The Good Dram Show – Episode 542 ‘Thompson Brothers’

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be taking a look at a few Independent releases from Phil and Simon Thompson. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 542 – I Say, Tin Tin, It’s Remarkably Good..! Filmed in The Study Nottingham.

Featuring

Thompson Brothers Sutherland Blended Malt 5 year old ‘2023 Edition’ 48.5%

Thompson Brothers Lowrie’s Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky 45.7%

Thompson Brothers Inchmurrin 2014 (9 year old) 48.5%

Thompson Brothers Blair Athol 2006/2011 (12 year old) 50%

Thompson Brothers Glenrothes 2011 (11 year old) ‘Error 502 Series’ 57.1%

Thompson Brothers Croftengea 2006 (16 year old) 50%

THOMPSON BROTHERS

Review ~ Johnnie Walker Red Label 1970’s & Clynelish 14YO

https://youtu.be/2Ir6AX2Xhtg

Here’s a fun one this week! Thanks again to Mark Little LTD for sending me these really cool miniatures, some of which I’ve always wanted to buy or try. A 1970s bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label bottle at 70 proof. This thing was a little more 2D than I wanted it to be, but it’s still a pretty cool bit of whisky history.

A bottling of original Clynelish 14YO Flora and Fauna release, the pre-Clynelish 14 that we all know of today, bottled at 43% rather than the 46% we’re now accustomed to. This was a little different from what I was used to.

Holyrood Distillery Arrival — The Unbottling With Calum Rae

After an action-packed and incredibly delicious Victoria Whisky Festival, we keep the whisky train rolling with this wonderful single malt that made its BC debut at the festival. Calum Rae (along with the Rob & Kelly Carpenter) joins Adam Bradshaw in the studio to chat about all things Holyrood, explain the concept behind the Arrival Single Malt, and even give a sneak preview of the future. Don’t forget to join The Dram Association for free to save 10% on this bottle while it’s being featured, as well as to have the opportunity to come down to The Strath and try it for just $5.

Buy a bottle right now online here 

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Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 519: The Wasted Wolf

Mark Dermul, Belgian whiskyblogger, discovers The Wasted Wolf. It is a whisky bar & shop in Belgium. They’ve recently started bottling single casks as well, which triggered Mark to go an pay them a visit. In this 15min Rambling, he’ll try their first three releases: a Glen Moray, Campbeltown blended malt and a Milk & Honey.

https://youtu.be/GxwfdEtqJCM

https://youtu.be/xczp8Ba4X-w

Talisker. A distillery with a lot of new competition in its vicinity, and a distillery that, in many peoples eyes, needs…reinvention…but in a way that benefits the drinker.

Outside of that view, this is the Talisker Parley release. A whisky that has a 3% donation from every bottle goes to helping replant 100,000,000 square meters of ocean forest. Finished in XO Cognac casks for an unknown amount of time and bottled at 48.6% – it is disappointing.

On paper, this should be brilliant, but it falls short in some places and then loses its identity in others. Very powerful cask influence with little Talisker character pushing through. A rather large price point of £85, with less than 5% of that going to charity… which is the point of the bottle. I’m not a fan.

Welcome to this week’s episode of the show in which I’ll be reviewing a selection of samples that have been given to me by viewers of the show. The Good Dram Show with Chris Goodrum Episode 541 – It’s The Colour Of Old…Engine Oil!

Filmed in The Study Nottingham

Featuring Duncan Taylor Battlehill Ben Nevis 9 year old Cognac Finish 46%

Whisky Sponge ‘Edition No.67’ Old Rhosdhu 1993 (29 year old) 57.1%

Master of Malt Campbeltown 2014 (8 year old) 54.9%

Cadenheads Authentic Collection Annandale 2015 (8 year old) 53.6%

Single Cask Nation Benrinnes 2011 (11 year old) 53.2%

Bartels Whisky Speyside Distillery 1995 (23 year old) 49.6%

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