In a breakaway move, the Dramface Colonials conspire at their water cooler, setting up their own splinter cell. Happily, it results in a virtual sipping session and collaborative review of this Baker’s 7 Bourbon.

In order to stave off the dreaded malt-fatigue and keep things fresh and exciting, Earie has found the perfect strategy, and a banger of a whisky too; Millstone’s Rye 10yo.

In typical Dramface style, Aengus and Broddy team up on a bottle split review to asses the winner of the Toronto Whisky Society’s blind panel competition; a Two Brewers Moscatel Release 36

In an effort to keep his palate and whisky fun as diverse as possible, Broddy tucks into some That-Boutiquey-Whisky-Company releases from Europe, including Austria, Switzerland Sweden and Finland.

Faced with a sea of repetitive, dull, expensive and uninspired Irish whiskey releases, a frustrated Hamish searches for a spark of inspiration to celebrate St Patrick’s and beyond.

The last thing Earie needs is more fuel for FOMO, but this time he’s on home turf. It’s different. Yet, instead of a biased review, what we actually read from this coming-of-age story is a sense of relief.

Despite a love and admiration for all things Japanese, Broddy feels burned by this sourced effort form Kaiyo, where a lot of effort has gone into producing something that’s very dull indeed. And expensive.

Exposed and laid bare, Ogilvie’s dwindling bottle collection is without a home, meaning he’s able to see and explore what would otherwise have been ignored, such as this Irish sleeper.

Aengus is back, and he puts forward his case for an award-winning 19yo Canadian ‘whisky’ that, due to the Canadian 1/11 rule, most purists would declare a cocktail. Still sounds good though.

“Whisky in a can? Well, if it’s that or no whisky - gimme the can!” At first we worry Broddy has lost his mind, then we realise he’s Canadian, and turning his neighbourhood into a skate rink is normal. Let’s go.

With hundreds of distilleries over there, it seems inexcusable that it’s taken two years of Dramface to feature a French malt. Here it is, and it needs to stop.

Our resident Canadians, Aengus and Broddy, get together and get excited over a bottle split of rye whisky. Let’s just say they went Dutch.

Earie takes a wander through the Dram Mòr Autumn/Winter releases 2023 and discovers a solid turnout, but one of them knocks him clean off his feet.

Enjoying your booze this week? This has been handled gently but it’s no less hard hitting. For some, perhaps not easy to read. As you hear about two legendary Canadian bottlings, awareness is crucial.

Like so many of us, Ramsay needed a little convincing that Indian whisky can exceed expectation. Nothing like some Indri blind tasting to set things straight then eh, Tav?

Broddy delivers a succinct “State of the Nation” type summary of the rise in choice of Canadian single malts while he and Aengus get together to consider two Grain Henge releases. Interesting stuff.

This October brings good things to Wally; crisp air, warm evening light, and whisky colored trees. It also brings Ingvar Ronde’s Malt Whisky Yearbook and a new Cadrona Single Malt from New Zealand. Can this Solera style whisky bring Cadrona back within reach?

A surprise drop of Canadian Rye has Aengus’ trigger finger twitching. He knows he could be disappointed, he knows some facts will be hidden, yet he can’t help himself. He wants so much for Canadian whisky to be great. Will a port cask do the trick?

Discovering new things is one of the true delights of whisky exploration. It seems, in this Indri Indian Single Malt, Ogilvie, Earie and Wally have all found something very worthwhile.

A loyal fan of the Canadian whisky scene, Aengus asks if there’s a genuine lack of interest from the TradCan producers to make anything remotely interesting for enthusiasts, that isn’t meant to be kept in a glass ‘collection’ cabinet.