Following our recent visit to the sometimes overlooked Glen Moray distillery, we take a look at the latest developments, where its come from, and where it’s headed. And wish the…
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With well over a decade's experience in the spirits industry, Jake has worked across all areas of Master of Malt's retail, trade, editorial and marketing teams, and much more besides, managing various award-winning campaigns. He's an expert whose particular areas of passion include Irish single pot still, coastal spirits, boozy stirred-down cocktails and funky agricole rhum or cachaça, and who has passed the new, advanced WSET Level 3 in Spirits with a Distinction. You can also speak to him about second division German football and an eclectic array of music from Britpop to rare funk breaks.
Time for some unpeated fun at Bunnahabhain’s and Jura’s open days – and some peated fun too, because why not?! – as well as more boats, dogs and rain! We…
As Monday at Fèis Ìle draws to a close, we look back at the Caol Ila distillery open day. Greetings traveller, With Annie sadly heading back to the mainland, and…
Midleton Very Rare 2017 launches in Ireland The distillery also launches The Midleton Very Rare Cask Circle, its new cask ownership club Jake tastes Midleton Very Rare from every decade,…
With World Whisky Day around the corner, The Macallan have announced their latest collaboration with Oblix bar and restaurant on the 32nd floor of The Shard in London. Walking…
Highland Park launches new Viking Soul packaging for their 10 Year Old, 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old core range New Highland Park Valkyrie, made with around 50% fully…
Exciting new English whisky distillery Spirit of Yorkshire opens to the public this Easter, but they’ve been quietly working under the radar and laying down casks for the last few…
Jameson has reopened its Bow St. brand home in Dublin – formerly known as The Old Jameson Distillery – following an €11m redevelopment. We sent Jake over to Ireland for…
Discover who has come out on top in Whisky Mag’s second Battle of the Blends in association with Master of Malt: is it Neil ‘General Mashtun’ Ridley or George ‘Aegir’…
The launch of new Irish whiskey Roe & Co also sees Diageo return to Irish whiskey and the George Roe name return to bottles, plus there’s a new distillery in…
We speak to Irish Distillers Master Blender Billy Leighton about Redbreast, the latest Irish Distillers news including Jameson’s renovated Dublin home and the growing Irish whiskey scene. Continuing from…
‐ Single pot still Irish whiskey is made using malted as well as unmalted barley (and up to 5% other unmalted cereals) ‐ The world’s best-selling single pot still…
It’s time once again for a victor to be crowned in Whisky Magazine’s epic Battle of the Blends and you can be one of the judges! Simply pop a 1p(!)…
1897 Quinine Gin is made with cold distilled cinchona bark and citrus peels. Over half the producer’s profit (at least £5 per bottle) donated to Malaria No More UK. Saturday…
On 31st July 1970 the Royal Navy issued the final ever daily rum ration, or daily tot. Commemorate with Free UK shipping (or £5 off elsewhere) on world class rums…
Armagnac is a French brandy with a longer history than its famous cousin Cognac Single distilled in continuous alambic to lower abv for richer, more full-bodied spirit Bas-Armagnac area has…
Vote For Us as International Wine & Spirit Competition Best Online Retailer now! It’s that time of year once again when we turn to our wonderful customers to help us…
The Exceptional Malt, Grain and Blend from Don Sutcliffe and former Managing Director of The Macallan Willie Phillips launch in the UK. Available on Master of Malt today are three…
Pre-Order Drinks by the Dram’s new Father’s Day Whisky Tasting Sets now! Drinks by the Dram have released two new whisky tasting sets especially for Father’s Day 2016: The Father’s…
Once upon a time we all bought our Bathtub Gin in 70cl bottles. That was fine, I suppose, but since March last year it’s been available by the Magnum. That’s…