Ben Ellefsen

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Ben Ellefsen is a co-founder of Master of Malt, Atom Brands and Maverick Drinks, with a brain full of cocktail recipes, Alan Partridge quotes, and ideas for new and delicious spirits and flavours for your enjoyment. Since 2014 he has been both a Keeper of the Quaich (an honour that recognises outstanding commitment to Scotch whisky) and a Warden Rectifier within the Gin Guild.

New Product – Cream Gin – designed by The Worship Street Whistling Shop
New Product – Cream Gin – designed by The Worship Street Whistling Shop

Cream Gin – £41.95 It’s fair to say that I’ve been a fan of the guys from Fluid Movement (the team behind The Worship Street Whistling Shop, Purl, and the…

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That Boutique-y Whisky Company New Releases
That Boutique-y Whisky Company New Releases

Well that last batch of Boutique-y whiskies certainly sold quickly. Terrifyingly quickly in fact. Apologies to all those who didn’t get one from the first edition of the Ardbeg, Macallan…

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Brand New 30, 40 and 50 Year Old Whisky
Brand New 30, 40 and 50 Year Old Whisky

For those of you hitherto unfamiliar with them, our ‘Secret Bottlings’ series of Single Malts have long been a staple of our core range of Master of Malt branded scotch…

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The Vesper Cocktail – An Open Letter To Commander Bond
The Vesper Cocktail – An Open Letter To Commander Bond

Published today – an open letter from Tunbridge-Wells-Based manufacturer, The Handmade Cocktail Company to Commander Bond. The letter reads: Dear Commander Bond, I write to you today in the gravest…

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New: Antique Cocktails from The Experimental Series
New: Antique Cocktails from The Experimental Series

So – a few weeks back you may remember we launched a couple of ‘experimental’ cocktails – the Hanky Panky and the Boulevardier. The good news on this front is…

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Is Navy Strength gin a myth?Bathtub Gin – Navy Strength

It’s been a while coming, this one. Since the launch of our original Bathtub Gin almost exactly one year ago, we’ve sold a huge number of bottles worldwide, and it’s…

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mini caskA mini guide to Mini Casks

Mini casks. Pretty awesome, huh? I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked, either by bar owners or just experiment-loving whisky-geeks, whether we can get hold of…

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Handmade Cocktail Company – The Experimental Series
Handmade Cocktail Company – The Experimental Series

Those of you who’ve been paying attention may remember that back in February of this year, we ran a little competition – the purpose of which was to get you…

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‘That Boutique-y Whisky Company’ – a new Independent bottling label.
‘That Boutique-y Whisky Company’ – a new Independent bottling label.

That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s first four releases Those of you who inhabit the twittersphere may have noticed that we’ve copped a bit of flak recently from the hardcore whisky…

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Summer Fruit Cup from Professor Ampleforth
Summer Fruit Cup from Professor Ampleforth

So – Summer’s here. Sort of. From time-to-time. When it’s not flooding or what-have-you. With this in mind, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth has turned his attention to perhaps the most quintessentially…

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New Product – Maple Whiskey Liqueur
New Product – Maple Whiskey Liqueur

Maple Syrup? Gooood. Rye-Heavy, 9yo Bourbon? Goooooooood.

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Ardbeg Galileo
Ardbeg Galileo

This is (at this stage) just a rumour. But there are rumours, and there are rumours. I’d be inclined to say that I’m probably over 90% that this is happening….

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New Products – Origin Single Estate Gins
New Products – Origin Single Estate Gins

Okay – this is a big one. Those of you who follow me on twitter may have seen a few somewhat maniacal tweets surrounding the equipment we recently purchased (a…

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Title: Win Free Stuff By Bothering us on Islay
Title: Win Free Stuff By Bothering us on Islay

So – it’s that time of year again – Feis Ile, the Islay Whisky festival, time. We went along for the first time last year, and despite several fates befalling…

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£100 Bounty for Responsibly Sourced Juniper
£100 Bounty for Responsibly Sourced Juniper

Okay, so here’s the thing – I’ve got a reasonably good idea. It’s a secret for now, but won’t be for much longer – in fact to those of you…

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Master of Malt win ‘Online Retailer of the Year’ at the World Whiskies Awards 2012
Master of Malt win ‘Online Retailer of the Year’ at the World Whiskies Awards 2012

Well – last week was quite a week. Further to staying up unfeasibly late on Tuesday drinking Hot chocolate and Lemonade into the wee hours with the lovely folk at…

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