The Good Dram Show – Episode 577 ‘ Kilkerran 20th Anniversary Warehouse Tasting’

Welocme to the first episode of the show for 2025 and I’m kicking things off with a rather special tasting of the bottlings that were part of the Kilkerran 20th Anniversary Warehouse Tasting. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 577 – A Panacea For The Twilight Zone Blues..!  Filmed in The Study Nottingham 

Featuring

Kilkerran Triple Distilled ‘Warehouse Tasting’ 2006 (18 year old) 59.3%
Kilkerran ‘Warehouse Tasting’ 2005 (19 year old) 54.7% Kilkerran ‘Warehouse Tasting’ 2009 (15 year old) 56.9%
Kilkerran ‘Warehouse Tasting’ 2013 (10 year old) 54.8%
Kilkerran ‘Warehouse Tasting’ 2013 (10 year old) 58.2%
Kilkerran Heavily Peated ‘Warehouse Tasting’ 2015 (8 year old) 59.8%

https://kilkerran.scot

Ardnamurchan Adelphi 10YO, 56.8%

https://youtu.be/K7nk37Tourg

Finally, my review of this fan boy unicorn bottle! I’ve been chasing this since Edinburgh 2024, and I finally got my hands on it in September. But, with the way things have gone, it’s taken a while to get around to reviewing it. Oddly enough, this is one of the rare whiskies that I’m enjoying with water, but we’ll cover those notes further down.

Having followed Ardnamurchan since that first ever bottle release, they’ve won my heart. This first ever 10 Year Old bottling was quite an achievement for them, and I couldn’t be prouder to own one.

Flavour wise, this bottle is heavy with salt, caramel, brioche, yeasty esters, and a little tropical hint of pineapple and coconut. The salt does dominate the taste, but with water, you get more of those heavy caramel and biscuit flavours.

This is a true delight, and I couldn’t be happier to have it in my collection. Cheers!

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 549: Auchentoshan 14 Year Old Sherry Cask Taiwan Exclusive

Last summer, Mark suddenly saw a post on social media about this 14-year-old Auchentoshan being bottled exclusively for Taiwan. Fortunately, he has quite a few friends who travel frequently and it was only a matter of asking the question on Facebook before someone – in this case his friend Lars who divides his life between Germany and Hong Kong – made it clear to him that he could easily get hold of this, take the bottle to Germany and ship it from there. Mark begged him on his bare knees (sorta) to score two; one for the collection, one to open. And so he did… Strangely, it says ‘Aged 14 Years – Sherry Cask – Sweet & Rich’ on the label, even though the small print indicates that it is a vatting of bourbon and sherry casks. Oh, well.

https://youtu.be/uzIzWjJYVKI

The Bothy – Whisky For The Year 2025

THE VIDEO

The Good Dram Show – Episode 576 ‘Tomintoul & Glencadam’ – Welcome to the final episode of the show for 2024. I think I have chosen an interesting selection of new releases from Tomintoul and Glencadam for this year ending episode!

The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 576 – To Compare and Contrast..!

Filmed in The Revamped Study Nottingham

Episode 576 ‘Tomintoul & Glencadam’

Featuring

Tomintoul Small Batch: Madeira 40%
Tomintoul Small Batch: Amarone 40%
Tomintoul 2009 (14 year old) Limited Edition: PX Quarter Cask Finish 46%
www.tomintoulwhisky.com

Glencadam Small Batch: Reserva de Madeira 46%
Glencadam Small Batch: Riserva di Amarone 46%
Glencadam 2006 (17 year old) PX Quarter Cask Finish 46%
www.glencadamwhisky.com

WHISKY OF THE YEAR 2024

Folks, here it is. Whisky of the year.

It’s been a tricky decision to put one of these products on a bigger pedestal than the others, especially with just one of them breaking that £100 price tag.

The winner is well deserved, but a shout out to the huge effort that goes into creating and releasing whiskies like this. A majority of these liquid have been easy to aquire, depending on where you are in the world. I’m just hoping you all get to try and share these amongst all of your other whisky fans and family. That’s what it’s all for.

DRINKING OUT LOUD