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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.
Seven Superb Flavoured SpiritsWho wants some flavour in their life? Here’s our pick of tasty drinks filled with fruit or chocolate… even peanut butter! It would be pretty impossible to try and guess…
New Arrival of the Week: Seaweed & Aeons & Christmas Cake & CinnamonA blend of two tasty whiskies has resulted in the ultimate winter warmer: it’s Seaweed & Aeons & Christmas Cake & Cinnamon, and it very much does what it says…
The GlenDronach’s Dr Rachel Barrie: 30 years in WhiskyThis week Dr Rachel Barrie from GlenDronach, Benriach and Glenglassaugh is celebrating three decades in whisky and we think that’s worth saluting. Here’s the good doctor herself reflecting on 30 years…
Master of Malt Exclusive: Masthouse Single Malt – Single Cask #137Today’s Master of Malt exclusive is from our Kentish neighbour Copper Rivet Distillery, which has kindly let us bottle its first ever single cask release! It’s Masthouse Single Malt – Single…
Master of Malt Exclusive: Glen Scotia 8 Year Old 2014Ready for an exclusive Campbeltown whisky? Good, because we can’t wait to share our very own Master of Malt cask of Glen Scotia single malt with you! This week is…
Grace O’Malley Spirits: Irish Whiskey’s Secret GiantGrace O’Malley Spirits may be just five years old, but it’s already made its mark within Irish whiskey and now has the largest independent stock of spirit in the business….
Delivering the Promise of Deanston DistilleryWe’re delighted to be joined by master distiller Brendan McCarron who tells us why the distinctive waxy single malts from Deanston Distillery deserve to be better known. When Brendan McCarron…
New Arrival of the Week: Shortcross Rye & Malt Irish WhiskeyIrish whiskey features as our new arrival for the second week running as Shortcross Distillery showcases what it can bring to the table. It’s our VERY FIRST whiskey from the…
Behind The Scenes at Mannochmore DistilleryWe got a sneak peek at a relatively unknown but essential distillery during the Spirit of Speyside Festival this year to see how Mannochmore makes its fabulous fruity whisky. Mannochmore…
How Sea Turtles and a Son’s Dare Led to Lost Year RumLee Smith is a rum lover who was challenged by his son to help endangered sea turtles. This is the story of how he founded Lost Years Rum. Every year,…
New Arrival of the Week: Teeling Wonders of Wood Virgin Chinkapin OakWe love a bit of Teeling here at Master of Malt, so it was especially exciting to welcome not one, but three new expressions this week. Brothers Jack and Stephen…
Takamaka Rum: Bringing Spirit to The SeychellesWe visited Seychelles to find out how two brothers created a rum unique to the island against all the odds. This is the remarkable story of Takamaka Rum. You know…
Cocktail of the Week: Project #173 Rum SpecialRum flavours you’ve never experienced but always wanted to taste await in our selection of cocktails made with new bottlings like Salted Caramel and Smoked Chilli from Project #173 Rum!…
The Story of The Balvenie 27 Year Old – A Rare Discovery From Distant ShoresThe newest addition to its Stories Range, The Balvenie 27 Year Old – A Rare Discovery From Distant Shores celebrates rum finishes, remarkable distilleries, and the long-term friendships this industry…
Rhum Agricole 101 With Ashera GoonewardeneWe love agricole rhum, and so does our friend Ashera Goonewardene, so she’s here to help introduce you to a spirit that you won’t be able to resist once you…
The Portsmouth Distillery: Making British Rum With IntegrityThe Portsmouth Distillery makes a truly British rum including the new 1812, the first 3-year-old cask aged rum to be made from scratch in the UK. We talk to the…
