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The Master of Malt blog is home to a wide range of writers, authors, commentators and industry experts. Some articles that have multiple authors are attributed to this author page for the sake of convenience.

Sauternes cocktailsHow To Kill A Sauternes, Or Not?

Is it a crime to mix Sauternes? Master of Malt’s very own digital marketing assistant and wine expert (WSET level 3, no less) Loukia Xinari looks at whether it’s heresy…

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Balcones Distillery - Nightcap: 4 NovemberThe Nightcap: 4 November

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:…

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Patron TequilaCelebrate Día de Muertos with Patrón Tequila Cocktails

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…

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Callooh CallayThe Nightcap: 28 October

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,…

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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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