Cocktails

Welcome to our cocktail hub where you can try cocktail recipes, read features and origin stories about cocktails, and read our amazing reviews and blog posts that discuss all manner of mixology!   Why not visit our cocktail hub here?
Sweet Red Maraschino Cherries in Sticky SyrupHow To Make Your Own Maraschino Cherries

Maraschino cherries are an essential cocktail ingredient. But they also have a bad reputation. Cocktail sabotage by these lurid, oversweet, radioactive-looking, vaguely cherry-flavoured impostors has occurred for decades. But the…

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The Martini Cocktail is drunk all year round, but our Drinks Calendar tells you when Martini Day isTop 10 Gins for the Ultimate Martini

Here’s our Top 10 Gins for the ultimate Martini. Purchase by clicking on the links in the product’s name. Got any suggestions? Leave them in the comments below.  There’s an…

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Shop St. Patricks 2025 whiskey at Master of MaltMinimalist Cocktails: Why Three Ingredients Are All Whisky Needs

Minimalist cocktails are not a new thing. Most early cocktails were pretty simple.  “How do we make this cheap swill palatable? Throw in some sugar and citrus”.  Some things never…

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The Rise of Savoury & Spicy Whisky CocktailsThe Rise of Savoury & Spicy Whisky Cocktails

Sweet drinks, step aside. Savoury whisky cocktails and spicy whisky cocktails are in vogue now.  According to the Hospitality Insights 2025 cocktail forecast, anyway. It claims that the sweet and…

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Simple Christmas Cocktails for your Christmas PartySimple Christmas Cocktails for your Christmas Party

Simple Christmas cocktails can save a party faster than a fresh ice top-up. Or someone smashing that acoustic guitar that one idiot pulled out to play like they’re John Belushi…

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Use Baileys to make a chocolate Martini this ChristmasWhat can I make with Baileys this Christmas?

Some drinks are Christmas drinks. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them all year round, but they seem to come into their own amongst the tinsel and tidings of joy. …

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Bring Back The SnowballBring Back The Snowball

The Snowball. A simple, sweet cocktail, born of a combo of advocaat and lemonade that was, for a time, a symbol of Christmas. At least in the UK. Now it’s…

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The SirDavis Espresso Martini Beyoncé wants you to makeThe SirDavis Espresso Martini Beyoncé Wants You To Make

If Beyoncé personally invited you to pop over for a drink, you’d probably say yes. And what should she be pouring? Not a flat white. Not a dusty G&T. Nope….

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A bottle of Port Charlotte 10 Year Old surrounded by Christmas decorations and an eggnog. The Best Whisky Eggnog, according to Master of Malt in 2025.The Best Whisky Eggnog Recipe (With a Peaty Twist)

This is the best eggnog recipe you will find this Christmas. Because you are whisky lovers. And so are we. And this is a whisky eggnog recipe. With a peaty…

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A man sprinkles a garnish on The Sweet & Nutty Affogato, a whisky cocktail from Johnnie WalkerNutty and Spiced Whisky Cocktail Recipes

Whisky contains a world of flavour within. Two of the most prominent elements are baking or winter spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice) and nuttiness. You can bring both to the…

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The Batanga Cocktail with Los Siete Misterios Doba-YejTop 5 Halloween Cocktail Recipes

These are our picks for the top 5 Halloween cocktail recipes in 2025. Serve that raise spirits, literally. If there’s ever a time to get a little theatrical with your…

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Retro whisky cocktails are back. Here’s how to make them rightRetro Whisky Cocktails Are Back. Here’s How To Make Them Right

Retro whisky cocktails are back. I’m sure for some of you, they never went away. Maybe you have a soft spot for disco-era drinks. Back in the 70s and 80s,…

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Cut Your Wolf Loose: The joy of finding a great new whisky barCut Your Wolf Loose: The Joy of Finding a Great New Whisky Bar

Brighton isn’t short of characterful bars, but there’s one spot that whisky fans have been hyping for years: Cut Your Wolf Loose (CYWL). After far too many recommendations and missed…

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Pina ColadaWhat is the Drink of the Summer™?

Every year, without fail, this industry of ours asks itself the same question: What is the Drink of the Summer™?  And every year, without fail, scores of writers, bartenders, lifestyle publications,…

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Coole Swan is a fine Irish Cream LiqueurWhy We Love Baby Guinness

Before I became a writer for Master of Malt, I was a bartender at a pub in Maidstone. We didn’t have Baby Guinness on the menu. That didn’t stop us…

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Tasting the Silver Seventeen at the Connaught BarAmerican Whiskey Cocktails for Summer

Find top recipes for American whiskey cocktails for summer here. Click the links on the product names to purchase.  London’s famous Connaught Bar at the historic Connaught Hotel is serving…

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