What do whisky lovers want for Christmas? That’s a question we can answer, not just because we’re the best whisky shop in the world but because we too are whisky…
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Author: Adam O'Connell
Adam O'Connell has been writing for Master of Malt for over seven 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 900 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.
Alright, so we’ve told you what we love for Christmas. Please consult our What whisky lovers want for Christmas blog for all the top tips. It’s very useful. But so…
A most merry of Christmases awaits the lucky winner of our new competition. Ever wanted to see a Scotch whisky distillery? Well, here’s your chance. The folks at Aberfeldy Distillery…
Waterford Distillery was founded by Mark Reynier and some of the team behind the Bruichladdich revival with a mission: to demonstrate that terroir exists in whisky. Each batch of barley…
Our first ever Black Friday bottling is here: Caol Ila 14 Year Old – Black Friday! Click on the link to get your bottle now. Caol Ila 14 Year Old…
Maybe we have a little bit of bias, but in our opinion, whisky is one of the most thoughtful gifts. Because the choices are so seemingly endless, you have to…
You know what’s great? Having a bottle of rum to share between friends. Do you know what’s even better than one bottle of rum? Seven. That’s right, 7, one more…
The terrific folks at Teeling Distillery are seriously spoiling you folks. Not just by creating delicious Irish whiskey and being one of the leading lights of the Irish whiskey revolution…
The Glasgow Distillery was established in 2012 by Liam Hughes and Mike Hayward. They had known each other “too many years”, according to Hayward, working together most of that time…
UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Johnny Day! Hey, remember recently when Balblair 21 Year Old arrived at MoM Towers and we got so excited we wrote a blog…
At the beginning of this year, we told you all about five whisky distilleries that we were excited to see more from in 2023. In that blog, we had this…
Cutty Sark Centenary Edition is now available from Master of Malt! This year Cutty Sark celebrates its 100th anniversary. It was back in 1923, at the height of Prohibition that…
Our new arrival this week was a batch of Aberlour A’Bunadh and that got us thinking about how much we love sherry cask whisky. Sherried whisky, meaning whisky that has…
We all want answers to the big questions in life. What happens when we die? What is love? What exactly is Mr. Blobby supposed to be, and who decided that…
This year Speyside whisky makers Speyburn opened its doors to visitors for the first time in its 125-year history. It was for the Spirit of Speyside festival it and won…
“I’m lucky to have travelled widely over the years sharing Glenmorangie around the world whilst also gathering new inspiration for whisky creations, and Tokyo has always been one of my…
UPDATE: WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Congratulations to… Ollie Higgins, Jacky Watson, and Mathew Campbell! Halloween is just a few weeks away, making it the perfect time to get yourself some…
Oh, Speyside. Scotland’s gentle whisky giant. Home to over 50 whisky distilleries, the greatest number of any Scotch whisky region, with whiskies ranging from the light, sweet, and honeyed to…
Last week we scaled new heights during a visit to the UK’s first vertical distillery, Port of Leith. Ahead of its opening for tours today, we were hosted by founders…
Balblair has just launched a 21-year-old single malt – the oldest single malt in the Highland distillery’s core range. Very exciting, isn’t it? The whisky began its journey in second-fill…