Tasting flights
A flight is the fastest way to learn something about whisky without committing to a full measure of anything. 25 millilitre pours, tasted in a set order, with the reasoning explained as you go.
Built from the dram list
Each flight is assembled from the whiskies on our dram list, and only published when three complete records satisfy its idea. Every glass carries the reason it is there.
3 drams · 75ml total
Three Speyside single malts from three different distilleries, so the region's house character can be compared rather than described.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
Three Highland single malts from three different distilleries — the largest and least uniform of the Scotch regions.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
Three whiskies whose governed maturation records name a sherry cask, so the cask's contribution can be separated from the spirit's.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
Three Islay single malts from three different distilleries, tasted to show how differently one island can be interpreted.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
Three peated whiskies, each one carrying governed peat evidence on its own record rather than a reputation for smoke.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
Three whiskies from three different countries of origin, each fact taken from its own governed record.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
Three whiskies bottled at 55% ABV or above, poured to show what strength adds — and what a little water gives back.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
Three whiskies of eighteen years or more, each carrying a governed age statement, tasted to see what long maturation actually does.
Poured in this order
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3 drams · 75ml total
One distillery, three age statements. Holding the distillery constant is the point: everything that changes between the glasses comes from maturation.
Poured in this order
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How they work
Flights are poured to order and take a few minutes to set up properly. No booking needed unless you are a group of five or more.
Each flight is arranged deliberately — by strength or by stated age. Going out of order is allowed, but you will taste less in the earlier glasses.
If a flight cannot be filled from the whiskies we hold, we do not show it at all rather than swapping in something that changes the idea. Ask at the bar and we will suggest a dram instead.
Both come with every flight, at no cost and with no comment. Reducing a cask-strength whisky with a little water is normal practice, not a compromise.
Serves a total of 75ml. Over 18s only; we operate Challenge 25. Guidance at drinkaware.co.uk (opens in a new tab).
Prefer to choose your own three? Explore the dram list and build a tasting list to bring to the bar.
