Recipe Management

Webinar Recording

Recipe Management

In this webinar, Hayley McMinn explores how DRAMS 5 brings structure, control and flexibility to blend recipe management for maturing spirits producers. The session looks at how clearly defined rules for spirit type, age, cask or barrel type, and finishing periods help ensure each blend is produced consistently and meets its intended profile. Hayley also explains how effective-dated recipes and approved alternative components give blending and production teams the agility to keep operations moving when stock availability changes.

She then demonstrates how Blend Recipe Maintenance and Blend Request in DRAMS 5 work together in practice — from building simple and complex recipes, through to manually selecting stock that matches the defined criteria, taking account of expected maturation losses, and applying tolerances to avoid over- or under-selecting casks. The webinar also highlights the blend analysis, cost and audit reports that provide instant visibility of costs, variances and recipe changes, supporting better planning, compliance and traceability.

This webinar is a must-watch for distillery, blending and operations teams who want to modernise their blending processes, reduce manual effort and gain confidence that every blend is backed by robust recipes, accurate stock selection and clear financial insight.

This session was originally delivered live on Wednesday, 19th November 2025, by DRAMS Product Manager, Hayley McMinn.