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 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.
Meet The Heart Cut x Barley. It is the bottler’s first core release following 21 independent pickings from various distilleries. The brand’s USP over the last two years has been this:…
Jim Beam will pause production at its main Kentucky distillery for the entirety of 2026. For a brand of this scale, that decision matters. Owned by Suntory Global Spirits, Jim…
Here’s Master of Malt’s Top 10 New Year’s Eve 2025 Drinks. Let’s face it, a lot of people have turned on New Year’s Eve. The over-priced, watered-down drinks. The queues…
Did you know that Master of Malt is the only place you should buy Gentleman’s Cut Bourbon Whiskey? It is. Promise. We have a very good reason. Because we’re offering…
Perrier-Jouët Champagne can keep any celebration going. But this competition is going to give you the perfect excuse to pop open a bottle of bubbly. How to win Perrier-Jouët Champagne:…
The Coleburn Distillery revival is one of the most ambitious whisky projects in Scotland right now, and it is happening quietly in a Speyside gully that most visitors speed past…
Bargain hunting? These are some picks for the best bottles under £30 for Christmas. Just because it’s the season to be jolly commercial, that doesn’t mean you can’t find a…
The festive season is finally here, which means it is time for whisky that feels like a treat without needing an occasion. Step forward: Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year Old….
Sweet drinks, step aside. Savoury whisky cocktails and spicy whisky cocktails are in vogue now. According to the Hospitality Insights 2025 cocktail forecast, anyway. It claims that the sweet and…
Whisky legend Sandy Hyslop is retiring from his role as master blender at Chivas Brothers. After more than 40 years at the forefront of Scotch whisky, Hyslop will move into…
These are our picks of the top chocolate liqueurs for Christmas 2025! Chocolate is a Christmas staple. There are all kinds of ways to get your choclartey fix from Advent…
Cù Bòcan Creation #7 is the latest in a long line of peated, experimental single malts made at Tomatin Distillery. For the last two decades, the brand has diverted each…
Want to know how to pick your Christmas whisky? Read on. Choosing the right whisky for Christmas isn’t just about the drink. It’s the occasion. The small moments. Does your…
These are our picks for the top 10 Tequilas for Christmas 2025! Tequila is a Christmas drink if you want it to be. After all, the finest Tequila is indulgent,…
Simple Christmas cocktails can save a party faster than a fresh ice top-up. Or someone smashing that acoustic guitar that one idiot pulled out to play like they’re John Belushi…
These are our picks for the Top 10 Ports for Christmas 2025. From simple rubies to perfectly-aged vintages, we’ve got a great selection of Port here at Master of Malt….
These are the top 5 gins perfect Christmas 2025, as chosen by us! We’ve picked some of our favourite new gins and some classics to enjoy over Christmas, with tips…
From high-end Champagnes to delicious, good-value Prosecco, not forgetting some quality English fizz, these are our top ten Champagne and sparkling wines for Christmas 2025. Ah, the pop of the…
Nothing says Christmas is coming like a glass of sweet sherry on a cold winter’s night. Well, maybe Santa dancing with Rudolph to ‘Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree’, eating a…
As The Dalmore’s Cask Curation series takes us into red wine cask whisky territory, we thought we’d take a closer look at them. Wine casks are divisive. When the match…
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