Today we’re stirring up a winter warmer taken from Alice Lascelles’ new book The Cocktail Edit. It’s the Rusty Manhattan. For me, cocktail books fall into two categories, those written…
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Author: Henry Jeffreys
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.
We’ve got an exciting New Arrival of the Week from one of our favourite Australian distilleries. A single malt with a fiery redhead twist: it’s Starward Ginger Beer Cask #7….
This week we’re making a classic drink from the golden age of cocktails taken from a new book called The Cocktail Cabinet by Zoe Burgess. It’s the Champagne Cocktail! ‘Tis…
In the first of a regular series, we’re looking at classic bottles and showing you how to use them in cocktails. First up, what do you do with Grand Marnier?…
Today we’re making a cocktail we guarantee you’ve never seen before because it was created by a group of staff right here at Master of Malt. Combining rum and smoky…
This week we’re making a cocktail that everyone is talking about, mainly due to an endorsement from ‘House of the Dragon’s’ Emma D’Arcy. It’s the Negroni Sbagliato! It’s a funny…
There’s no need to panic buy… yet … but there are Islay peated malt shortages on the horizon for the Scotch whisky distillers with Port Ellen maltings especially facing unprecedented demand….
A limited edition release from The Lakes is always worth celebrating. This latest bottling is sherry-tastic, aged in a combination of Oloroso, Palo Cortado, Fino, and Manzanilla casks. It’s the…
With recent disagreements among the English whisky industry about a proposed GI for the category, we take a closer look at some of the problems in trying to define English…
As it was National Vodka Day in America on the 3 October, that basically means it’s International Vodka Day so we’re using that as an excuse to whip up a…
While malts get all the attention, grain provides a huge amount of deliciousness for your pound. So from Ireland, England, Japan, and Scotland, we’ve rounded up our top ten grain…
Well, they’re here, the next batch of rare and unusual whiskies from the Diageo stable. Including over a quarter of a century of grain, a Jamaican rum-finish Cardhu, and a…
Today we’re using a fantastic new gin, Bathtub Rose & Cardamom Gin, to make a decidedly wet take on a classic cocktail. It’s the Rose & Cardamom Martini! There’s been…
If you like the classic Black Label, then you’re going to love its latest iteration that takes the classic blend and adds extra sherry magic. It’s Johnnie Walker Black Label…
Negroni Week is here at last! And with the help of a book by David T. Smith and Keli Rivers, we’re learning just how versatile and adaptable this classic drink…
Today, we’re putting some popular Canadian whiskies from Hiram Walker through their paces including J.P. Wiser’s, Lot 40, and Pike Creek 10 Year Old. These really over-deliver on flavour per…
This week’s cocktail is a variation on the Whiskey Sour called the Ward Eight. It was created in a swanky Boston restaurant and combines, rye, grenadine, orange and lemon juice…
We’re very excited to be welcoming Batch #15 of Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength single malt to MoM Towers. It’s a bit of a beastie. Whereas most whiskies nowadays…
Master of Malt has another UK exclusive today, it’s Mars Tsunuki 2022 Edition, a delicious single malt whisky from Japan. If you’re a lover of Japanese whisky then you’ve probably…
This week we had the pleasure of sampling a deliciously spicy premium bourbon from America’s whiskey heartland. It’s the Wiseman from Kentucky Owl! Bourbon is a funny old thing. All…