I look forward to welcoming old friends and making new friends at my events for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. This year I have created three new Scotch whisky experiences which will take place in my Dram Room plus The Speyside Malt-Teaser – The Whisky Quiz which will take place in the Fleming Hall, [...] The post The Dram Queen’s programme at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2024 is now live! appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

  https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/morays-ann-miller-made-a-master-of-the-quaich-331111/ Moray's Ann Miller – aka 'The Dram Queen' – has been made a Master of the Quaich in recognition of all her work to promote whisky. Ann, who lives near Archiestown, received the industry's highest honour during a banquet at Blair Castle. Speaking about the award, Ann said: "It's so nice to be appreciated [...] The post Northern Scot features the Dram Queen being made a Master of the Quaich appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/6225898/the-dram-queen-small-business-focus-speyside/ The Dram Queen aims to demystify Scotch whisky in the heart of Speyside The post P & J features the Dram Queen appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

“More people have ascended Everest than have had the honour to be invited to be a Keeper of the Quaich.” This astonishing comment was made at the recent Banquet of the Keepers of the Quaich at Blair Castle, the international society which was established by the Scotch whisky industry to celebrate those who produce and [...] The post Summitting the Everest of Scotch whisky appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

The Dram Queen launches new Certificate Course in Sensory Appreciation from the Edinburgh Whisky Academy. Whisky enthusiasts and industry professionals are set to benefit from in-person access to an exciting and unique education offer in sensory appreciation. As the only Approved Course Provider for the Edinburgh Whisky Academy courses in Scotland I can now offer [...] The post Do you have a thirst for knowledge? appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

I am delighted to have joined the Edinburgh Whisky Academy’s list of Approved Course Providers as an Educator. I can offer a number of courses with the Certificate in Scotch Whisky the most popular. It consists of eight engaging modules which are designed to give the candidate an independent, in-depth understanding of Scotch Whisky . [...] The post Edinburgh Whisky Academy appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

As we enjoy the changing colours of the autumn foliage here in Speyside it is interesting to reflect that the colour of the whisky can give clues about its age and the type of cask used for its maturation. New-make spirit is colourless like water when it comes off the still. Whisky matured in American [...] The post The colours of Speyside appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

Dinner with the Dram Queens: Martine Nouet, the Queen of the Stills, and I will host an evening at the Dowans Hotel. Filled with wonderful conversation as well a four-course whisky and food pairing menu created by the team at the hotel.  https://tickets.spiritofspeyside.com/event/959:2467/959:6705/ "Here at the Dowans, we have been pairing food successfully with whisky [...] The post Food at the Festival; Dinner [and lunch] with the Dram Queens appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

Smugglers’ trails, the river Spey and the railways were all important to the success of Speyside’s single malts. Join me to discover more about these themes during tutored tastings which bring each to life with a selection of drams which illustrate the rich variety of whiskies from Speyside. During these talks and tutored tastings I [...] The post The Dram Queen’s tastings at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more

Inspired by the style of Speyside’s rich selection of single malts I have created my own unique Blended Malt Scotch whisky. The legal definition of a Blended Malt means it could contain just two single malts or it could have some whisky from every distillery in Scotland! I decided to limit my selection to single [...] The post My Unique Blended Malt appeared first on Dram Queen ..read more