No less than four new arrivals for you to get all excited about this week with the MoM debut of a fascinating range of agave spirits from El Cabrón. El…
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Author: 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.
Daddy Rack 4 Year Old Cask Strength is our Whisky of the Week, so here’s Adam to give you the details and the customary tasting note, complete with video! You…
Whisky chocolate cake, anyone? We’ve got your Easter desserts covered with three fantastic recipes that demonstrate how to utilise booze in food. The long-awaited Easter weekend approaches, four sweet days…
We attended the always brilliant Whisky Live this year. From rare Irish single malts to unusual cask finish Scotch whiskies and very old Tormore, here’s a rundown of some show’s…
Ok, (most of) you got us. April Fools! We have not changed our name. Please do not call us Masters of Malt. And please DO enjoy the very real whisky…
Classics like Yamazaki and Nikka are joined by newcomers and cult favourites in our round-up of top Japanese whisky you need to try. If you ask to get us excited about…
It’s been 100 years since the Yamazaki distillery was founded. As we’re focusing on Japanese drinks recently we thought we’d take a deeper look at the brand that changed everything…
With Easter just around the corner, you’ll want to make the most of the long weekend. These drinks are perfect for the occasion. You know how every Easter we eat…
Old grain, cask-finished Irish whiskey, age-statement Speyside Scotch whisky, value from Islay, and the bargain nature of bourbon. Whisky doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. “Hey, Master…
Auchentoshan 18 Year Old is our Whisky of the Week, because you voted for it. Let’s have a taste! Our Whisky of the Week series continues. Each week you vote…
St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend. If you want an alternative to Guinness why not enjoy some delicious cocktails all made with an Irish twist? Here are our St. Patrick’s…
You’ll often hear people say slàinte before drinking whiskey. Why? Allow us to explain. What do you say before you have a drink? ‘Cheers’ is a classic. But all across…
With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, we’ve got Irish whiskey on the mind, so we thought we’d take you through the hows and why of triple distillation. Irish whiskey…
Our Irish whiskey education series kicks off with a style of whiskey that is completely unique to Ireland: single pot still whiskey. The Americans have bourbon, Scotch is the spiritual home…
The unadulterated, in-demand, and always reliable whisky of Adelphi is on our radar today thanks to the arrival of this single-cask bottling of Glenrothes. Today we’re using our New Arrival…
The whisky we have here might not be on everybody’s radar, but those who like them, love them. With good reason. Here are some of our favourite cult whiskies. A…
Campbeltown is our focus today as we conclude our deep dive into the regions of Scotch whisky, with a trip to Glen Scotia on the cards! Anyone who knows their Scotch…
Breathe it in, we’re in the lovely Lowlands to find out about Scotch whisky’s hidden gem of a whisky region and to tell you how to win a trip there…
Here’s some top whisky from distilleries or brands you need to try if you haven’t already. The world of whisky is a big one and there’s always a new dram…
We’re in Speyside today to tell you all about the biggest producing region in Scotch whisky and remind you how to win a trip there! You might have noticed that…