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Millie Milliken is an award-winning spirits and cocktail journalist who has written about food, drink and the people behind the industry. Her work has been featured in numerous publications in the UK and US, across both consumer and trade audiences, such as Club Oenologique, Evening Standard, Global Drinks Intel, Courier Media, The Cocktail Lovers and more. Her first book, Tequila: A Tasting Course, was published in 2025, which was named the Winner of the Fortnum and Mason Debut Drink Book of the Year 2026. Milliken was the winner of the 2022 Alan Lodge Young International Drinks Writer award, and the International Wine and Spirits Council Spirits Communicator of the Year too. She is also head of content for the OurWhisky Foundation - a not-for-profit supporting women in (or looking to get into) the whisky industry.
Hidden stems: The joys of collecting glasswareFrom bric-a-brac finds to new ergonomic pieces, glassware collections and their owners come in many guises. How do you start? We asked some of the drinks industry’s most avid collectors….
Cocktail of the Week: The BullshotThe heyday of the Bullshot cocktail was in the 1960s and’70s when it was enjoyed by such stars as Joan Crawford, Malcolm McDowell, and, um, Rodney Dangerfield. Since then, it’s…
What’s the T?: Using iced tea in cocktailsAs the weather heats up, Millie Milliken takes a closer look at her favourite soft drink – the iced tea – and asks the experts how to incorporate it into…
Cocktail of the Week: The Sex on the BeachThis week Millie Milliken dons her visor and heads to 1980s Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to find out the origins of the Sex on the Beach [adult content warning] ‘Spring break’,…
Going bananas: Why banana drinks are everywhereFrom infusions to macerations, esters and cocktails, banana-flavoured drinks seem to be everywhere. Millie Milliken speaks to the makers and shakers who are going bananas for bananas. Hands up who…
The Peculiar Allure of Smoked DrinksWhisky, salmon, salt, mezcal, paprika – you name it, we’ll put smoke in it. But why do we love the flavours and aromas of smoke in our drinks so much?…
The 12 new bars to visit in 2021As UK hospitality slowly wakes up from lockdown, sadly slower than originally anticipated, there are a slew of new bars to go out and celebrate in. From new hotel classics…
Family spirit: father and daughter/ son distillersWe’re keeping it in the family today as Millie Milliken takes a look at some of the father and daughter/ son distillers around the world – they’re braver than we…
Master of Malt Islay Festival 2021 Day 6: BowmoreIt’s Master of Malt Islay Festival 2021 Day 6: Bowmore time! Today, we’re taking a look at all the online excitement going on at the distillery while Millie Milliken delves…
Master of Malt Islay Festival 2021 Day 5: LaphroaigIt’s Master of Malt Islay Festival 2021 Day 5: Laphroaig! Today’s we’re using words like TCP and phenolic as we take a look at one of Islay’s most uncompromising distilleries…
The inside scoop on pairing whisky and ice creamBanana, vanilla, chocolate – the flavours of whisky and ice cream make for wonderful bedfellows. Millie Milliken put in the strenuous research to find out how to pair them and…
Cocktail of the Week: The Stone FenceBourbon and cider come together to create one of the cocktail world’s more simple but obscure serves. From Connecticut to east London, we explore the hazy life of the Stone…
10 bars and drinks to celebrate the great reopeningToday’s the day when England’s bars, pubs and restaurants open up properly for the first time since last year’s lockdown. So we asked 10 drinks industry experts which bars they…
The Divine Truth About The Angel’s ShareFrom whisky to Cognac, the concept of The Angel’s Share, how much liquid a cask loses to evaporation, is one that is unique to every distillery. Millie Milliken takes a…
The story of Don Julio TequilaDon Julio González-Frausto Estrada was just 17 when he founded his Tequila distillery. It’s been quite a journey from these humble beginnings to being part of one of the largest…
Cocktail of the Week: El PresidenteThis week we’re celebrating a Cuban Prohibition classic, El Presidente; it’s an enigma in rum, vermouth and bitters. But what have the French got to do with it – or…
