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Ramsay’s Dram Whisk(e)y Straight

“For the holidays, I plan on launching an e-newsletter called Stuart Ramsay’s Whisk(e)y Straight. This subscription newsletter will cover the world’s whisky culture, with reviews, interviews, distillery and distiller profiles, food, literature and travel. From the hollows of Kentucky to the glens of Scotland, and beyond!”

For more information about these two projects, please send your name, e-mail address and drinks interests to me at ramsay@easystreet.net

I have spent over 30 years writing and educating about drink and drinking culture.

My journeys have taken me to such intoxicating regions as Speyside and Islay, Kentucky and Jalisco, where I have discovered the virtues of single malt Scotch whisky, Kentucky Bourbon, artisan cocktails, craftbeer and a plethora of spirits.

In my travels to distilleries around the world and in conversations with owners, managers and workers at these stills, I realized that lasting memories and real value go beyond the quality and flavour of a well-made spirit: A perfect dram is integral to the culture of the place and the people who produce it. It is about friendship and gathering places, food and music, literature and customs. It is about what the owners and stakeholders of a dram give back to their community.

Ramsay's Dram is about the people who create great drinks and how they celebrate and enjoy these drinks.

Slainté and Cheers!

Stuart MacLean Ramsay

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