Surprised by tales of woe and predictions of whisky doom and gloom, Ogilvie harnesses positivity in the bottle chase, and immediately steps out and snags himself a banger of a dusty ‘99 Glen Garioch

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.

A self-declared fan of Dr Barrie, Tyree steals some bottles from his workplace to share his take on the recent rebrand of Brown-Forman’s Glenglassaugh. Will our fan of the experienced blender still be as enamoured after a glass or two?

The inner turmoil of to-buy-or-not-to-buy, Drummond’s internal battle occurs in a Glasgow supermarket aisle. You already know which side wins, but was it a war worth waging?

Sherry depth is rare in budget bottlings, so while Ramsay is searching for some light ABV summer sippers he dodges the overpriced Glencadam 18yo in favour of two of their budget-friendly NAS sherry finished expressions, with surprising results.

It may be the height of summer for us ‘up North’, but for Tyree it’s time for crackling fires, clean sherry-bombs, and time to reflect upon the things that matter.

A friendly dram that delivers, eventually, some lovely flavours