The Drinks Retailing Awards presented Master of Malt the trophy for Online Drinks Retailer of the Year for the fourth time on Tuesday night! Huzzah! Well this is a nice…
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Author: Jake Mountain
With well over a decade's experience in the spirits industry, Jake is our resident 'doer of things'. He's 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 single pot still Irish whiskey, coastal spirits and boozy stirred-down cocktails, as well as funky agricole rhum and cachaça. He's passed the new, advanced WSET Level 3 in Spirits with a Distinction and his comments have appeared in publications such as The Guardian and Jeff Cioletti's Drinking Adventurously. You can also speak to him about second division German football and an eclectic array of music from Britpop to rare funk breaks.
This week news got around that Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur – a staple for Espresso Martini, Baby Guinness, and White Russian cocktails – is not only not technically vegan, but not…
At the start of July, some of the MoM team attended Imbibe Live, one of the UK’s leading drinks trade shows since it was established in 2010. I hadn’t been…
I was lucky enough to spend four glorious weeks exploring Japan – my dream travel destination – a while back. It’s a place that’s long fascinated Europeans, dating back to…
Following our recent visit to the sometimes overlooked Glen Moray distillery, we take a look at the latest developments, where it’s come from, and where it’s headed. And wish the…
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…
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 through…
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%…
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 yesterday’s…
‐ 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 Irish…
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…