A variety of different miniatures and samples from all over the world. We start with whisky and rum. The bottle, 2cl or 3cl tasting dram makes a great gift idea and is an excellent way to try a range of whisky and rum.
The examples have been chosen to help you explore and learn more about whisky and rum, allowing you to try before you buy. More Samples will follow soon. Enjoy…
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Absolut Vodka is a Swedish vodka made exclusively from natural ingredients, and unlike some other vodkas, it doesn’t contain any added sugar. In fact Absolut is as clean as vodka can be. Still, it has a certain taste: Rich, full-bodied and complex, yet smooth and mellow with a distinct character of grain, followed by a hint of dried fruit.
Absolut is one of Sweden”s most famous exports and what started out as one pure vodka has expanded over time to include a range of different flavours that are popular worldwide. This miniature pack allows you to sample just some of those flavours to choose your favourite. Since being launched in 1979, Absolut has become one of the world’s most recognisable and iconic brands. Along with being smooth and complex in style, Absolut is also available in a range of different flavours which are made using only natural ingredients and without the addition of sugar. This set of miniatures features five different expressions and presents the unique opportunity to sample each one before choosing a favourite.
A fun and delicious gift idea for any vodka drinker. 5 x 50mls – Absolut Citron – Absolut Lime – Absolut Watermelon -Absolut Raspberri -Absolut Vanilia
A convergence of nine herbs and fruits, distilled together in the same pot. The Savoury, earthy notes of juniper, coriander, and angelica are complemented by the warm,spicy undertones of cassia, and the sweet, acidic flavours of lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit combine with an interesting twist of liquorice.
The savoury earthy notes of Juniper, Coriander and angelica are complimented by the warm spicy undertones of cassia as well as the sweet acidic flavours of lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit combined with the twist of liquorice.
A fantastic gin celebrating the renowned botanical historian Agnes Arber, presented in a delightful bottle – serve with Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic and Pink Grapefruit.
Distilled from barley grown at the North West of India. Amrut mature their single malt in New American Oak and ex-bourbon before bottling.
Officially launched in 2006, this 10 year old lies at the heart of the Isle of Arran range and exudes all the honeyed richness we have come to associate with the island distillery.
From the Auchentoshan distillery in the Scottish Lowlands comes a triple distilled single malt Scotch whisky aged entirely in first fill American oak casks. A light, bright whisky with plenty of vanilla sweetness at its centre – great as an aperitif dram.
A classic white rum with distinctive vanilla and almond notes developed in white oak barrels and shaped through a secret blend of charcoal for a distinctive smoothness.
The cream liqueur that needs little introduction! Baileys is made with cream, Irish whiskey and cocoa, and it’s very, very more-ish. This is the world’s most popular liqueur.
Ballantines Finest was Jim Murray’s No Age Statement Blend of the Year with a whopping 96 points! A classic blend.
Beefeater is one of the classic London Dry gins, with a juniper-driven, crisp dry style enhanced by citrus and exotic aromatics. A consistently reliable full-flavoured gin.
A bottle of Bell’s Royal Reserve 20 Year Old Scotch Whisky presented in a wade ceramic decanter. This was bottled in the 1980s.
This pack comprises three small bottles of Bushmills Irish whiskey. Included here is the much-loved original blend, and the distinctive Black Bush, which throws in a spell of maturation in ex-oloroso sherry casks, for an extra twist of fruity complexity
The classic Irish blend, Bushmills Original is made up of grain whiskey matured for five years before blending with malt whiskeys. Triple distilled and very supple.
An altogether more premium expression of Captain Morgan Spiced Rum – Captain Morgan Private Stock is produced using high-quality rums and a blend of spices which make this well-suited to enjoying over ice. The kind of tipple the Captain would have in his Captain’s Quarters.
From the Casamigos range (which we believe means ‘house of friends’) comes an Añejo tequila, which has spent 14 months ageing in American white oak casks. This maturation has resulted in a tequila brimming with toffee penny, roasted agave, dark chocolate and sweetly spiced oak notes. The brand was created by Rande Gerber and George Clooney. Yes, that George Clooney.
Chivas Regal is a world-famous Scotch blend which was first made in the early 20th century by Chivas Brothers. The company can trace its roots back to 1801, with the opening of a grocers at Number 13 King Street, Aberdeen. Selling luxury food, coffee and spices, it wasn’t until half a century later that the company started to make whisky, and then not until post-US Prohibition that Chivas Regal 12 Year Old was first officially released. F. Paul Pacult described Chivas Regal 12 as “the blend for grown-ups”, awarding it an impressive 9 out of 10. It’s a very apt statement – this is a very refined blended whisky, with herbs, honey and fruit leaping forth on the palate. Regularly lauded by the critics, this is a superb blend in its price category, representing great value for money.
Chivas Regal 13 Year Manchester United Special Edition is a US exclusive release which launched in October 2019. Under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson (1986-2013), Manchester United won 13 Premier League titles–hence the significance of the 13 year-old blended whisky. This is the first 13 year-old release in the US for the Scotch brand. A portion of the whisky was finished in American rye casks before bottling.
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Manchester United Special Edition
Stated Age 13 years old
Cask type American Rye Cask Finish
Strength 40.0 %
Vol.Size 750 ml
Label Manchester United Label
A richly indulgent blended Scotch whisky from longtime favourite, Chivas. The Chivas Regal 18 Year Old was personally created by Master Blender Colin Scott, including over 20 single malts from around Scotland. The IWSC 2014 Trophy winning blended Scotch whisky.
Chivas Revolve ‘1801’ Miniatures x 6
Chivas Revolve is a very rare blend produced in ‘spinning-top’ bottles.
A premium blended whisky from Chivas, Revolve is more than that though, much more – the bottle actually rotates, rather gracefully, like an liquor-filled spinning top.
If you think of yourself as a brilliant blender or just want to have some fun creating your own tipple, then you’ll love the Whisky Blending Kit from Chivas. Within the kit you’ll find a beaker, a pipette, a selection of whiskies to create your blend and an empty bottle to house it!
The whiskies in the set include…
Floral Blended Grain Scotch Whisky (5cl, 40% ABV)
Fruity Single Malt Scotch Whisky (5cl, 40% ABV)
Citrus Single Malt Scotch Whisky (5cl, 40% ABV)
Smoky Single Malt Scotch Whisky (5cl, 40% ABV)
Creamy Single Malt Scotch Whisky (5cl, 40% ABV)
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old (5cl, 40% ABV)
A premium gin, Citadelle was originally developed in a Dunkirk distillery in the late 18th Century, and at the time Dunkirk was one of the earliest European ports for explorers of the Orient, who brought back herbs and spices from the Far East. The result is a fabulous gin made with 19 different botanicals including Moroccan Coriander, French Juniper, Mexican Orange Peel and Chinese Liquorice…
Classic crystal-clear liqueur – based on a blend of sweet and bitter orange peels. Cointreau’s iconic square bottle can be found in virtually every bar in the world.
Courvoisier proudly boast their Cognac as that of Napoleon. It all started when Napoleon took hundreds of bottles of Courvoisier Cognac for his years of exile. Napoleon told Emmanuel Courvoisier that whilst he could be given the Hennessy or the Cristal, or indeed the Remy, it was the Courvoisier he really wanted.
A classic VSOP cognac, this is matured for between 8 and 12 years in a selection of Troncais and Limousin oak barrels.
This is one of the most brilliant things ever to be, also one of the very finest celebrity-endorsed products we’ve ever seen. Created for the legendary Dan Aykroyd, Crystal Head Vodka is kosher-certified, and made using Newfoundland water which is filtered through 500 million year old crystals called Herkimer diamonds. The bottle is made in Italy by Bruni Glass and it’s also a crystal skull, which is, of course, the best thing (ignoring the negative connotations with the travesty that was Indiana Jones 4…).
Undoubtedly anything but a classic whiskey, already on the nose can be seen that you can expect here neither a single malt nor a boring standard blend. As a liquorice friend who appreciates sweet, sticky liquorice liquor almost 😉 as well as a beautiful Irishman or a hefty sweet Scot, I recognize the best of both worlds here. As a whiskey, I would give the Cutty Sark Black no 30 points, but he is too little “pure”, too little deep, not enough aromatic. As an alcoholic liquorice drink, however, the 77 points that I simply give out here are more than just earned.
A very popular blend, particularly on the American market, started by Berry Bros & Rudd and named for the tea clipper Cutty Sark, said to be the fastest of its time.
A smart looking Venezuelan rum, Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva is matured in whiskey barrels. This was awarded a Gold Medal at the International Sugar Cane Spirits Tasting Competition in Ybor City.
Drambuie is a very famous whisky liqueur made with Scotch whisky, heather and herbs and spices. Produced in West Lothian, Scotland, Drambuie offers flavours such as anise, nutmeg and saffron.
It’s one of the world’s oldest and best-loved spirits…but with this Rum Advent Calendar you can keep 24 divine drams all to yourself. Count down to Christmas with a daily dose of deliciousness, from wondrous white rums to superb special reserves.
24 different, handmade 30ml wax-sealed drams
Explore rums from across the globe
Boutique producers and world-renowned distilleries
From light and sweet to dark and complex
Award-winning rums from famous distilleries
Tired of counting down to Christmas with sad squares of chocolate? Do away with the dullness this December, and fill it with juniper instead! Expertly curated by the Drinks by the Dram team, the Premium Gin Advent Calendar is packed with 24 different wax-sealed samples of delicious gin from some of the most revered producers across the world. Just the thing to seriously delight any gin fan this Christmas.
This Peaty Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram contains 24 of the finest smoky whiskies that money can buy and showcases peated whisky from around the world – not just Scotland.
A roaring fire paired with a warming Whisky is a rite of passage during the colder months, and peated Whiskies embody this sentiment perfectly. But being sourced from different locations, not all peat imparts the same flavours. From powerful peat monsters packing in plenty of medicinal, earthy notes, to lightly smoked sippers with just a whisper of those flavours, this calendar is just the place to learn all about the magic of peat.
(44.5% abv, 72cl)
Behind each of the 24 windows, you’ll find a different 30ml wax-sealed sample dram of Scotch whisky from a host of top distilleries and producers, spanning a variety of lip-smacking flavour profiles. Old favourites, new discoveries, world-famous releases – all in one snazzy Advent Calendar!
Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
Bowmore 15 Year Old
Dalmore 15 Year Old
The GlenDronach 12 Year Old
Glenfarclas 105
Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera
Glengoyne 10 Year Old
Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old
Ledaig 10 Year Old
Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
The Glenturret Triple Wood
The Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask
Highland Park 12 Year Old – Viking Honour
Isle of Jura 18 Year Old
Fettercairn 12 Year Old
Ailsa Bay Release 1.2 Sweet Smoke
Berry Bros. & Rudd Speyside – The Classic Range
Speyside #4 24 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
Aerolite Lyndsay 10 Year Old – The Character of Islay Whisky Company
Darkness 8 Year Old
Crabbie’s Yardhead
Tamdhu 12 Year Old
Benriach The Twelve
Glenallachie 12 Year Old 2009 (cask 5551) – Drinks By the Dram Exclusive
Size 72cl ABV / Strength 43.8%
Edradour is one of Scotland’s smallest distilleries and at the heart of the range, this 10 year old Eastern Highlander is a rather unique single malt, a decidedly rum-like dram with a thick mouthfeel. The distillery’s methods of production remain virtually unchanged in the last 150 years, and we can see why. If it ain’t broke and all that. This single malt’s decade of ageing was spent in a combination of Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks. This is one sherry monster and we love it.
Elephant Dry Gin is distilled in Germany using 14 botanicals that include some rather unusual but fascinating African ingredients like Baobab, the Buchu plant, Devil’s Claw and African Wormwood. With the hand-crafted bottle, complete with cork stopper and an old fashioned map on the label, Elephant Dry Gin certainly captures the spirit of exploration.
Also, you know how baby oil isn’t made of babies? Elephant Dry Gin isn’t made of elephants either. In fact, it’s actually helping them survive, as 15% of Elephant Gin’s profits go to two African elephant foundations (Big Life and Space for Elephants) to support rangers who protect against poachers and run education projects in local communities. Good work!!!
Blending premium whisky isn’t just something we do, it has been the foundation of our craft since 1800. We bring together the finest ingredients to create a natural spirit before the passing of time imparts the wonderful flavour from our handcrafted casks. Add to this the fusion of skilled craftsmen and a tenacious obsession with quality and you arrive at our Famous, rich, sweet, well-rounded whisky.
The Snow Grouse
Like the hardy ptarmigan or the snow grouse as it is known in the Scottish Highlands, this Scotch is perfectly at home in severely cold conditions. Try it neat after it has been exposed to a short spell in the Arctic conditions of your freezer.
The Famous Grouse
Serve a measure of The Famous Grouse in a large tumbler. Add water to taste.
The Black Grouse
A timely innovation from Famous Grouse – this blend is based on peated Islay malts, and promises ‘reassuring smoothness with aromatic, peaty flavours’.
This special bottling was presented to Edrington employees to celebrate sales in 2010. Also included is a branded Glencarin glass.
An interesting addition to the Famous Grouse range, this was aged in first fill sherry casks, and is based around malt whisky from Highland Park and Macallan. Packaged very simply, this is a superb value-for-money blend.
This bottling has been replaced by Famous Grouse Smoky Black
A delicious blended whisky, we love this peaty version of Famous Grouse. Jim Murray awarded it 94 points in the Whisky Bible. The Black Grouse, or Tetrao tetrix, is a declining species in Europe.
Golden suomi barley and pure glacial spring water give the vodka a dry,light and smooth taste with a gentle aroma.
A fabulous Spanish Gin inspired by Mediterranean flavours, Gin Mare is made with botanicals including arbequina olive, rosemary, thyme, basil and mandarin! The result is a fabulous spirit which has been much praised by critics.
A lovely gift pack from Glen Moray that explores the Elgin Classic Range. This gift set includes a miniature bottle of Glen Moray Classic single malt, Glen Moray Classic Sherry Cask Finish, Glen Moray Classic Port Cask Finish and Glen Moray Classic Peated single malt.
The GlenAllachie Miniature Gift Set is the perfect gift idea for a whisky lover to sample the some of the range available from GlenAllachie Distillers.
Distilled in the heart of Speyside using the purest water from within 2 miles of the distillery, Master Distiller Billy Walker spends endless hours sampling the casks and only when he is 100% happy will be put his name on the bottle.
The 3 pack contains the following whiskies:
Presented in a smart presentation gift box.
A gift pack from Glencadam. The gift set contains the following whisky
1 x 5cl Glencadam 10yo
1 x 5cl Glencadam 15yo
1 x 5cl Glencadam 21yo
A set of miniatures from Glenfarclas, containing one each of the 10, 12 and 105 cs whiskies.
A set of miniatures from Glenfarclas, containing one each of the 15, 21 and 25 year old whiskies.
Glenfiddich 15 year old single malt Scotch whiskey matured in e uropean and American oak barrels.
This non-chilled filtered cask strength Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Distillery Edition has been matured in traditional Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks before being married and ‘cut’ to 51% ABV.
A higher strength single malt Scotch whisky, crafted with our century-old traditions. After at least 15 years maturing in traditional American oak and Spanish oak, it is non-chill filtered to protect its subtle flavours.
A special edition Glenfiddich. This 15 year old is non chill filtered and has been bottled at higher strength. This is classic Glenfiddich, but with added complexity and character.
A 12 year old expression of Old Parr blended Scotch whisky. The brand was named for Old Tom Parr, who was said to have been the oldest man in Britain, living until he was 152 years old! This is a 1 litre bottling.
A VSOP from Hine. H is a blend of around over a dozen Grande and Petite Champagne eaux-de-vie with the youngest in the blend being aged for at least 4 years.
Hine Rare VSOP is a blend of Grande and Petite Champagnes (60% is the former). This is what’s known as a Fine Champagne. The cognac is aged from between 6 and 12 years, with most being around 8 years old. It is a stunning cognac with an excellent delivery. It was first blended by the eponymous Thomas Hine.
Part of the new core range of whiskies launched by Isle of Jura in early 2018, this 10 year old expression takes the place of Jura Origin. It’s initially aged in American white oak bourbon barrels before enjoying a finishing period in Oloroso sherry butts and bottled at 40% ABV. It has the subtle smoke characteristic of Jura’s excellent Island single malts, with robust vanilla and an intense kick of sherried sweetness underneath.
A 1989 vintage single malt which hails from the Isle of Jura! After it was distilled, it was laid to rest in American white oak bourbon barrels, where it stayed until 2019. After that point, it was bottled at 53.5% ABV for the Rare Vintage series, with the limited 1,500 bottles accompanied by a very classy presentation box. Did you know that on Jura there are more deer than people? What a terrifying prospect.
Journey is the entry level expression from the Isle of Jura range (which was relaunched in mid-2018). It was aged exclusively in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and bottled at 40% ABV. A tasty introduction to Jura’s single malts.
A super-premium release celebrated with an extraordinary around-the-world luxury yacht journey. This blended malt is made with three single malts married in European oak casks. The crystal decanter moves along with the motion of the ocean and its ‘swing’ design means it doesn’t fall over. Clever.
A dynamic interpretation of our Johnnie Walker Green Label crafted using only Single Malt Whiskies from each of the four corners of Scotland. Johnnie Walker Island Green has all the character of a single malt, but with a richer flavour experience – combining notes of rich toffee, fresh black pepper. The maritime malt whisky Caol Ila provides the greatest influence in this stunning combination of smoke, sweetness and spice.
A blended Irish whiskey here from the Kinahan’s range, which was originally established all the way back in 1779! Over the years Kinahan’s received two royal warrants and became the whiskey of choice for legendary American bartender Jerry Thomas. It disappeared during the 1900s, however, but it’s recently been relaunched on the very same street in Dublin where it was founded all the way back then – Trinity Street.
The fifth release in Macallan’s Editions series, this single malt explores the natural colours of Macallan whisky. This limited-edition features a label in a specially-created shade of purple from Pantone.
Macallan Edition No.5 Miniature
A very rare miniature celebration the release of Macallan’s Edition No.5.
Edition No.5 is a collaboration with the Pantone Colour Institute, who have designed the striking purple box to compliment the hue of this marriage of exclusively American casks.
The liquid has been matured in the following types of cask:
First fill bourbon barrels
Second fill hogsheads and butts
First fill Tevasa hogsheads
First fill Vasyma butts
First fill Hudosa hogsheads and butts
A 2015 addition to the Penderyn range of Welsh single malt whiskies! This is the Penderyn Celt, which enjoys a finishing period in peated casks, resulting in a subtle, elegant wisp of smoky peat coming through…
Penderyn Legend is a Welsh single malt whisky firstly matured in bourbon barrels and finished in ex-Madeira casks before it’s bottled, imparting an intriguing touch of vibrant sweetness. It has been bottled at 41% ABV, slightly lower than the Welsh distillers’ other Madeira-cask-finished single malt.
Single malt whisky from the Penderyn distillery of Wales, which has been fully-matured in ex-bourbon casks. Should make for a great tasting partner with Penderyn’s Legend single malt, which is matured in ex-bourbon casks before being finished in ex-Madeira casks. Myth & Legend – get it?
The second release from Pierre Ferrand’s Renegade Barrel. This time the spirit has been in initially aged in traditional oak barrels, before being moved over to barrels made from chestnut wood!
Pierre Ferrand Renegade Barrel is a rare example of double-matured spirit from the Cognac region. Because it is aged in a combination of classic oak casks and chestnut-wood barrels, rather than just oak, this rich and softly sweet eau-de-vie de vin can’t be called ‘Cognac’.
The Multi Island XO is a blend of rums from West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados, which Plantation now owns, and Long Pond and Clarendon Distilleries in Jamaica, both of which they partially own. This allows them more creative control over the whole process than they have with their releases from other distilleries, from the recipe (or “marque”) to the aging. This particular blend is very full bodied, with a hint of that classic Jamaican fruit and funk element, some white pepper and tobacco, and a nice crisp sweetness imparted by the finish in barrels that previously held Coteaux du Layon, a lightly sweet French white wine.
Royal Salute 21 Year is an homage by Chivas Regal to the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. At 21 years, it is also the youngest in the Royal Salute line-up. Why 21 years old you might ask? 21 is an important designation as it refers to the 21-gun-salute, for generations a form of honor and respect to sovereigns and dignitaries. Be aware that there are 3 different colors for the ceramic decanters (sapphire, ruby, and emerald), but the spirit is the same.
A creamy, sweet liqueur made with a combination of Black Irish whiskey, Irish spirit, caramel and vanilla. The result is aromas of toffee, butter, cream, vanilla and sweet spices that are echoed throughout the palate.
The lower strength version of Tanqueray Export Strength. It boasts a phenomenally fruity, spicy palate with big zesty, citrusy top notes which make this gin the perfect all-rounder.
Size 72cl ABV / Strength 44%
A gold Medal winner at the International Spirits Challenge in London and one of the highest rated Irish Whiskeys in Jim Murray’s Iconic “Whiskey Bible” “Altogether a very unusual Irish Whiskey , a throwback to the last century where spiced Pure Pot Still whiskey was married with Floral Single Malt” – Jim Murray .It has also been added to Ian Buxton’s publication “101 Whiskeys to try before you die”.
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