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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.
Introducing That Boutique-y Records!Calling all old-school vinyl nuts, digital download devotees, or lossless audio purists. Boutique-y Records is now open for business, presenting all the hottest independent releases from the world of whisky…
The 10 Years That Made Tamdhu DistilleryTamdhu whisky is full of character, and its distillery likewise is full of characters. The latter don’t take themselves too seriously. There’s a chart on the wall of the mash…
Beyond Baileys: The Brands Redefining Irish Cream LiqueurFor a small country, we have an enviable amount of diverse and charismatic food and drink products in Ireland. There’s the whiskey, as well as quality meat, fish, and dairy products. There’s…
New Arrival of the Week: Hendrick’s NeptuniaA brand new creation from the mind of Hendrick’s Gin master distiller Lesley Gracie has appeared. It’s called Neptunia and it aims to capture the Scottish seaside in a bottle……
The Cotswolds Distillery: How A New Yorker Captured The Spirit of The CotswoldsHow did a New Yorker get into the spirit of the Cotswolds and create some of the finest English whisky around? Here’s the story of the Cotswolds Distillery. There are…
Teeling: Challenging the Norms for Irish WhiskeyWe visited Teeling Distillery recently to see how it’s attempting to make Irish whiskey that’s different from what you have experienced before. Here’s what we learned. The Teeling distillery can…
MoM Visits: The Spirit of Speyside Festival 2022You don’t need to ask us twice to celebrate Scotland’s national drink at one of the world’s largest whisky festivals, particularly after two years of virtual alternatives. Here’s what we…
Heaven Hill To Build New $135m DistilleryHeaven Hill is to revive its whiskey production in its hometown of Bardstown, Kentucky by building a new $135 million distillery. One of the world’s largest bourbon producers is getting even…
Five Minutes with… Lorna Scott, CEO and Founder of Inverroche GinWhen your own back story is as interesting as the drink you make, you better believe you’re making it onto the MoM blog. This week Inverroche Gin’s Lorna Scott tells…
Top 7 Vodkas with FlavourVodka is still by a long way the bestselling spirit on the planet. Brands like Absolut and Smirnoff sell by the shipload. What is changing, however, is that small producers…
How Stork Club is Flying the Flag for German WhiskyHave you ever gone to buy some whiskey and ended up purchasing the whole distillery? That’s what happened to the owners of Stork Club, who have since helped the brand…
Seven Spirits We Love From Indie BrandsCheck out these independent, family-owned, or small brands creating outstanding drinks worth shouting about. There’s a rye whisky from Finland, a non-alcoholic choice from Colombia, an IPA Cask Finish English…
New Arrival of the Week: Lindores Abbey The Exclusive Cask (cask 579)Lindores Abbey Distillery is back with a single cask Oloroso sherry-matured beauty that just so happens to be a Master of Malt exclusive. It’s Lindores Abbey The Exclusive Cask (cask 579)!…
Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey Legislation To ChangeHuge news from Ireland: the technical file for Irish single pot still whiskey is set to be updated. The change will increase the number of grains such as oats, rye,…
Top 10 Spirits for Easter: Better Than Chocolate!Puppies aren’t just for Christmas, and Easter doesn’t have to be all about chocolate. Make this year about boozy treats instead with our top ten spirits for Easter. Easter approaches…
Welcome to the Master of Malt Easter Egg Hunt!Why hunt for Easter eggs when you can win a bunch of boozy prizes? Read on to learn more about not one, but TWO competitions… They’re part of our Master…
