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Adam O'Connell
Adam O'Connell has been writing for Master of Malt for over eight years now. He’s visited distilleries, wineries, and breweries across the world, reviewed a variety of whiskies, gins, rums, Tequilas, mezcals, brandies, vodkas, wines, beers, and cocktails, and contributed all kinds of words in all sorts of places, including over 1,000 articles to its award-winning online blog, The Whisk(e)y Wash, and many of the handy guides you might have enjoyed. He’s even jammed with Kiefer Sutherland AND dined with Ainsley Harriott. Not at the same time.
A 7-year-old Glen Scotia: The Best Scotch in the World?Is the World’s Best Scotch really a seven-year-old Glen Scotia? Well, Glen Scotia Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026 Release has been named Scotch Whisky Taste Master at The Scotch Whisky Masters…
10 Trend-Setting Whiskies You Need to TryTrying to identify the next trend-setting whiskies is a long game. While each year is finally The Year Of rum, Cognac, mezcal… whisky trends develop over time, much like the…
20 Very Famous Whisky DrinkersThese are 20 of the most famous whisky drinkers. But if your favourite whisky drinking celebrity isn’t here, let us know in the comments below. You probably know lots of…
Bruichladdich Greener Still: By Name, and By NatureBruichladdich continues to roll out the anniversary presents with Bruichladdich Greener Still. The 15-year-old single malt Scotch whisky was created to mark 25 years since the Hebridean distillery’s resurrection, joining…
Meet Wylye Distillery: The English Whisky You Don’t Know, But Soon WillFor the past three years, Sam Barber has spent his working week at Wylye Distillery making whisky. Not gin or vodka while the spirit matures. There’s no cask ownership scheme….
Kythe Distillery Has Begun DistillingSome welcome news hit our inbox today: Kythe Distillery officially began making whisky on 2 July 2026. The newsletter records this emotional milestone as arriving after a long and “meticulous…
Our Whisky Championships 2026 Is Here!UPDATE: We have a champion! Congratulations to Bruichladdich, who have won the Whisky Championships 2026! To celebrate its victory, we have an exclusive Master of Malt single malt for you…
Top 10: Best New Releases in JulyThere were so many fine new releases in July it was actually quite difficult to narrow down just 10. Tormore was a big one, but we covered that on this…
Mango Bay Rum: Daddy Rack, a Mauritian First and the Art of Never Standing StillI was drinking Mango Bay Rum recently. It’s from Mauritius and comprises molasses rums aged for at least three and five years respectively in oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks,…
Here We Go Again: Can Reactory Really Mature Spirits in 72 Hours?A New Zealand company called Reactory says it can create decades of flavour in days, using a fraction of the oak, space, and money required by traditional maturation. Here we…
Taking Tormore into the Spotlight: Light and Fruity Does ItThe first-ever official permanent line-up from Tormore is here! Limited editions Blueprint and Legacy in 2025 gave us a hint of what was to come. Now the Speyside distillery is…
Tamnavulin at 60: The Single Malt People Actually DrinkTamnavulin is the UK’s fastest growing single malt whisky. It’s the second biggest in the UK off-trade (supermarkets), behind Jura, and the number one single malt in Sweden. In 2022…
Darkness Whisky Returns with 10 New Limited Edition BottlingsDarkness Whisky is back, bringing with it 10 (ten!) new limited edition Scotch whiskies and a tasting set containing the entire collection. The independent bottler has built its reputation on…
Toast The Odyssey with New Collection From Berry BrosHave you ever had a dram of whisky at the cinema? It’s a thing of beauty. A great picture deserves a great pairing, after all. The Odyssey arrives to the…
The Master of Malt Mystery Drop Returns!You all loved Master of Malt’s Mystery Drop the first time. But many missed out. Here’s your opportunity to correct that. Or to roll the dice again if you enjoyed…
Zacal Mezcal: Beyond OaxacaZacal is a mezcal brand founded by four friends, Phil Clayton, Ian McCaig, Cri Osborne and Andrew Maidment, in partnership with third-generation mezcalero Milton Román Ochoa Corona. Two bottlings have…
