Bitters, bitters, bitters. We’ve made some bitters! Hurrah! As lovers of the fine whisky/whiskey cocktail, we knew it was time to make our first foray into the land of bitters….
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Everyone knows the mighty moustache is the greatest bastion of masculinity; it’s a symbol of true manhood. Once a year, the chaps in the Master of Malt offices are granted…
Earlier this year we flew up to Glengoyne to help select a very special cask for bottling. The cask would be chosen by the great and the good from England’s…
How does it make you feel? A robin and a magpie were perched on a windowsill at Master of Malt Advanced Base Camp 1. They peered in inquisitively and, by…
A unique discovery was made some time ago in the world of booze; it was found that by mixing alcohol, sugar, and various flavourings of innumerable origin, a delicious concoction…
World Exclusive: The Malt That Came in from the Cold Yesterday, we received a mysterious email from Speyside’s own Glenfiddich distillery. “We’re sending you something.” …
It’s been a decade since the inception of the Ardbeg Committee (officially founded on the 1st January 2000). It’s also been ten years since the release of Ardbeg 10 Year…
The Maker’s Mark party line is a stoic stubbornness when it comes to quality and, in more or less every production process, Maker’s use slower and often out-dated techniques to…
Imagine a world where you could try a glass of a whisky, or rum, tequila, even vodka for that matter, without having to buy the bottle first. A world with…
After one of the greatest montages in motion picture history (the training sequence in Rocky IV), came the epic fight between Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago (a fight that ended…
Bruichladdich’s New Releases for 2010 The Bruichladdich distillery is one of Scotland’s most innovative. Their back catalogue is massive, and they are constantly…
When we flung open the MoM shutters this morning we were greeted with the sound of birds chirping and children playing as blissful sunshine poured into the room. We’ve…
Old whiskies have always commanded respect from the drinking public. It is widely thought that the older the whisky, the better. Distilleries have always pushed for this, because they can…
With so many amazing Japanese whiskies on the market, we thought we’d review one of our favourites – the Yamazaki 18 Year Old, a whisky from the more thickly sherried,…
Crikey. So, this is it. The Master of Malt Blog The internet then. Twittering. My-face. Spacebook. And so on… It seems to be the future, doesn’t it? We decided we’d…