德國 Wu Dram Clan – Whisky AGE・艾雷重擊

Wu Dram Clan

• Founded by three whisky loving friends, namely Takesado from Kyoto, Boris from Munich, Sebastian from Black Forrest.
• The bottling brand was founded in 2018 and received high scores from well-known whisky commentators, this is due to the fact that all bottlings must be agreed upon by three founders.
• It bottles a wide range of liquor including whisky (single malt Scotch, single grain, bourbon, distilleries from Scandinavia), rum, cognac and armagnac.
• The name of the bottling brand, Wu Dram Clan, pays tribute to the well-known hip-hop group named Wu Tang Clan.

｜About Brand

Wu DRAM Clan is rather famous in the independent bottling world. The brands’ bottlings often receive high praise from both Whiskyfun and WhiskyNotes. For example, 91 points from Springbank 26yo 1992 from Whiskyfun; 91 points from both Whiskyfun and WhiskyNotes for the Unnamed Islay 1991; another 91 points from both Whiskyfun and WhiskyNotes for Cameronbridge 46yo 1974; high scores even for the Cognac lot 62 as well. Impressive!

｜Diverse bottlings

Wu DRAM Clan bottles just about anything and everything including Scotch malt and grain whisky, American bourbon whiskey, Scandinavian whisky, rum, cognac and armagnac.

｜Brand ethos and core values

The brand was founded in 2018 by Takesado from Kyoto, Boris from Muenich and Sebastian from Black Forrest.

｜Cask selection and the rule of 3 tongues

About who gets to decide on a cask is worth bottling, obviously it is the result of an agreement being reached between the three. All three founders think the most important thing is what’s inside the bottle! Each cask is tasted by all three before deciding whether to bottle it. Through “the three tongues rule”, they think they can minimise subpart flavour!

｜Where the name comes from

The name of the brand took inspiration from a famous US hiphop group called Wu-Tang Clan. The founders put “dram” instead of Tang as it is a word that can mean whisky. This is how our beloved independent bottler came up with their name, Wu DRAM Clan.

Wu Dram Clan｜完整介紹

1. 簡介

Wu Dram Clan 在 IB 圈的知名度頗高，平常有定時收看 Whiskyfun、WhiskyNotes 等酒評的話，對這個名字應該不陌生，畢竟他們也是經常拿高分的狠角色之一。隨便舉幾個之前發行過的例子，比方 WF 91分的 Springbank 26yo 1992、WF 91分 + WN 91分的 Unnamed Islay 1991；或是非麥芽威士忌類： WF 91分 + WN 91分的 Cameronbridge 46yo 1974、WF 90分 + WN 91分的 Cognac Lot 62……等，成績相當亮眼。

這麼說起來，他們裝瓶的類型其實相當廣。包括威士忌（蘇格蘭的麥芽與穀物、美國波本、北歐酒廠……）、蘭姆酒、干邑、雅馬邑，都有。

品牌成立於 2018，由三位不同國家而同樣都很愛酒的朋友組成：來自京都的 Takesado、來自慕尼黑的 Boris，以及來自黑森林的 Sebastian。品牌 Logo 雖然最近有改版，但不變的，就是都以他們三位的頭像為主要設計重心。在在強調，三個人無間的合作，就是品牌的核心精神。

2. Wu DRAM Clan 命名緣由

大家對他們為什麼取這個名字也相當好奇吧！

說穿了很單純，其實上一篇留言的很多酒友也猜到了，這名字就是源自相當具有影響力的美國嘻哈團體「Wu-Tang Clan」，中文翻譯為「武當幫」，也就是武當派的意思。而 WDC 把 DRAM 這個代表威士忌的字放進去，就成了我們喜愛的 IB 知名團體 – Wu DRAM Clan。

同樣的，我們決定將 Wu DRAM Clan 的中文譯名取為「武酒幫」，也是向這段來源致敬。

3. 團隊的三位成員：Takesado、Boris，和 Sebastian

Takesado
➽來自美麗的京都，Takesado 是團隊中負責日本市場的重要成員。他在威士忌領域的多年經驗，加上和日本烈酒圈的密切聯繫，在當地建立了很好的聲譽。 Takesado 對日本市場有著深刻的了解，這不僅讓他成為團隊中不可或缺的一員，也讓品牌能和注重品質的日本消費者建立起良好的溝通橋樑。

Boris
➽ 來自慕尼黑的 Boris，有著保加利亞血統，對威士忌的深厚熱情驅使他累積了豐富的知識。而本著對泥煤威士忌的熱愛，他在多次前往蘇格蘭的旅行中也與專業威士忌圈建立起密切的聯繫。Boris 的文化背景與專業，使團隊更加豐富多彩，同時也在分享高複雜度的泥煤威士忌之美時，帶來了個人的成長。

Sebastian
➽ Sebastian 來自德國黑森林。靠近法國邊境的地理優勢，讓他在干邑、雅馬邑和蘭姆酒領域表現出色。每年他都會造訪這些地區，甚至前往加勒比，與當地的專家建立起密切的聯繫。他對烈酒的熱情與承諾，從葡萄園到酒杯，又或是鮮榨甘蔗的每一個環節，都展現出專業知識的典範。Sebastian 對這個領域的深刻理解，無疑是團隊的寶貴資產。

在各有專長的三位成員同心協力之下，《Wu DRAM Clan・武酒幫》的確打出了一片天。