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This Is My Dram is a podcast in which we review a whisky and play songs to go with it along a thematic link to the whisky
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S10E7 - Mortlach 20
In this unplanned extra series 10 episode - Stu & Andy play their favourite songs from 2020 and review a Mortlach 20 to go along with the 2020 theme. They also do the last ever Dramier League table, it'll be sorely missed!! Please like and subscribe to the podcast, follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and go to http://thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. This is my Dram have a LOML licence from PRS to allow us to play full songs on the podcast.
S10E6 - Redbreast 12
In this (vaguely) Christmassy episode, Andy and Stu are joined by the lovely Sarah, aka @iheartwhisky on twitter to talk all about her blog, her amazing whisky fudge, and to taste the Redbreast 12 Irish Whiskey. They all pick songs along a bird theme to play along with the whiskey, and there's the usual features - The Science BIt, the Listener Bit and the Dramier League Table. Please like and subscribe to the podcast, follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. This Is My Dram have a LOML licence...
S10E5 - Waterford Distillery
Andy & Stu are joined by yet another dream guest for series 10: Ian O'Brien, Distiller from the Waterford Distillery in Ireland. They talk about all things, whisky, music and terroir! They taste a couple of expressions from Waterford, the Ballykilcavan 1.2 and the Bannow Island 1.2; and play songs along a terroir theme to go with it. Yup... not an easy theme! You can find all our podcasts, playlists and blogs on our website thisismydram.com, and follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram. Enjoy! This is my Dram have a LOML licence from PRS to play full songs on the podcast.
S10E4 - Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival 2017
Andy & Stu embrace the world of jazz in this "minisode" (sorry!) and for a whisky, they taste the wonderful Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival bottling from 2017. Here is the Mighty Boosh scene we reference! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKwQ_zeRwEs Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast, and go to http://thisismydram.com for all our podcast playlists and blogs. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thisismydram. Cheers! This is My Dram have a LOML licence through PRS to play full tracks on the podcast,
S10E3 - SMWS Entropy Meridian (53.318)
Andy & Stu are joined by Madeleine Schmoll from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) to review the Society's bottling 53.318 Entropy Meridian: A cask strength Islay single cask dram aged 11 years. They also play songs from concept albums to go along with the conceptual theme of the SMWS bottling names, and Mads plays a track for us too. Please like and subscribe to the podcast, follow us @thisismydram on Twitter and Instagram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. This Is My Dram have a LOML licence from PRS to play full songs. This Is My...
S10E2 - Bladnoch Adela (with whiskycast)
We continue our bucket list guests with a fantastic interview with whisky podfather Mark Gillespie from whiskycast. We also review the Bladnoch Adela whisky, and play comeback songs to go with it, to reflect the distillery's recent reopening. Follow us @thisismydram for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists and blogs. Here is a link to the go fund me page Mark mentions on the podcast, if you'd like to donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-scotch-trooper-pay-for-cancer-treatment?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet This Is...
S10E1 - TBWC Tennessee Bourbon Whisky 14yr
Welcome back to our 10th series! This series is one where we are trying to get some of our "Bucket List" guests on, starting with the wonderful Dave Worthington, Ambassador for That Boutique-y Whisky Company. Dave joins us over zoom to talk about the Tennessee Bourbon whisky 14yr - an incredible bottling from TBWC. We also play some songs along a graphic novel theme, to go with the whisky, along a rather tenuous theme relating to Emily Chappell's fantastic label for this bottle (it features Rick from the Walking Dead... but we'll leave Andy to explain the rest on the...
S9E6 - The English Rum Cask Matured
Andy and Stu end the series with a bang!... well... moderate fanfare, perhaps, by inviting back regular guest and friend of the podcast Sorren Krebs, to tell us all about his new role as ambassador for the English Whisky Company. We taste the Rum Cask Matured small batch bottling, and we play some pirate themed songs to go with it... though both Andy and Stu take pretty different interpretations of the theme! Please like & subscribe to the podcast, and follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. Cheers! This...
S9E5 - Floki Sheep Dung Smoked Single Malt
Andy & Stu delve back into the world of Icelandic single malt whisky, by trying the intriguingly named Floki Sheep Dung Smoked Reserve single malt from the Eimverk Distillery, it's certainly one to get people talking! For a music theme, we couldn't resist linking to the "dung" theme so we have gone for songs with a "toilet" related theme... accompanied by lots of extremely mature and grown up toilet humour, of course. Please like and subscribe to the podcast, and follow us on instagram and twitter @thisismydram. You can go to our website: thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and...
S9E4 - Mackmyra Grönt Te
Andy & Stu are joined by Dan Humphrey from Summerton Club to discuss the unique and inspiring Mackmyra Grönt Te - a worlds first Green Tea finished whisky. We talk to Dan about his whisky subscription service, and he is subjected to the trials and tribulations of the "Listener Bit". We also play some songs along an Environmental theme (Green Tea... Green... the environment.. geddit?). Remember to follow us on twitter & instagram @thisismydram and go to thisismydram.com for all of our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. Cheers! This Is My Dram have a LOML licence through PRS to play full t...
S9E3 - Australian Whiskies (Black Gate/Limeburners/Archie Rose)
On this down under episode, Andy & Stu speak to Dan Hoper all the way over in Australia, to review 4 cracking Australian whiskies, in the following order: - Black Gate Distillery Single Malt Solera Cask (Batch 1) 49.3% - Limeburners Single Malt Infinity Solera 43% - Archie Rose Distilling Co Rye Malt Whisky (Batch 1) 46% - Black Gate Distillery Peated Single Malt (BG055) 63.6% We also played some songs to go with it with an Australian link/theme, including one from our guest, Dan. Find the full playlist on our website or on Spotify (username: thisismydram) Please follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thisismydram, and go...
S9E2 - Starward Nova
In this "minisode"... Andy & Stu try a red wine matured Starward whisky from Australia, and place some space related songs to accompany it. Please follow us on twitter & instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. This Is My Dram have a LOML through PRS to play full songs.
S9E1 - Gordon & Macphail Pulteney 19yr 1999
We're back! Andy & Stu are reviewing 2019 in this bumper episode, including their favourite tracks from the year, plus reviewing a 19 year old whisky - another cracking Gordon & Macphail bottling - from their connoisseurs choice range - an Pulteney 19yr whisky, distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2019. They also give some (questionable!) cultural highlights of the year, and we have the usual Science Bit and Dramier League Table. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter & Instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists and blogs. This Is My Dram are licenced to play full tracks through a LOML...
S8E6 - Invergordon 50 Year Old 1964 (cask 10711) XOP
This Is My Dram is 50! We celebrate our 50th episode with a 50 year old whisky! The stunning Invergordon 50 year old whisky from Douglas Laing's XOP range, a single grain whisky distilled in 1964. Our "mystery guest" (...ok, it's regular guest Sorren! aka ocdwhisky) was kind enough to donate a dram of the old stuff for tasting on this podcast, and joins us for the tasting itself. We also play music from 1964 to go with it, and Andy tries out a new section... with mixed results! Please follow us on twitter and Instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our...
S8E5 - Kilchoman Sanaig (...and The Amber Light film)
We drift away on a Desert Islay for this episode - reviewing the Kilchoman Sanaig whisky and picking our Desert Island (or Islay) discs to go with it. We also interview Adam Park about The Amber Light, a whisky film he has produced with Dave Broom, now set for its UK & Ireland cinema release. You can find out about the upcoming screenings in November and December 2019 at http://amberlightfilm.com. We also have the usual science bit, listener bit, and dramier league table. Remember to follow us on twitter and Instagram @thisismydram, and go to http://thisismydram.com for all...
S8E4 - Balvenie 14yr Caribbean Cask
We head to the beaches of the Caribbean (ok, not literally) to review the Balvenie 14 year old Caribbean Cask whisky, and play some Caribbean songs to accompany it. We also have the usual features, the science bit, and Dramier League table. Don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast, follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. Cheers! This Is My Dram has a LOML licence from PRS to play full tracks on the podcast.
S8E3 - Auchentoshan Distillery Exclusive cask 4447
Andy & Stu are joined by Sorren Krebs - author if the OCDwhisky blog https://ocdwhisky.com/ - to review a beautiful distillery exclusive single cask Auchentoshan whisky. It is matured in cask 4447, an oloroso maturation to give a stunning heavily sherried dram. The lads also play some songs from Glasgow bands to accompany the whisky, given the distillery's proximity to the famous Scottish city. Remember to follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and go to http://thisismydram.com for all of our podcasts, playlists and blogs. This Is My Dram have a LOML licence from PRS to play full...
S8E2 - Glen Scotia Victoriana
This Is My Dram are joined by whisky blogger Brian and Whisky photographer John (@maltmusings and @jwbassman_ respectively on twitter) for a round table tasting of the Glen Scotia Victoriana. They also play songs along a Royals theme to go along with the Victoriana, and the usual science bit and Dramier League table make an appearance. Please follow us on Twitter and instagram @thisismydram and go to thisismydram.com for all of our podcasts, playlist and blogs. Enjoy! This is My Dram have an LOML licence from PRS to play full tracks.
S8E1 - Smogen Sherry Octaves
A brand new series... after a long break, Andy and Stu are back with a BANG! (ok... it's more of a whimper) as they review a Swedish single malt whisky - the Smogen Sherry Octaves, Sherry Project 2:1. They also play songs along an octaves theme to go with it, and have all the usual features. Don't forget to follow us on twitter & instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all out podcasts, playlists, and blogs. This Is My Dram has a LOML licence from PRS to play full tracks
S7E6 - Teeling 24yr Vintage Reserve Collection
In the final episode of the series... we go back to basics with no interviews, no guests, and no new features... pulling out all the stops for the series finale then?!... ok fine, we're lazy. However what we DO have to offer is an amazing Irish Whiskey. We try the incredible Teeling 24 year old Vintage Reserve Collection, and play some Irish songs to accompany it. Remember to follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all of our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. Cheers! See you in series 8! This Is My Dram have a LOML licence...
S7E5 - Spirit of Yorkshire
In this episode, Andy & Stu don their flat caps, and taste one of the maturing malts projects from the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery. The song theme is, as you can probably guess, songs from and/or about Yorkshire. There's also an interview with Joe Clark, the Director of Whisky from the distillery, about their upcoming single malt whisky, and their pride at keeping it local. Finally, all the usual features (the Science Bit and Dramier League table) make an appearance. Remember to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and...
S7E4 - Bourbon Gents Mash Up (EH Taylor small batch/Noah's Mill)
Andy & Stu are joined by Mr Pie & Mav of our brother podcast, the Bourbon Gents, to talk about bourbons, mash ups, and Top Gun. More specifically, we review two wonderful Bourbons, EH Taylor Small Batch, and Noah's Mill, and play some mash up songs to accompany them. We also chat to our guests about their website and podcast, and find out more about them on the "Listener Bit". You can find out more about them at http://www.bourbongents.com. Don't forget to follow us on twitter & Instagram @thisismydram, and head to our website http://thisismydram.com for all our...
S7E3 - That Boutique-y Whisky Co Blended Whisky (Japanese & Scotch Blend)
On this Episode, Stu and Andy try the intriguing blended whisky from That Boutique-y Whisky Co, which is a 21 year old Blend of Japanese & Scotch Whiskies. Given the lack of information available on which distilleries the whiskies come from, can they use a bit of detective work to figure out where the component parts come from (spoiler alert: No) To accompany the whisky, the lads play some songs that have a mix of genres, to complement the mix of whisky genres in the dram itself. This leads to an eclectic playlist of tracks of all styles! The episode also has...
S7E2 - GlenDronach 18 Allardice
Happy New Year to all the This Is My Dram listeners! We celebrate the new year by looking back at our favourite songs of 2018, and review an 18 year old whisky to tie in with the year... A GlenDronach no less, the 18 year old in their core range is named "Allardice" (though, thankfully not after Big Sam!), and is a sherried beatuy! We also have the usual Science Bit, Dramier League Table, answer a burning question from #askusanything on Twitter, and tell you about a few other things we enjoyed in 2018. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and instagram @thisismydram...
S7E1 - Christmas Vinterglod (Bunnahabhain & Mackmyra)
MERRY CHRISTMAS! From This Is My Dram! In this Christmassy episode, Andy & Stu give each other a whisky present, which they taste blind on the podcast... literally in one case! THey are a beautiful single cask Bunnahabhain and a wintery mulled wine finished Mackmyra Vinterglod. Wow! They also play some Christmassy tunes to go with the drams, and Brian (@maltmusings) does the Listener Bit - you can find his blog here: http://malt-musings.blogspot.com/ Please follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and go to our website http://www.thisismydram.com/ for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. Have...
S6E6 - The Present Future (Ledaig 12)
In this series finale, Andy & Stu embark on a journey into the future *bleepy noises" ... or something. They try the Whisky Show's 10th Anniversary bottling of a 12 year old Ledaig, labelled "The Present Future". To keep up the futuristic theme, the lads play songs with a "future" theme to accompany the whisky. Including everything from daft punk, to 1920s classical music from the futurist movement - eclectic, to say the least! Andy & Stu are also joined by Aiden Bertie (@Bobafett2K6 on Twitter) for the listener bit, and the Science Bit and Dramier League table feature as usual. Remember to...
S6E5 - Arran 18
In this jam packed episode, we take part in a youtube livestream with whisky-tuber No Nonsense Whisky (a.k.a Vin PF) in which we discuss the Arran 18 whisky. We also put together a playlist of songs with a theme of Golden Eagles, in reference to the nesting Golden Eagles that delayed the building of the Arran Distillery. We also have regular features, the Science Bit, the Listener Bit, and the Dramier League Table. You can let us know what you think of the episode by following us on Twitter or Instagram @thisismydram, or go to our website, thisismydram.com...
S6E4 - Octomore 8.1 & 8.2
Welcome all Peat freaks! This episode we review two of the peatiest whiskies money can buy: Bruichladdich's Octomore 8.1 and 8.2, both a massive 167 PPM. We pair the whisky with a playlist focused on 8/Octo to go with it. We are also joined by a guest and big fan of the Bruichladdich distillery, John. You can follow him on twitter @jwbassman_ , and find out all about him as he takes on the grilling questions in "the listener bit". We also have regular features the Science Bit and the Dramier League Table. Please remember to follow us on twitter and instagram @thisismydram, and...
S6E3 - Starward Whisky 10th anniversary
G'Day mate! We go Down Under (in spirit, anyway) for this Australian themed episode, where we review Starward whisky's 10th Anniversary bottling. We also play songs to go along with it along a space theme, given the distillery's out of this world name and bottle designs. We also have a new feature, the "listener bit" with this episode featuring our favourite Australian listener, Daniel Hoper (@why_not_whisky on twitter), and... does the Science Bit finally return?! well... I wouldn't want to ruin it for you, so you'll have to listen to find out. Get in touch on twitter or...
S6E2 - Isle of Raasay Distillery
This episode features a feature on the Isle of Raasay distillery - a new distillery, only 1 year old, and based just off the Isle of Skye on the charming idyllic Raasay. The feature includes an interview with Isle of Raasay Distillery brand ambassador Chris Hoban
S6E1 - Yoichi Distillery
A brand new series kicks off with a slightly different style of episode, we start with a documentary piece on Stu's trip to the Yoichi distillery in Japan in November last year. This is followed by a tasting of the Single Malt Yoichi Whisky, and a comparison to the distillery exclusive "Peaty & Salty" expression. As always, we score the whisky for the Dramier League table, and play some Japanese music to go with the Japanese whisky. All of the background music played on the documentary section of this podcast will be included on our spotify playlist - so head to...
S5E6 - Bushmills Black Bush
In the last episode of our budget series, we review the blended Irish Whiskey: Bushmills Black Bush. Given Andy has relocated back home to Northern Ireland, just down the road from the Bushmills Distillery, we thought it was worth exploring a budget whiskey from his hometown, and we pair it with songs about relocating and moving. Please follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thisismydram, and head to our website (http:/thisismydram.com)for the full playlist from this episode, as well as our other podcasts and blogs. Cheers! This Is My Dram is licenced to play full songs on the...
S5E5 - Writer's Tears Red Head
This episode, we review a beautiful Irish budget Whiskey matured in Spanish sherry butts... Writer's Tears Red Head from Walsh Whiskey. We pair it with some songs by brilliant red head musicians. One of those musicians is Rebecca Jones, who we interview over Skype and get her thoughts on the whiskey as well as her music. As always, we would love to hear from you so please follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thisismydram, and head over to our website http://www.thisismydram.com for all our playlists to go with the episodes, and our blogs. This is my Dram...
S5E4 - Four Roses Single Barrel
Time for a rebrand as the "Bourbon Gentlemen" for an episode... we immediately deny any copyright issue with the Bourbon Gents podcast - see you in court boys! So with our Bourbon hats on for a change, we review Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon. Four Roses was the favourite tipple of American writer William Faulkner, so we play songs with a literary theme to go with the whiskey. Andy's "Science Bit" doesn't quite make a return, but we do have a suitable alternative for this episode to keep the fans happy... Visit http://thisismydram.com/ for our podcasts, blogs and...
S5E3 - Johnnie Walker Black Label
In this episode, we tackle the goliath brand of the Whisky industry - Johnnie Walker! We taste the Black Label 12 year old blended whisky (fitting within our budget range of £20-£40) and play some UK No 1 hits to accompany this No1 best selling whisky brand - finding No 1 songs that didn't harm our "impeccable" (...ahem) reputation was somewhat challenging, but we certainly embraced it! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thisismydram, and go to thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlists, and blogs. Cheers! This Is My Dram is licensed to play full tracks through a LOML li...
S5E2 Monkey Shoulder
In the second episode of our budget whisky series, we review the well known blended malt Monkey Shoulder, and create a playlist of songs about Monkeys to go with it! Feel free to add your favourite monkey songs to our collaborative playlist on Spotify. Get in touch with us by contacting us on twitter or instagram @thisismydram, or go to our website thisismydram.com for all our podcasts, playlist and blogs. Cheers! This Is My Dram are licensed to play full tracks on the podcast through a LOML PRS licence.
S5E1 - The Amber Light/Glen Moray Elgin Classic Sherry
Welcome to a BRAND NEW SERIES, and the start of our "budget whiskies" series. Our first budget whisky is a Glen Moray Elgin Classic Sherry cask finish whisky, which can generally be found for the ridiculous price of £20-£25. We also have a great interview with Whisky guru and all round nice guy Dave Broom, who is raising money for his new documentary film called the Amber Light. You can support the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1186204465/the-amber-light?ref=discovery&term=the%20amber%20light But be quick! The kickstarter ends on 6th April 2018. To go along with the Am...
S4E6 - G&M Miltonduff 1997 (Newcastle Whisky Festival)
An explosive (or not...) final episode of our fourth season in which we try a Gordon & MacPhail cask strength Miltonduff whisky, which was 20 years old and an absolute beaut! We were lucky enough to sit down with G&M's very own Ben Bowers at the Newcastle Whisky festival and discuss how the company is evolving, and try the whisky itself. We play some tracks, as always, to accompany the whisky, and this time we focussed on festival headliners to keep in with the theme of the whisky festival we attended. We also have a song suggestion from a twitter friend...
S4E5 - Bushmills 21
Delving into a beautiful whiskey from the north shores of the emerald isle, the lads review Bushmills 21 and pair it with some music with a theme of "home" given half of This Is My Dram (Andy) grew up just down the road from the famous Bushmills distillery. They also have the usual Science Bit and Dramier League Table, as well as a 20 second review of some Caol Ila 12 whisky fudge from Sarah aka @iheartwhisky... it's fair to say the This Is My Dram team are now undeniably whisky fudge addicts. Follow us on twitter @thisismydram, and check out all our...
S4E4 - Hibiki 17
Happy New Year to all This Is My Dram listeners. On this music focussed episode we discuss our favourite tracks from 2017, and sip along to them with the Hibiki 17 japanese blended whisky, famous for its appearance in Lost in Translation with Bill Murray.We also announce the winner of our Glenfarclas 105 competition (roughly 45 mins in) and we have the usual features of the Science Bit and the Dramier League Table.Follow us @thisismydram on twitter and instagram, and see our blog posts and more on thisismydram.com. Enjoy!This Is My Dram is...