 2020 going to be like?” mystery and just get on with the year – and frankly, we’re looking forward to the short month of February, to give us a bit of–… Oh, it’s a leap year this year, so February is longer than usual. OK, never mind then, let’s just get on with it and see what Dram Club members will be receiving in their Tasting Sets this month!

Dram Club Whisky for February:

• Inchmurrin 12 Year Old
• Ailsa Bay Release 1.2 Sweet Smoke
• 1776 Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 92 Proof
• Tullamore D.E.W. 14 Year Old Single Malt
• Kamiki

Dram Club Premium Whisky for February:

• Glenfarclas 21 Year Old
• J.J. Corry Anfa
• Ben Nevis 23 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
• Auchentoshan 21 Year Old
• Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for February:

• Glenlivet 27 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
• Tomatin Cù Bòcan 1988 Vintage Limited Edition
• Bruichladdich 28 Year Old 1990 (cask 169) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)
• The Macallan Estate
• Kavalan Solist Amontillado Cask

Dram Club Gin for February:

• One Gin
• Persie Sweet & Nutty Old Tom Gin
• Cuckoo Solace Gin
• Strane London Dry Gin – Merchant Strength
• Hoxton Grapefruit & Coconut Gin

Dram Club Rum for February:

• Ron de Jeremy XO
• Flor de Caña 25 Year Old
• Trois Rivières Cuvée de l’Ocean
• Rumbullion! Navy-Strength
• Diplomático Single Vintage 2002

Just like we predicted, 2020 did in fact appear right after 2019 ended. And with that, another batch of Master of Malt Dram Club Tasting Sets is ready – what a way to start the New Year!

Like clockwork, a new year has arrived. This time it’s called 2020, following the same sequel naming format of ‘adding one to the number on the end’ that movies and video games pioneered. Predictable, but pleasing none the less. What wonders does 2020 hold? Will someone finally invent better crisps? Will there be hot new memes? Only time will tell. However, right now is the time for the first mystery of 2020 to be unveiled – let’s find out what drams are in January’s Master of Malt Dram Club Tasting Sets!

Dram Club Whisky for January:

• Kirkwall Bay
• Tipperary 10 Year Old Knockmealdowns
• Larceny Bourbon
• Inchmoan 12 Year Old
• The Nikka 12 Year Old

Dram Club Premium Whisky for January:

• Glengoyne 25 Year Old
• Deanston 18 Year Old
• Kilchoman 100% Islay – 7th Edition
• Mackmyra Moment – Malström
• The Irishman Cask Strength (2017 Release)

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for January:

• Old Pulteney 1983 Vintage
• The GlenDronach 25 Year Old 1993 – Master Vintage
• Isle Of Jura 1989 (bottled 2008) – Elements Water
• Balvenie 14 Year Old Golden Cask
• Caledonian 33 Year Old 1982 – Single Cask (Master of Malt)

Dram Club Gin for January:

• Rock Rose Gin – Winter Edition
• Porter’s Modern Classic Dry Gin
• St. George Botanivore Gin
• Manchester Gin Wild Spirit
• Pothecary Gin

Dram Club Rum for January:

• The Real McCoy 12 Year Old
• Balcones Texas Rum
• Ron Zacapa Edición Negra
• Labourdonnais 5 Year Old (That Boutique-y Rum Company)
• Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva

It’s the final month of 2019, and we’re finding out what drams are tucked away inside the final Master of Malt Dram Club Tasting Sets of the year! Let’s see what you’re in for in December…

Not only is it the last month of the year, this December is also the last month of the decade. The 2010s are coming to a close and we’ll be stepping into the 2020s. You just know some people are going to try and revive the trends of the roaring ’20s. They’ll try to bring back those horrible stripy suits or those hats that look like they’ve vacuum-sealed onto your head. Every pudding will be some sort of jelly. People might even start travelling by zeppelin again. OK, maybe I don’t know exactly what air travel was like in the 1920s but this all sounds: not great. Try to resist all of that and make the 2020s completely different and infinitely better than the 1920s as possible. But first, we have to finish off 2019 fantastically with one last batch Master of Malt Dram Club Tasting Sets!

Dram Club Whisky for December:

• Bruichladdich Scottish Barley – The Classic Laddie
• The Naked Grouse
• Kilchoman Machir Bay
• Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection – Sonoma-Cutrer Finish
• Glenfarclas 105

Dram Club Premium Whisky for December:

• Mortlach 18 Year Old
• Pikesville 6 Year Old 110 Proof Straight Rye
• North British 28 Year Old 1988 (cask 34443) – Celebration Of The Cask (Càrn Mòr)
• Caol Ila 2004 (bottled 2016) Moscatel Cask Finish – Distillers Edition
• Teeling 14 Year Old – The Revival Volume III

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for December:

• The Half-Century Blend – Batch 2
• Octomore Masterclass_08.1 8 Year Old
• GlenAllachie 25 Year Old
• Inchgower 27 Year Old (Special Release 2018)
• Bourbon Whiskey #1 24 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

Dram Club Gin for December:

• Yuletide Gin (That Boutique-y Gin Company)
• Cotswolds Dry Gin
• Sacred Christmas Pudding Gin
• Sharish Blue Magic Gin
• Spirit Of Hven Navy Strength Organic Gin

Dram Club Rum for December:

• Flor de Caña 12 Year Old
• Foursquare 11 Year Old 2004 – Exceptional Cask Selection
• Clément XO Rhum Agricole
• Brugal Añejo
• Botran Reserva Blanca

Once again, the people who make calendars were correct in assuming that November would follow October, and our trust in them has resulted in another batch of terrific Tasting Sets for our Master of Malt Dram Club members!

As has been tradition for many years now, November has followed October. Honestly while the reliability of that order is comforting, we were sort of hoping that we’d be surprised with a brand new month. A zazzy, cavalier, funky-fresh month that doesn’t play by the rules. But alas, November. Classic November. While it may not wear sunglasses and say things like “radical”, November brings some new Tasting Sets for Master of Malt Dram Club members, so there are indeed great positives to be had.

Dram Club Whisky for November:

• Old Forester Bourbon
• Highland Park 12 Year Old – Viking Honour
• Crabbie 8 Year Old
• The Irishman Cask Strength (2017 Release)
• Bunnahabhain 11 Year Old – Batch 5 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

Dram Club Premium Whisky for November:

• Auchentoshan 18 Year Old
• Blended Grain #1 50 Year Old – Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
• Tomintoul 15 Year Old Portwood Finish
• WhistlePig 12 Year Old Oloroso Cask – Old World (Master of Malt)
• Writers Tears Cask Strength (2017 Release)

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for November:

• The Lost Distilleries Blend – Batch 10
• Caperdonich 22 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
• Glenburgie 36 Year Old 1980 – Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing)
• Bowmore 23 Year Old 1989 Port Matured
• Arran 21 Year Old

Dram Club Gin for November:

• Bathtub Gin
• Dictador Premium Colombian Aged Gin – Treasure
• Half Hitch Gin
• Anno 60² Gin
• Masons Dry Yorkshire Gin – Peppered Pear Edition

Dram Club Rum for November:

• Don Q Gran Añejo
• El Dorado Rare Collection – Enmore 1993
• Diplomático Planas
• World’s End Dark Spiced Rum
• Elements 8 Gold Rum

The spookiest month of the year is here, but there’s no reason for Master of Malt Dram Club members to be scared opening up their Tasting Sets – they’re full of tasty spirits (the liquid kind, not… Oh, forget it).

The parcel arrives on your doorstep, and you have no idea what is inside. You pick it up with trepidation and carry it inside, holding the parcel at arm’s length, as if it was dachshund-sized lobster. You place the parcel on a table and slowly begin to open it, the anticipation growing with every passing second. Finally, the last bit of packaging is removed, and you can’t help but scream. It’s… It’s… It’s some absolutely delicious drams in your latest Master of Malt Dram Club Tasting Set!

Dram Club Whisky for October:

• Tullamore D.E.W. 18 Year Old Single Malt
• Singleton of Dufftown Malt Master’s Selection
• Kavalan Sherry Oak
• The Glenrothes 12 Year Old – Soleo Collection
• Yellowstone Select

Dram Club Premium Whisky for October:

• Isle of Jura 22 Year Old 1992 (cask 10362) – Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
• Talisker 8 Year Old (Special Release 2018)
• Glenfarclas 25 Year Old
• Noah’s Mill
• The Macallan Rare Cask – Batch No.3 (2018 Release)

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for October:

• Kininvie 23 Year Old 1991 (Batch 3)
• Glencadam 25 Year Old
• Islay #2 25 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
• Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old
• Springbank 21 Year Old 1995 (cask 11756) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing)

Dram Club Gin for October:

• The East India Company London Dry Gin
• Bullards Norwich Dry Gin
• Kirkjuvagr Arkh-Angell Storm Strength Orkney Gin
• Gin’ca Berries Edition Gin
• Catz Dry Gin

Dram Club Rum for October:

• Brugal 1888 Ron Gran Reserva Familiar
• Clairin Sajous 2015
• J. Bally Millésime 2002 Rhum Vieux
• Mezan Jamaica XO Rum
• Facundo Exquisito

A new month means brand new Tasting Sets for our very own Master of Malt Dram Club, and we’re giving you a peek at what you can expect to find magically appear on your doorstep if you’re a Dram Club member.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life doesn’t give you lemons and instead gives you a reason to write an intro to a blog, make a tangential link between its subject and an old, well-known phrase. So, if you’re a member of our Master of Malt Dram Club, don’t expect to find a a bag of lemons arrive at your door this month – expect some terrific drams! Yes, this was extraordinarily tangential, and frankly on the verge of being nonsense. It may also be confusing if you did actually order lemons from another source. We suppose at that point you may as well make some lemonade – perhaps one of your drams will pair well with it…?

Dram Club Whisky for September:

• Monkey Shoulder Smokey Monkey
• Mackmyra Moment – Malström
• The Irishman 12 Year Old (2016 Release)
• Glenfarclas 10 Year Old
• Lagavulin 8 Year Old

Dram Club Premium Whisky for September:

• Jefferson’s Ocean: Aged At Sea
• Arran 20 Year Old – Explorers Series Volume 1 – Brodick Bay
• Hazelburn 13 Year Old 2004 Sherry Wood
• Caol Ila 19 Year Old 1996 (cask 11208) – Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
• Glenfiddich Experimental Series – Winter Storm (Batch 1)

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for September:

• Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength (2017 Release)
• The Macallan Rare Cask – Batch No.2 (2018 Release)
• Balvenie DoubleWood 25 Year Old
• Blended Grain #1 50 Year Old – Batch 1 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
• Penderyn Rich Oak Single Cask (cask D161)

Dram Club Gin for September: 

• Ungava Gin
• Copeland Gin Rhuberry
• Kyrö Koskue Aged Gin
• Willem Barentsz Premium Gin
• Strane London Dry Gin – Uncut Strength – 76%

Dram Club Rum for September:

• Plantation Barbados 2001
• Gold of Mauritius Dark Rum
• Secret Distillery #2 10 Year Old (That Boutique-y Rum Company)
• Rhum J.M Vintage 1999
• Gosling’s Family Reserve

Had quite enough of July and its roulette-wheel-style weather selection and slightly disappointing blockbuster movies? Well buckle up, bub – August is here, and it’s got a bunch of new Tasting Sets for Master of Malt Dram Club members!

We’re back for another month of decidedly delicious Master of Malt Dram Club escapades! If those words mean nothing to you, here’s the 411, folks. Sign up for Dram Club and every month you’ll receive a Tasting Set delivered to your door via the magic of the postal service (the actual postal service, not the indie band from the mid-2000s). You can choose between Whisky, Rum or Gin, or even get fancy with Premium Whisky or Old & Rare Whisky. You’re also able to gift a membership to someone who you reckon would love to immerse themselves in a particular spirit. If you want to know what sort of thing people are finding in these Tasting Sets, you’ve come to the right place – here’s what Dram Club members are receiving in August!

Dram Club Whisky for August:

• Balvenie Peat Week Aged 14 Year Old – 2003 Vintage
• Irish Single Malt #1 13 Year Old – Batch 2 (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
• Isle Of Skye 8 Year Old (Ian Macleod)
• Kavalan Single Malt Whisky
• Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

Dram Club Premium Whisky for August:

• Strathmill 25 Year Old 1990 (cask 11068) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
• Highland Park 17 Year Old – The Dark
• Old Pulteney 17 Year Old
• Kilchoman 6 Year Old 2012 Single Cask Release (cask 405/2012) (Drinks by the Dram)
• Willett’s 3 Year Old Family Estate Bottled Rye

Dram Club Old & Rare Whisky for August:

• Littlemill 21 Year Old 1991 (cask 9822) – Old Malt Cask (Hunter Laing)
• Probably Speyside’s Finest Distillery 30 Year Old 1986 (cask 12232) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
• Dalmore King Alexander III
• Kavalan Solist Pedro Ximenéz Cask
• Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Reserva Rum Cask Finish

Dram Club Gin for August:

• Mary Rose Gin
• Pickering’s Navy Strength Gin
• Colonsay Gin
• Death’s Door Gin
• Marylebone London Dry Gin

Dram Club Rum for August:

• Marauda Rum
• El Dorado 15 Year Old
• Trois Rivières Ambré Rum
• Ron Zacapa XO Centenario Solera Gran Reserva Especial
• Rumbullion! XO 15 Years Old

And like that, we’re in to the second half of 2019, and we’re ready to see what Master of Malt Dram Club members will be receiving in their terrific Tasting Sets!

After a weekend in a field listening to a gamut of musicians and enduring what seemed like an all out attack from our favourite sphere of hot plasma at the middle of our Solar System, you might think that we’d be a bit weary and sunburned right now. You’d be wrong. Well, about the first thing. We’re pretty jazzed to show off what treats are in store for our Master of Malt Dram Club members in July! We are very sunburned, though. You were right about that.

June. It’s June. Somehow, right now, it is June! 2019 is speeding past! With that in mind, let’s take a look a what Master of Malt Dram Club members will be receiving this month…

We’re halfway through 2019, which often comes as a shock. It feels like just yesterday we were toasting to the new year, crossing our fingers and hoping that 2019 was going to be cooler than 2018. That was many yesterdays ago, and now it is today, the first day of June 2019 already. If you fancy taking a moment to slow down and reflect with a tasty tipple, and you’re a Master of Malt Dram Club member, then you’re in luck – we’ve got the scoop on what you’ll be receiving in your Tasting Sets this month! Let’s have a gander…