DRAMS 5 Migration Guide

DRAMS Webinar: Beyond the Angels Share

Join the DRAMS Webinar as we explore how producers can improve their understanding, visibility and reporting of operational and maturation loss.

DRAMS Brochure

Download the DRAMS brochure to learn how our software can help to manage bulk spirit inventory and improve traceability as you scale.

Webinar: DRAMS Sampling

Discover how DRAMS digitises sampling workflows for distilleries. Improve traceability, capture analysis data accurately, and streamline sampling operations.

Webinar: Strategies for Efficient Warehouse Operations

Discover how warehouse strategies turn cask inventory data into actionable insight. Improve space utilisation, efficiency, and future performance.

Behind DRAMS: Q&A with Our Principal Architect

Discover how DRAMS Software designs scalable architecture for the spirits industry. William Sellick, our Principal Architect, discusses AI, inventory management, and the future of data-driven distillery operations.

Webinar: Turning Distillery Data into Actionable Insight

Discover how Business Intelligence turns operational data into actionable insight for spirit producers. Improve reporting, performance, and decision-making.

Radico Khaitan: Modernising Cask Management in India

Radico Khaitan modernised its whisky warehousing by implementing DRAMS, replacing manual processes with a scalable, purpose-built system that improves accuracy, productivity, and supports growth across multiple sites.

Meet the Team at WDSC 2026 

Meet the DRAMS team at the World Distilled Spirits Conference 2026 in Edinburgh and explore the latest evolution of our DRAMS 5 inventory management platform.

Employee Q&A: Haley Jardine – Implementation Consultant

Meet Haley Jardine, Implementation Consultant at DRAMS, as she shares her background in customer-facing tech roles, what drew her to DRAMS, and her insights on successful system implementations in the whisky and spirits industry.

Webinar: Recipe Management

Discover how to streamline blend requests and recipe management in our DRAMS 5 webinar. Learn to reduce errors, optimise stock, and maintain consistency.

International Beverage Transforms Cask Management

Discover how International Beverage improved warehouse productivity and accuracy by implementing DRAMS Scan, streamlining cask movements and reducing manual paperwork.

DRAMS Fully Managed Hosting Service

Download our brochure to learn how DRAMS can manage all your hosting requirements in a secure environment and reduce infrastructure costs.  

DRAMS 5 in Under 5: Warehouse Explorer

Discover how DRAMS 5 Warehouse Explorer helps distilleries assess and optimise warehouse capacity with visual layouts, vacuity forecasting, and rack-level insight – all in under five minutes.

Drambond: Future-Proofing Bonded Warehouse Operations

Discover how Drambond, a new third-party maturation warehouse, used DRAMS to manage bonded storage, track casks for multiple clients, and ensure HMRC compliance from day one.

DRAMS 5 in Under 5: Stock Enquiry and Parcel History

Watch this short DRAMS 5 demo to see how Stock Enquiry makes it easy to search, filter, and trace maturing spirit inventory — with instant access to detailed, cask-level data.

Trade Tariffs and the Barrel Bottleneck

Rising barrel costs and global tariffs are pressuring aged spirits producers. Explore how wood management is key to navigating the 2025 industry shake-up.

Supporting Drambond’s Launch as a Bonded Warehouse Operator

Discover how Drambond, a new third-party maturation warehouse, used DRAMS to manage bonded storage, track casks for multiple clients, and ensure HMRC compliance from day one.

Barrel Farm: Supporting Bourbon Growth with DRAMS

Barrel Farm LLC chooses DRAMS to streamline bulk bourbon barrel tracking, automate TTB reporting, and support growth across its 100-acre site in Kentucky.

Interactive Webinar on Wood Management

Discover how to reduce waste and improve cask utilisation in this DRAMS webinar. Explore solutions for tracking the full cask lifecycle, managing costs, and ensuring wood quality.

Exploring India’s Growing Whisky Market

DRAMS Implementation Consultant, Ashley Graham and Product Manager Hayley McMinn visited the Rampur distillery to deliver training and go-live support for Radico Khaitan. The project marks an exciting step in the continued expansion of DRAMS in India and across the global spirits markets.

What’s New in DRAMS 5?

Discover DRAMS 5 — the next evolution in mature spirits inventory management. With a smarter web-based platform, enhanced reporting, real-time notifications, and intuitive navigation, DRAMS 5 empowers spirits producers to manage operations with greater efficiency, control, and insight.

Journey to DRAMS 5

From punch-card beginnings to our newest DRAMS 5 iteration, discover how our 50-year evolution in spirits inventory management is assisting distillery operations with a powerful, modern solution.

Webinar: Intro to DRAMS 5

Join our live webinar to explore DRAMS 5 – the latest version of our warehouse and inventory management solution for distilleries and spirits producers. Discover new features, improved visibility, and smarter tools for managing your spirit operations.

Webinar: Intro to DRAMS 5

Join our live webinar to explore DRAMS 5 – the latest version of our warehouse and inventory management solution for distilleries and spirits producers. Discover new features, improved visibility, and smarter tools for managing your spirit operations.

DRAMS: Maturing Spirits Inventory Management Software

DRAMS offers specialised solutions for maturing spirits inventory management, combining over 50 years of industry experience with tailored software, expert consultancy, and ongoing support. From small distillers to global brands, DRAMS streamlines operations, ensures compliance, and drives growth, while fostering a collaborative community of distillery professionals through user group events and customer-driven innovation.

Employee Q&A: Niall Robertson – Senior Customer Care Analyst

As part of our 50th Anniversary spotlight series, learn about Niall Robertson’s 13-year journey at DRAMS as one of our Senior Customer Care Analysts. Learn how his expertise helps our customers succeed.

Employee Q&A: Douglas Harvie, Senior Software Developer

As part of our 50th Anniversary spotlight series, discover the story of Douglas Harvie, the Senior Software Developer at DRAMS. With over 20 years of experience, Douglas has played a pivotal role in our evolution.

Employee Q&A: Patricia Simpson, Customer Care

As part of our 50th Anniversary spotlight series, explore Patricia Simpson’s journey with DRAMS. Learn how her dedication to customer care supports our clients globally, driving success and innovation.

Employee Q&A: William Sellick – Software Development Manager

As part of our 50th Anniversary spotlight series, meet William Sellick – DRAMS’ Development Manager, whose passion for whisky and innovation drives our future.

Employee Q&A: Christina Weston – Customer Care Manager

Celebrate 50 years of DRAMS with an inspiring spotlight on Christina Weston, who has been part of our journey for 42 years. Discover her story of growth, dedication, and customer focus that embodies the spirit of DRAMS.

Celebrating 50 Years of DRAMS

As DRAMS marks its 50th year, our Managing Director – Brendan Flood, has penned an open letter to celebrate not only the milestone but the entire journey which has shaped our organisation.

Beyond Software: The DRAMS User Group Community

Discover the power of community at DRAMS User Group events, where distillery professionals connect, share knowledge, and influence the future of mature spirits production. Learn how these gatherings foster collaboration, provide valuable insights, and offer lasting professional connections. Join the DRAMS network today and be part of a community dedicated to innovation and success.

Webinar: Business Intelligence for Warehousing

Access an exclusive 20 minute webinar recording exploring the transformative role of Business Intelligence in the spirits industry. Discover strategies for aligning production, sales, and marketing, uncovering growth opportunities, and overcoming traditional reporting challenges. Originally hosted live in November 2024.

Overcoming Challenges in Tequila Production Planning

Navigating the complexities of the agave boom and bust cycle can be a challenge. Learn how the DRAMS Long-Term Planning system can play a supporting role under these circumstances.

Long-Term Inventory Planning for Bourbon

Explore the rapid growth of the Bourbon industry and the crucial role of long-term inventory planning in meeting rising demand. Discover how advanced solutions like DRAMS Long-Term Planning revolutionise spirit inventory management, optimising operations and driving sustained growth for distilleries.

Features to Look for in a Distillery Management Solution

Selecting the right distillery management solution is crucial for efficiency, compliance, and profitability. Learn what features you should expect your chosen solution to offer you to operate to the highest standard.

Webinar Recording: Best Practices for Implementing Barrel Scanning

Access an exclusive 40 minute webinar recording that delves into the best practice of implementing Barrel Scanning software. Originally hosted live in April 2023.

Webinar Recording: Long-Term Inventory Planning

Access an exclusive 40+ minute webinar recording that delves into the complexities of spirit inventory planning. The session covers key challenges faced by the industry, including improving collaboration between sales, marketing, and spirit supply, managing inventory constraints, and enhancing forecast accuracy. Originally hosted live in October 2024.

DRAMS Long-Term Planning Brochure

Download the DRAMS Long-Term Planning Brochure now and equip your team with the tools they need to make strategic decisions that will drive your business forward and join the ranks of successful spirit producers who trust DRAMS for their long-term planning needs.

DRAMS Wood Management Use Case

In this Use Case we explore how a fictional distillery utilised DRAMS Wood Management to cut their annual cask purchase budget by 15%.

DRAMS ERP Integration Process

At DRAMS, we understand the critical importance of seamless integration with your ERP systems. Download our brochure to learn more about how DRAMS enables you to have a smooth integration of our software alongside your current ERP solution.

Core DRAMS Product Guide

Download our core product guide to discover how DRAMS can streamline your operations, enhance compliance, and drive efficiency.

FAQ’s – The Basics of Distillery Management Software

Navigating distillery management software can be daunting. Learn how this specialised system benefits spirit producers by optimising operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and improving batch quality.

DRAMS Services Brochure

Understand the various additional training courses available with DRAMS by downloading our Services Brochure.

DRAMS BI – Rejected Barrels

Take a look at a situational use case relating to rejected barrels and how DRAMS’ BI module can play a more informative role in the matter.

DRAMS BI – Forecasting Future Spirit Production

Take a look at a situational use case relating to future spirit demand and how DRAMS’ BI module can help address this issue.

DRAMS BI – Lost Inventory

Take a look at a situational use case relating to lost inventory and how DRAMS’ BI module can provide a real-time view to resolve the problem.

DRAMS BI – Missing Finishing Casks

Take a look at a situational use case relating to lack of finishing casks and how DRAMS’ BI module can help prevent this issue.

DRAMS Product Brochure

For a complete guide on what DRAMS offers and the benefits we can provide to your barrel inventory management, download our Product Brochure.

DRAMS Business Intelligence Product Guide

For a more information into how you could boost operational efficiency and discover growth opportunities with DRAMS BI, download our comprehensive product guide.

Tequila’s Transformation to Premium Spirit

Tequila has undergone a remarkable transformation in redefining its image in recent years. One contributing factor to this growth is a seismic shift towards premiumisation.

Wood Management for Maturing Spirits

DRAMS Wood Management is tailored to maximise the potential of every barrel. Gain control over performance by tracking each cask’s lifecycle from receipt to retirement, including dump and fill cycles and repairs.

Navigating Change for Seamless Software Transitions

Navigating change involves transparent communication, strategic implementation, ensuring employees are engaged and supported throughout the process for optimal adoption and success.

Barrel Scanning: Overcoming Implementation Challenges

Being able to overcome challenges in implementing scanning solutions for distilleries ensures streamlined operations and enhanced product traceability in the dynamic distillery landscape.

The Awakening of Irish Whiskey

Discover the historic opening of Titanic Distillers, Belfast’s first whiskey distillery in nearly 90 years, at Thompson Dock. Explore the city’s rich whiskey heritage, the revival of iconic brands like Dunville, and the promising future of Irish whiskey production, fueled by significant investments and a growing market.

Custom ERP: Is It Worth It?

It is undeniable that an ERP system is an invaluable platform for managing the various processes which are essential to running a business. But that’s just it; an ERP handles the processes which are critical to ‘a’ business; but not the specific requirements of the matured spirits industry.

Balancing Inventory for Tomorrow’s Forecast

Meeting the demand of today and seizing the opportunities of tomorrow is a significant challenge given the inbuilt delay in spirit production process caused by that most vital element of the process; barrel maturation

Benefits of Barrel Scanning

Distilleries are embracing technology to enhance efficiency and streamline operations. Barrel Scanning solutions are one such technology solution which is growing in popularity, simplifying barrel management processes whilst allowing for greater flexibility and accuracy.

Managing the Angels’ Share

As any whisky distiller knows, calculating maturation loss – the so-called angels’ share – is a delicate and complex task but fortunately, DRAMS has been designed with the ability to calculate this loss built in.

Reporting challenges using spreadsheets

In spirit production and distillery industries the versatility of the humble spreadsheets has proven invaluable when recording key distillery data either as a sole solution or in conjunction with another system. Yet despite the undeniable value they provide, they are not without their flaws.

Video: DRAMS Scan – Revolutionising Cask Management

DRAMS Scan: a cask scanning module for the DRAMS distillery management system that dramatically simplifies the process of recording cask locations and movements. DRAMS Scan can vastly improve your warehouse management with an integrated barcoding system.

Introducing DRAMS Service Delivery Manager

Meet Frank McNeil, DRAMS’ new Service Delivery Manager. In this Q&A, Frank shares insights about his experience so far, plans for the Professional Services team, and his approach to enhancing customer relationships. Learn more about his role and the team’s commitment to delivering exceptional service.

A Decade of Growth for Irish Whiskey

2010-2020 has been a decade of growth and revival for the Irish whiskey industry, but it hasn’t been without its challenges.

10 Million Barrels of Bourbon Ageing in Kentucky

95% of the world’s supply of bourbon originates in Kentucky, and as of 2021, the number of bourbon barrels currently ageing in distillery warehouses across the state surpassed 10 million.

ERP alone is not enough!

ERP systems of course have their place, but they are no substitute for a specialised bulk inventory and distillery warehouse management solution.

DRAMS Print Label Printing: Available Now!

We are delighted to formally release our new DRAMSPrint module, which offers barcode label printing directly from within the DRAMS system.

How Distillers Responded to COVID-19

It is undeniable that the first few months of 2020 have been bleak, however, the quick reactions of distilleries around the globe are a positive light in these dark times.

Using DRAMS to Support the Production of Denatured Spirit

Learn more about how our Customer Care team have been working with customers to adapt their installation to support the production of Denatured Spirit.

The DRAMS Guide to Cask Scanning and Labelling

If you are looking into which cask scanning and labelling system (barcodes, QR codes or RFID) best suits your needs then this guide to cask scanning and labelling will point you in the right direction.

Key Question: How to manage spirit recipes and ingredients

In this Key Question we look at how to manage spirit recipes and ingredients in order to consistently meet targets that are in line with long-term production plans.

Key Question: How to manage distillery cask movements

In this Key Question we look at how managers can manage distillery cask movements efficiently and effectively in order to run effective and profitable businesses.

Introducing DRAMS Business Intelligence

Bringing advanced analytics and real-time reporting to the distillery industry, we’re launching DRAMS Business Intelligence. The DRAMS BI module is a new report writing and dashboarding tool which integrates directly with the DRAMS system.

Introducing DRAMS New Product Manager

Introducing Hayley McMinn, the new DRAMS Product Manager. Recently promoted from within the DRAMS team, Hayley has a clear vision for the future of the DRAMS system and the ongoing development of our product range. Having settled into her new role, Hayley shares some details of her experiences with the company, along with her views on the direction of the DRAMS product range in a Q&A session.

Long-term planning in the distillery industry

In this article we summarise the challenges associated with long-term planning in the distillery industry, and explain technology’s role in helping to meet them.

The hidden costs of in-house developed distillery systems

It may seem counter intuitive but in-house developed maturing stock management systems are often more expensive than those bought from a 3rd party. In this article, we explain why that might be the case.

The DRAMS Solution Sheet

The DRAMS Solution Sheet is where you will find many of the features and benefits of using the DRAMS software system. System features looks at how DRAMS is used for warehouse management, blending and reporting for regulatory compliance.

5 Questions for Cask Scanning Suppliers

Cask scanning is a hot topic right now, but there are many ways to approach it. The answer you hear to these questions may help you find the right cask scanning supplier.

The DRAMS Guide to Cask Scanner Hardware

If you are considering implementing a cask scanning solution, you may be wondering about the type of cask scanner to adopt. In this guide we discuss the different options available to you, and outline which we feel are best suited for a cask scanning operation.

The Modern Master Blender

Brendan Flood, Director of Distillery Systems at DRAMS, explores the changing role of master blenders in today’s competitive market

Key Question: How to keep track of distillery stocks

In order for producers of spirits to consistently produce high-quality spirits, managers must be able to track distillery stocks and effectively handle the holding of all cased stock from its initial filling or receipt until it is removed from the warehouse or distillery site.

Gamification: A growing trend in warehousing industries

Automation and AI are undeniably driving results in warehousing and logistics. But how do you improve productivity without breaking the bank?

The Innovation Myth

Key Question: How to find the right software supplier

Is RFID the future for distillery barrel management?

DRAMS Scan Solution Sheet

An interview at Inver House

Wild Turkey Case Study

North British Distillery Case Study

John Dewar and Sons Case Study

Introducing Gillian, DRAMS Implementation Consultant

Ron Welsh on Long Term Planning – DRAMS

Innovation: The More the Merrier

Farewell to Graham Waddell, Whyte & Mackay

Farewell to Graham Waddell, Whyte & Mackay

Interview with Alistair Paton, Tomatin Distillery

Future proofing innovation in distillery software

Creeping towards a technology cliff

An Interview with… Ron Welsh, SGS

Discover how master blender Ron Welsh uses DRAMS to analyse maturing spirit inventory, plan future blends and support long-term whisky production.

Innovation Live! The DRAMS Ideas Factory

2019 DRAMS User Group

Our 2019 DRAMS User Group will take place in Glasgow on 6th June. Huge thanks to Whyte & Mackay for generously offering to host this event.