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Henry Jeffreys worked in the wine trade and publishing before becoming a writer. He’s features editor for the Master of Malt blog as well as contributing to various publications and has appeared on BBC radio and TV. He won Fortnum & Mason Drink Writer of the Year 2022/23 and is the author of four books: Empire of Booze, The Home Bar, The Cocktail Dictionary, and Vines in a Cold Climate.
New Arrival of the Week: Mad City RumThis month we’ve been having a lot of fun playing around with a rum that thinks it’s a gin from those booze innovators at Foxhole Spirits. Sound a bit crazy?…
New Arrival of the Week: Bollinger PN VZ15We’re toasting the start of the week with a brand new Champagne from Bollinger. Don’t worry about the baffling-sounding name, everything will become clear shortly. ‘PN VZ15’, it doesn’t quite…
Five minutes with… Elwyn Gladstone from Hotel StarlinoToday, we talk to the marketing guru behind such brands as Sailor Jerry rum, Hendrick’s and, most recently, Malfy Gin. His latest venture, Hotel Starlino, aims to bring Italian aperitivos…
Cocktail of the Week: All Cobbling TogetherToday’s we’re mixing up a take on a classic sherry cobbler but made with English blackcurrant liqueur, created by bartender extraordinaire Alex Williams. The Cobbler is one of the great…
New Arrival of the Week: Killowen 10 year old Txakolina Acacia whiskeyThis week we’re drinking a blended whiskey put together by one of Ireland’s newest and smallest distilleries, and aged in Basque wines casks. Very unconventional! Brendan Carty is an architect…
Cocktail of the Week: The White RussianToday we’re shaking up perhaps the most famous cocktail in cinema, the White Russian, with Black Cow, a vodka distilled from milk. Whatever next! There are some cocktails that are…
Five of London’s best whisky barsWith the capital’s venues tentatively opening up again on the 4 July, we thought it as good a time as any to celebrate some of our favourite places in London…
New Arrival of the Week: Frapin Millésime 26 Year Old 1992Today we talk to cellar master at Frapin, Patrice Piveteau, about what it takes for a Cognac to be singled out for the vintage treatment, and taste the very special…
Master of Malt tastes… Waterford Single Farm Origin whiskiesThese must be some of the most eagerly-anticipated whiskies ever, Waterford’s inaugural releases each made only from barley grown on a specific farm in Ireland. Mark Reynier, ex-Bruichladdich supremo, is…
Cocktail of the Week: The BiciclettaSpritzes are two-a-penny these days, if you really want to be ahead of the cocktail peloton, then get yourself a Bicicletta. The Bicicletta is the ultimate DIY cocktail. Fancy ingredients,…
New Arrival of the Week: Crabbie 25 Year Old 1994Today we’re celebrating a single cask release from John Crabbie & Co. Normally this independent bottler keeps the source of its whisky secret but in this case we are allowed…
Cocktail of the Week: The White Port and TonicWhite Port and Tonic in hand, we take a stroll around the beautiful city of Porto which despite the cancellation of this year’s Festival of São João is welcoming visitors…
New Arrival of the Week: Bunnahabhain 15 Year Old 2003 Amontillado Cask FinishThis week’s New Arrival from Bunnahabhain was originally a distillery-only expression but we’ve snaffled the lot so it’s now available only from Master of Malt. But probably not for long….
Five minutes with… Logan Plant from BeavertownBeavertown has to be one of the most recognisable breweries on the planet with its amazing SF-inspired cans, vibrant hoppiness and unforgettable beer names. We talk to the founder Logan…
Cocktail of the Week: The Dark ‘n’ StormyIt was 40 years ago this week that Gosling’s rum in Bermuda took the bold step of trademarking the island’s drink, the Dark ‘n’ Stormy. To celebrate this anniversary, we…
Five minutes with. . . Mark Harvey from Chapel DownEnglish wine is on a bit of a roll at the moment and the country’s largest producer, Chapel Down, is based right here in Kent. But that’s not all, it…
