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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.
Cocktail of the Week: The 1796 SpritzToday we’re taking a rum-tastic spin on a classic cocktail made with a certain Venezuelan rum. It’s the 1796 Spritz. “The secret behind creating a great rum cocktail begins in…
@whiskyforager’s Ultimate Burns Night SupperWe’ve collaborated with the @whiskyforager himself, Colin Hinds, to create the ultimate Burns Night supper, complete with whisky pairings. A huge part of any event is the food, but when…
The Best Quotes On WhiskyThese are the best quotes on whisky, including beautiful prose, funny jokes, and even some famous last words. Irish novelists to American presidents have quipped with the best, and we’ve…
The Best Scotch Whisky To Celebrate Burns Night 2023Burns Night is coming. You need some bonnie booze. We’re here to help with the kind of Scotch whisky that will make Burns Night 2023 the best yet! Burns Night…
New Arrival of the Week: Johnnie Walker Blue Label – Year of the Rabbit Limited EditionTo mark the Lunar new year Johnnie Walker has launched a Blue Label – Year of the Rabbit Limited Edition and we’ve got our hands on a few bottles. Johnnie…
Top 10: Whisky Aged In Rum CasksWhisky makers love giving ageing stocks a rummy resting period in tropical casks from sunshine shores. Here are ten of the finest bottles of rum cask-aged whisky that money can…
The Rise of Peated Whisky CasksPeople love a good chat about casks in the whisky world and we’ve noticed there’s more peated whisky casks about at the moment, so let’s find out why that is with the…
Five Whisky Distilleries We’re Excited About For 2023Campbeltown’s first in more than 180 years, Japan’s bright new star, and an emerging giant in New Zealand. Here’s five whisky distilleries we have our eye on this year. New…
Top 10 Silliest Stories from 2022Hamsters that can handle booze better than elephants, a Kentish bison fighting climate change, and monks expelled for drinking whisky all make our top ten list of silliest stories from…
Premium Spirits Christmas Gift GuideWant to splash out this Christmas on some seriously special booze? We’ve got you covered with a range of whisky, rum, gin, and more perfect for your gifting needs. After…
Bargain Whisky Christmas Gift GuideIf you’re on the lookout for a whisky Christmas present this season but also mindful of not breaking the bank then these bargain bottles are perfect for you. Not one…
Wine Cask-finished Whisky Christmas Gift GuideWine cask finishing: where the worlds of whisky and wine join in sweet harmony to create all kinds of cool new flavours. Here’s our Christmas gift guide for those who…
Peaty Whisky Christmas Gift GuideFew spirits have a cult following like peaty whisky with the signature smoky character you get from peat. So for the peathead in your life, we’ve rounded up some of our…
Diageo Invests In The Oxford Artisan DistilleryBig changes at one of the bright lights of the English whisky scene as The Oxford Artisan Distillery announces that Diageo is investing through Distill Ventures. News has broken today…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: St. Nicholas Abbey DistilleryYou might recall back in the halcyon days of the Barbados Rum Experience we visited St. Nicholas Abbey Distillery. Here’s our promised rum diary from the day. Macaws and steam trains…
Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest – Don’t Call It A Botanical WhiskyGlenmorangie A Tale of the Forest is a fascinating new whisky made by kilning barley with botanicals combustible materials like juniper berries and birchwood which shows how even Scotch whisky…
