How to Use dram in a Sentence

dram

noun
  • While all that’s going on, Brian takes a dram with his father and talks about his future within the family.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For those so inclined, Devil’s Place also has a cigar room in which customers can enjoy a smoke alongside their dram.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Rare drams can be had, including many that were bottled exclusively for Devil’s Place.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There were formal dinners and historic tours, a distillery per day pouring drams by the handful, and endless stretches of spectacular vistas.
    Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Communal dinners, games of pool, and drams of rare whiskies will be served in the Long House—Kilchoan’s version of Dunton’s saloon, which is still under construction during my stay.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This is still a relatively young whisky at five years old, but that time maturing in sherry and bourbon barrels gives it depth beyond its years—and at almost 64 percent ABV, there’s a bit of heft to this dram.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In 2017, a customer paid CHF9,999 for a single dram of whiskey purported to be The Macallan from 1878.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The menu features Scottish cuisine made from local ingredients, like scallops collected by one of the distillery’s stillmen, local venison, and vegetables grown on the island, while a whisky trolley patrols the dining room offering a range of drams each night.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Many establishments may also be unaware that their dram shop coverage does not cover on-premises THC consumption, creating significant liability exposure.
    Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Or take a literal shot of reality with a wee dram in the tasting room at Talisker Distillery, followed by a gourmet dinner from the Welsh chef who owns the charming Hame Hotel with his Polish partner and their adorable Aussie dog.
    Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Climate-positive, organic and sustainable drams are in force at smaller independents like Arbikie, Kilchoman, Nc’Nean and Raasay, while surging investment and hype in the country’s returning ghost distilleries, like Rosebank, Port Ellen and Brora, are remedying the past.
    Mike MacEacheran, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2025

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