Tiny Drams

Looking over our whisky collection tonight, Liz came across a few small bottles – remnants of our trip to Scotland, back in 2021.

We had a small dram from Cardhu, as well as one from Bunnahabhain.

I think I’ve told this story a few times by now: my initial understanding of a “Driver’s Dram” was completely incorrect – and idiotic. When going to distilleries and attending tastings, for those participants who are drivers… the distilleries bottle up their whisky into take-away bottles, named “Driver’s drams.”

It didn’t quite click in my brain that this process was designed for the driver to consume them later, after everyone had gotten home and… you know… no longer driving.

To me, a “Driver’s Dram” meant that anyone who was a driver would just get smaller portions during the tasting. Because… they were driving.

I still laugh when I think about this misunderstanding of mine. I guess I like whisky enough that my brain did enough acrobatics to make the definition of “Driver’s Dram” fit what I wanted it to be.

Though it’s been a few years, we finished off these (tiny) bottles. If you haven’t seen the photos/posts from Scotland, I highly encourage you to go browse around. Lots of fun stuff.

Looking forward to a return trip.

Related:
Scotland, Day 12: Cairngorms National Park, Quad Biking through Rothiemurchus Estate, Cardhu Distillery, Strathisla Distillery, the Quaich Bar, Dinner at the Copper Dog
Scotland, Day 5: Bunnahabhain Distillery, Lagavulin Distillery, Dinner at Islay House