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Calais Strike Causing Delays on European Orders
Calais Strike Causing Delays on European Orders

There are strikes in Calais. You probably know all about it from that television programme ‘The News’, or else read about about it online. It’s not just folk breaking into…

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An e-gift voucher from Master of MaltGift Vouchers Are Evil

Gift Vouchers… The dirty little secret of retailing. They are a little bit of magic. Shops have somehow convinced people to hand over their money in return for something which…

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Jake & Sam’s Top 10 Greatest Ever Whisky Appearances in Film & TV!
Jake & Sam’s Top 10 Greatest Ever Whisky Appearances in Film & TV!

Something of a rarity this – a joint blog post! Jake and Sam are proud to present our top whisky appearances on the big and small screen. So, with Blur’s…

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The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!
The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!

This bank holiday/Star Wars day weekend saw the Charity Bee Run take place! Wheels that were put in motion back on Glenfarclas 105 Day with our Facebook competition saw a…

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Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong
Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong

So, here’s the thing. We fucked up. We got the pricing on our recently released Bruichladdich single casks wrong. To be precise, we accidentally used the figure per litre of…

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New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1
New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1

You may have seen that we recently launched a couple of single casks that featured our shiny new innovative glass closures, which you can read all about here. We also…

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Glenfarclas 105 Winner’s Running 21 Miles for Charity to Claim Prize!
Glenfarclas 105 Winner’s Running 21 Miles for Charity to Claim Prize!

Sometimes, a great thing happens off the back of something else unexpectedly. When we gave you all the chance to win a very rare, not-available-for-sale, mahoosive 3 litre bottle of…

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Six New Master of Malt Single Cask Bottlings PLUS We Present Our New Glass Closures
Six New Master of Malt Single Cask Bottlings PLUS We Present Our New Glass Closures

So then. Single Cask bottlings, eh? Specifically our Single Cask bottlings. It’s been a little while since we’ve bottled a load of delicious whisky for our Single Cask Series, but…

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It’s Glenfarclas 105 Day!
It’s Glenfarclas 105 Day!

It’s the 105th day of the year today, and we’re celebrating 105 Cask Strength with our good friends at Glenfarclas! – Every 105 minutes throughout the day, one lucky customer…

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Master of Malt Is Closing Down – Free Shipping Until Midday Today
Master of Malt Is Closing Down – Free Shipping Until Midday Today

As some of you may have realised, the sudden and shocking news that Master of Malt was closing its doors did indeed have something to do with the fact…

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#BagThisBottle Twitter Competition
#BagThisBottle Twitter Competition

Fancy getting your grubby mitts/filthy paws/noodly appendages on some free whisk(e)y? Then you’re in for a treat, as we’re running a competition which could bag you a bottle of spectacular…

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Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 8: William McHenry and The Small Concern)
Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 8: William McHenry and The Small Concern)

This is the final instalment in my series on Tasmanian Whisky and we begin with William McHenry and Sons; a distillery located about as remotely as you could imagine, on…

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Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 7: Redlands Distillery)
Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 7: Redlands Distillery)

Born in London in 1788, George Frederick Read was an illustrious merchant, believed to have brought one of the first merchant vessels through the Torres Straight (which runs between Papua…

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Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 6: Nant Distillery)
Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 6: Nant Distillery)

This week we’ll be looking at Nant – one of the most critically acclaimed distilleries on Tasmania, with high profile fans including legendary whisky commentator Jim Murray. It began in…

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Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 5: Hellyers Road)
Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 5: Hellyers Road)

Born in Hampshire, England in 1790, Henry Hellyer trained as an architect and surveyor, and was one of the first officers to sign up for the Van Dieman’s Land Company…

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Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 3: Lark)
Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 3: Lark)

In many ways, Lark was the flagship behind the burgeoning whisky scene in Tasmania. Established in 1992, it was the first fully licensed commercial distillery on the island since the…

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