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The best Halloween cocktailsDouble, double, toil and trouble… We’ve returned to provide more horrifying Halloween drink-spiration! This weekend is the big one and Halloween just wouldn’t be the same without spirits, would it?…
What a week of whisky!So much amazing new whisky launched this week, we had to give them a shout-out. It was hard to select just a few standouts that have recently hit our virtual shelves,…
The Nightcap: 21 OctoberWhisky distillers brace themselves for taxing times ahead, Kraken rum gets really scary and Bacardi appears to be adding to those 99 problems Jay-Z had. It’s all in The Nightcap:…
Dare you enter the Master of Malt haunted house?!?!Halloween is approaching and this year we’ve created our own haunted house, full of all kinds of spooky spirits… ? Welcome to the Master of Malt haunted house, a place…
The Nightcap: 14 OctoberWhisky from Ardbeg, Johnnie Walker, Lagavulin, and Starward makes the headlines this week, as does Baz Luhrmann and a mystical snake man. It’s The Nightcap: 14 October edition! Why did…
The Nightcap: 7 OctoberGordon & MacPhail, GlenDronach, and Method and Madness launch rare and interesting whisky, while London Cocktail Weeks gears up again. It’s all in The Nightcap: 7 October edition! October is…
The Nightcap: 30 SeptemberEngland’s ‘first bourbon’, Liev Schreiber enters the world of whiskey, and Monkey Shoulder makes whisky perfume. It’s The Nightcap! Happy Friday, everyone! We had a team day this week in…
Here are team Master of Malt’s staff favourites!Bewildered by all that choice when buying booze? Why not ask the experts? We’ve picked our top staff favourites, perfect for a home bar including Redbreast 12 Year Old, Cointreau, and many…
The Nightcap: 23 SeptemberOn The Nightcap: 23 September edition this week we report on whisky made with botanical-infused barley, why Gordon Ramsay’s gin got in hot water with the Advertising Standards Authority and a…
The Nightcap: 16 SeptemberA Dubonnet shortage hits Britain, the boffins on University Challenge are stumped by Kümmel, and an English vineyard is threatened with legal action for evoking a little too much of…
The Nightcap: 9 SeptemberThis week we raise a glass of something special to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, who died this week. Normally we start and end our weekly…
Daftmill Master of Malt Single Cask is here!The always in-demand Daftmill lands at our door, and our door only! This is an exclusive just for us, which we’re releasing through a lottery, charity auction, and 30ml dram…
The Nightcap: 2 SeptemberCaol Ila opens multi-million-pound visitor centre, Highland Park and Tamdhu launch hot new whiskies, and Jameson breaks the 10 million case barrier. It’s all the The Nightcap: 2 September edition! Call…
Top ten malt whiskies for AutumnWinter is coming. But before that comes autumn, so we’ve rounded up 10 of our favourite bottles to enjoy while the days get shorter and shorter and the leaves turn…
The Nightcap: 26 AugustThe Macallan and Bentley team up, Ardbeg ventures into graphic novels, Tomatin launches the ‘world’s rarest Japanese whisky’, and a post-apocalyptic video game inspires whisky. It’s all in The Nightcap!…
Drinks of my home: CornwallIn our new series we’re shining a light on the hometown drinks of our colleagues, starting with Tegan Mugford, a campaigns executive who has selected five of her favourites from…
