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Dark Bargain 10 Year OldThe best Halloween cocktails

Double, 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?…

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Highland ParkWhat 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,…

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Screamfest Kraken rumThe Nightcap: 21 October

Whisky 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:…

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Dare you enter the Master of Malt haunted house?!?!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…

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The Nightcap: 14 OctoberThe Nightcap: 14 October

Whisky 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…

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London Cocktail WeekThe Nightcap: 7 October

Gordon & 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…

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The Nightcap: 30 SeptemberThe Nightcap: 30 September

England’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…

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staff favesHere 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…

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gordon-ramsayThe Nightcap: 23 September

On 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…

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Hobbit-HouseThe Nightcap: 16 September

A 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…

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queenThe Nightcap: 9 September

This 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…

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Daftmill Master of Malt Single Cask is here!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…

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Space-sideThe Nightcap: 2 September

Caol 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…

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10 whiskies for autumnTop ten malt whiskies for Autumn

Winter 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…

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The Nightcap: 26 AugustThe Nightcap: 26 August

The 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!…

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CornwallDrinks of my home: Cornwall

In 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…

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