11 episodes

Hosted by Greg & Kirsty Dillon, we invite you to have a Whisky with GreatDrams as we talk about what its like to be an independent bottler, answer your burning whisky questions, chat with industry guests and take a look at what's happening within the world of whisky in each episode.

Whisky With GreatDrams Greg & Kirsty Dillon

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Hosted by Greg & Kirsty Dillon, we invite you to have a Whisky with GreatDrams as we talk about what its like to be an independent bottler, answer your burning whisky questions, chat with industry guests and take a look at what's happening within the world of whisky in each episode.

    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Eleven - Calum Fraser, The Famous Grouse Master Blender

    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Eleven - Calum Fraser, The Famous Grouse Master Blender

    The Season One Finale... we talk to Calum Fraser, the Master Blender for The Famous Grouse and answer your questions as well as picking our whiskies of the week...

    We will be back after the summer !

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    • 43 min
    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Ten - Dewar's Aberfeldy

    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Ten - Dewar's Aberfeldy

    This week we talk all things Dewar's, Craigellachie, Royal Brackla, hear the passion behind the team doing truly innovative things within their team, discuss the cocktail that Greg keeps posting on social that he has fallen in love with and delve into the news and Whisky of the Week.

    Whiskies featured this week:

    Dewar's Caribbean Smooth - https://shop.dewars.com/collections/blends/products/dewars-caribbean-smooth-whisky
    Dewar's Portugese Smooth - https://shop.dewars.com/collections/blends/products/dewars-portuguese-smooth-whisky
    Royal Brackla 12 Year Old - https://shop.dewars.com/collections/royal-brackla/products/royal-brackla-12-year-old
    Royal Brackla 18 Year Old - https://shop.dewars.com/collections/royal-brackla/products/royal-brackla-18-year-old
    Craigellachie 23 Year Old - https://shop.dewars.com/collections/craigellachie/products/craigellachie-23-exceptional-cask-cr0995

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    • 49 min
    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Nine - Father's Day

    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Nine - Father's Day

    This week we talk all things Father's Day, hear the passion behind the reawakening of the Brora Distillery, get our geek on about cask imparting flavour and delve into the new and Whisky of the Week.

    Whiskies featured this week:

    Brora Tryptic - https://www.brora-restored.com
    Redbreast Dreamcask - https://www.redbreastwhiskey.com/en-EN/
    Lakes Distillery Orange Wine Cask - https://www.lakesdistillery.com

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    • 22 min
    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Eight - Storywood Tequila

    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Eight - Storywood Tequila

    This week we talk all things Tequila... matured in ex-Scotch whisky casks... a Tequila for Scotch drinkers with Storywood founder Michael Ballantyne including a history of the brand and an in depth tasting of the entire range. 

    More information on Storywood available here: https://storywoodtequila.com

    • 43 min
    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Seven

    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Seven

    This week we speak to the awesome Sandy Hyslop, Director of Blenders for Chivas Brothers, about the new Royal Salute 21 Year Old Polo Estancia Edition product and how he goes about creating these wonderful blends he presides over.

    We also answer your questions and go through our whisky of the week.

    Whiskies featured in this week's show:

    Royal Salute 21 Year Old Polo Estancia Edition

    Aberlour 20 Year Old Single Cask - https://www.aberlour.com/en/distillery-reserve-collection/

    Ardbeg Scorch - https://shop.ardbeg.com/en-gb/ardbeg-scorch-committee-release-p-101461 

    • 34 min
    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Six

    Whisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode Six

    In this episode we go into a lot more detail about our DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL win at the San Fran Spirits Competition, and talk about the behind the scenes story of this whisky's creation. 

    BENRINNES RARE CASK SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
    Available here: https://greatdrams.com/product/benrinnes-rare-cask-single-malt-scotch-whisky/ 
    A rather meaty whisky this one, with a thick, creamy mouthfeel owing to the wormtubs used in the process decreasing the copper contact with the spirit. This was matured initially in a second fill Oloroso sherry cask for over eight years then finished for nine months in a first fill Pedro Ximénez cask to amp up the spiciness and the deep, dark winter fruity notes too.
    Distillery: Benrinnes
    Region: Speyside
    Age: 9 Years Old
    Distilled: January 2012
    Bottled: February 2021
    Cask type: 8 years in a second fill ex-Oloroso cask, 9 months finishing in a first fill ex-PX Sherry cask
    ABV: 48.2%
    Limited: 333 bottles globally

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    • 18 min

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