What better way to finish off the year, count down until the holidays, and polish off a varied gin stash than the Gin advent calendar? Just like the Advent Whisky Calendar, the gin version is brought to you by Drinks by the Dram, but this one was produced in cahoots with the Gin Foundry. Now you can get […]


This year, do your holiday right and cash in that cookie — leave a shot of whisky out for Santa Claus with your 2014 Advent Whisky Calendar. Drinks by the Dram has made the advent-calendar game into a man’s sport. Now, when you open up each of the 24 days that count down until Christmas, you will […]


Last year we shared with you Whisky Advent Calendar, calling it “Perhaps the World’s Greatest Boozy Holiday Gift”. Well we’ve sat in our Captain Kirk Command Chair and deliberated long and hard, finally deciding that yes, this most definitely is the World’s Greatest Boozy Holiday Gift. Countdown the days till Christmas with your very own […]


Heiko is from Germany with a specialized field in Whisky. After finishing his apprenticeship as a fully trained hotel clerk he began work as a barkeeper in the 5-Star Hotel A-Rosa on the beautiful island of Sylt. He discovered the passion for whisky a few years ago and since then his life is full of […]


25 Jan
The perfect accompaniment to your next whiskey dram

Whosoever idea it was to freeze ice into cubes was probably pretty square. Toss out that boring old square ice tray and liven things up with a Skull Ice Cube Mold. The plastic model is easily filled with water and fast to freeze. Crack it open to remove your deathly appealing ice and pour it […]


If you’re too cheap to buy the top shelf stuff, or too broke to afford an entire bottle of rare scotch, Drinks By The Dram‘s got something for you. While my idea of sample is most happily pronounced with the word “free” in front of it, I will never be too complainy about getting any […]


15 Dec
Scotch whisky from the Highland's easternmost distillery

Although shortly absent from US markets from 1995 to 1998, the Glen Garioch distillery has made a strong comeback in the US due to a series of excellent expressions. Among them is this most coveted 1978 Vintage single malt bottled in 2009. Although now making only unpeated scotches, this expression of the easternmost distillery in […]


Do you like your Scotch cold, but hate diluting your precious Knockandoo 1973 single malt with the evil of water? Well then Whiskey Stones are perfect for you. Milled in Vermont by the oldest soapstone workshop in the USA, these all natural stones are not only aesthetically attractive they’ll also allow you to keep your […]