We’ve got three words for you: Old Fashioned Trolley. Here’s two more: chocolate vodka. Where can you find them both? The Nightcap, duh. It’s the 25 November, which means you’ll…
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Whether they strike us with original new designs, redesign the retro, or are simply understated in their elegance, here’s our round-up of whisky bottles we love the look of. What…
We’re incredibly proud to share the news that Master of Malt’s been named Food & Drink eCommerce Website of the Year at the prestigious UK eCommerce Awards for a second time!…
Chris O’Dowd speaks up for the common bird, The Macallan makes a movie, and a pop-up pub offers 66p pints for the World Cup. It’s all in the Nightcap: 18…
Belvedere vodka has Daniel Craig dancing, Ardbeg Distillery breaks a record with a 1974 vintage whisky, and we can reveal that somebody royal really likes a Martini. It’s The Nightcap:…
We dragged the hardworking Master of Malt buyers out of the cellar and into the limelight to find out a bit more about who they are and what they will…
The latest collaboration between Bowmore and Aston Martin has arrived at MoM towers. Because it’s such a sought-after whisky, we’re running a lottery for a chance to get your hands…
Campari takes a big chunk of Wilderness Trail with more to follow, Diageo snaps up Balcones, and a new cask-strength Glendronach is on its way. It’s all in the Nightcap:…
Día de Muertos is upon us, the day when the dead rise from the grave. It’s one of Mexico’s liveliest holidays and Patrón Tequila has come up with three delicious cocktails…
Is Springbank the world’s most admired whisky? Who is The Balvenie’s new malt master? Why is The Tucci making Martinis? The answers are revealed in this week’s Nightcap… Happy Halloween,…
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?…
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,…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…