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Celebrate the twelve days of Christmas with this twelve dram advent calendar from Drinks by the Dram, hidden behind each window is a wax sealed 30ml dram, waiting to be enjoyed.

The First Light is the first Single Malt release from 1919 Distilling in Auckland. It has been fully matured in first fill ex Tennessee Whiskey casks resulting in a delicate and creamy single malt whisky, with notes of green apples and tropical fruits.

The Goleta from 1919 distilling has been primarily matured in American Oak Barrels, with a secondary maturation in Spanish ex Pedro Ximinez Casks. Goleta is the Spanish word for schooner, the type of ship which transported Sherry from Spain.

There are notes of sultanas, dried fruits, rich chocolate, and a long satisfying finish.

This special limited-edition Advent Calendar holds a eclectic selection of 25 hand-filled, wax-sealed 30ml bottles. Over the course of this pack, you will journey around Scotland, exploring the great breadth and depth of what Scotch whisky has to offer, one glass and one day at a time.

The Quaich is a traditional two handled drinking vessel hailing from the Highlands of Scotland.

Known as the 'cup of friendship,' Quaiches are an important part of weddings and family gatherings alike. The whisky is poured into the vessel and shared amongst friends and family.

This example is three inches in diameter and is hand made from pewter by Edwin Blyde of Sheffield.

Part of Signatory's all new 'Small Batch' series, this expression of Aberfeldy has been selected from a range of ex Oloroso sherry casks. There is a lovely combination of both light and dark fruits, with notes of peaches as well as sultanas, cherries and vibrant red fruits. This fruitiness is balanced with notes of cedar wood, cocoa powder and hints of waxiness.

A classic Speyside dram, Aberlour 12 is a vatting of ex-Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks. It carries notes of dried fruit (juicy raisins and sultanas) and vanilla toffee, leading into a slightly spicy and lingering finish. A very worthwhile replacement to the 10 years old.

This 14 year old release from Aberlour Distillery has been maturing in American oak casks and Sherry oak casks. There are initial notes of sweet vanilla and honey are found on the nose which develops into ripe cherries and creamy milk chocolate. The palate has notes of creamy caramel which complements deep notes of blackberry and blackcurrant jam with gentle ginger notes. The finish is long and sweet.

Aberlour a'bunadh is a natural cask strength single malt whisky. Taken directly from specially selected sherry casks it is bottled as simply as possible without the use of modern filtering methods or the addition of water. This is a dark, strong mega-sherried Aberlour a'bunadh, matured exclusively in Spanish casks that formerly were home to Oloroso sherry. This is one of the best-value cask strength whiskies available.

Made in collaboration with 'Adelphi Fine Chocolate' who are based in the heart of Christchurch city, these decadent Whisky Salted Caramels are the ultimate whisky gift. Under the hard dark chocolate shell there is an oozy, and very delectable, salted caramel filling that has a generous slug of Adelphi Scotch whisky added to it. Adelphi Fine Chocolate use only organic and fair trade chocolate and all the packaging can be recycled or composted. Produced in an environment that processes nuts, soy, sesame and gluten. Please note that despite our very best efforts and care, we cannot guarantee these will remain intact during shipping. This box contains 7 chocolates.

Adelphi's Private stock is a blend of whiskies selected by one of Scotland's most famed independent bottlers. This is a smooth dram with plenty of honeyed sweetness from Spey and Highland malts, a touch of sea-side maritime notes from a coastal distillery and a gentle peat-fire smokyness in the background. A very traditional and old-fashioned flavoured blend that belongs in any whisky drinker's cupboard.

Taking its name from the character in Rudyard Kipling's novel The Jungle Book. The Amrut Bagheera comprises of sherry cask matured whisky which is comprised of un peated whisky and a small amount of peated whisky. It is vibrant and fruity with notes of dried fruits and peaches, underpinned with hints of citrus vanilla and toffee 

This multi award winning expession from Amrut Distillery gets its name from the fact it uses barley from two locations - India and Scotland. The Scottish barley is peated, which combines with the local barley to produce a dram with gentle peat characteristics, rich oak flavours with a long and lingering finish.

Amrut Single Malt Whisky is distilled with barley grown in the north west of India and with water flowing from the Himalayas before ageing in new American oak and ex Bourbon barrels.

Kadhambam is a word meaning combination or mixture - this whisky comes from a vatting of peated whisky from ex-Oloroso sherry casks then matured further in ex-brandy and ex-rum casks. The conditions at the distillery offer a rapid maturation, this single malt is distinctly tropical, with citrus, candied fruit and a gentle peat smoke flavour.

Initially matured in ex Bourbon barrels, Amrut's Spectrum is then re racked into a unique cask comprising of four types of oak. American oak with level three charring, lightly toasted French Oak, ex Oloroso and ex Px Staves. The result is a complex, well rounded dram that both engrosses and delights.

Amrut Triparva is the first Indian triple distilled Single Malt Whisky to be marketed to the world. The third distillation smooths the spirit further, resulting in a delightfull smooth and well rounded single malt, leaving a lasting impression.

anCnoc, from the Knockdhu distillery remains one of our favourite single malts from Scotland. It is light and smooth with a surprising depth of flavour. On the nose you get fruity floral notes with some lemon, honey and vanilla creme brulee. The palate is full and sweet, with a good body (mouthfeel) and lingering on a delicate spice and vanilla/fruity flavour.

This expression from Duncan Taylor, was distilled at an unknown iconic Speyside distillery, and aged for 12 years on oak, with a nine month finish in a single Octave, yielding just 89 bottles. It has been presented at cask strength (54.2%) and offers sweet sherry notes, candied sweets, sticky honey and powdered doughnuts alongside spritzes of pink grapefruit.

Founded in 1830 in the Lowland's of Scotland, Annandale distillery remained operational until its closure in 1918. Used as a farm up until 2007, and after nearly 7 years of work, was re-opened in 2014. This release comes from a single cask distilled in 2016 from unpeated barley, and was matured in an ex-sherry butt. A classic Lowland citric quality can be found to start, with preserved and freshly zested orange notes joining Christmasy dried fruit and chocolate dipped malt biscuits.  

The first independently bottled expression of Annandale we have seen since its rebirth in 2014, This seven year old example was bottled by Glasgow based bottlers North Star Spirits.  Distilled in 2015, before being laid down to mature in a single Oloroso Sherry Butt. The result is a soft mellow and rather sweet dram with elements of spun sugar, boozy fruit cake and gentle spice on the nose, followed along by notes of sticky date pudding, spicy gingerbread and wafts of freshly cracked black pepper on the palate.  The spices linger on the finish with wafts of sweet Christmas spices accompanied by sweet chewy caramel.

Distilled at Annandale distillery in 2016, using heavily peated barley. This expression was bottled in 2023 from a single ex Oloroso sherry Butt. 

The nose offers notes of treacle, sweet smoke and spiced baked apples.  The Oloroso casks have imparted a flavour of sweet spice, orange peel and heather honey.  The use of peated barley brings a sweet smoky note which lingers on the finish.

The second heavily peated expression from Annandale to arrive on our shelves, this bottling is an exciting reminder of an often forgotten style of whisky.