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Sam Smith is a writer and author and sometime writer for the Master of Malt blog.

Burns Night: Traditional vs. Untraditional
Burns Night: Traditional vs. Untraditional

So. Burns Night. That’s next week. Burns Suppers date back to 1801, with the first one being held by friends of the celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns. They’ve continued ever…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 12 – Van Ryn’s Distillery
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 12 – Van Ryn’s Distillery

Our worldwide magical mystery tour continues! OK, it’s neither magical (I am no wizard) nor is it a mystery (I’ve got it all planned out. Sorta.), but we will be…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 11 – James Sedgwick Distillery
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 11 – James Sedgwick Distillery

Gosh, it certainly takes a lot of effort to run over 5,000 miles. The Proclaimers only walked over 1,000 (or at least they said they would), I wonder it took…

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Plans For A Brand New Gin Distillery in Kyoto Unveiled
Plans For A Brand New Gin Distillery in Kyoto Unveiled

As Master of Malt’s newly-designated geography enthusiast, what with my Around the World in 80 Drams blog series and all, it’s very exciting to hear of a new distillery being…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 10 – Santamanía
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 10 – Santamanía

We’re on week 10 of the Around the World in 80 Drams adventure, and we’ve made it to mainland Spain to enjoy some very exciting gin! Last week I left…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 9 – Xoriguer
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 9 – Xoriguer

Welcome to week 9 of our Around The World in 80 Drams tour, the blog series where we find out all about spirits from far off lands and learn just…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 8 – Janneau
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 8 – Janneau

It’s week 8 in our Around The World In 80 Drams tour – we’re one tenth of the way through! We’re making our third and final stop in France this…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 7 – Courvoisier
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 7 – Courvoisier

Hello again and welcome to another edition of Around the World in 80 Drams, the blog series where I travel the world heading east tasting 80 different tasty treats. Well,…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 6 – Domaine Dupont
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 6 – Domaine Dupont

Hello and welcome to the 6th stop on my Around the World in 80 Drams expedition! Last week we were in Belgium with the Filliers fellas, and this week we’re…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 5 – Filliers
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 5 – Filliers

Following our fortnight in the Netherlands, we head south to Belgium for the fifth instalment of Around The World In 80 Drams! I left you with a couple clues as…

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Dutch whisky made at The Zuidam distilleryAround The World In 80 Drams – Week 4 – Zuidam

Welcome to another edition of Around The World In 80 Drams, where we are continuing to explore distilleries from the Netherlands. Last week, we took a look at Lucas Bols…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 3 – Lucas Bols
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 3 – Lucas Bols

My around the world journey continues with my first overseas distillery! I hinted towards the next stop by saying there’s canals, art, a cool tram network and a very long…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 2 – Adnams
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 2 – Adnams

Welcome back to my Around The World In 80 Drams journey, which kicked off last week from the East London Liquor Co., unsurprisingly in East London. I left you with…

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Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 1 – East London Liquor Company
Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 1 – East London Liquor Company

I’m bad at geography. I’m not a proud man, I’ll own own up to my faults and I definitely suck at geography. Recently I told a good friend that there…

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The Day of the Dalmunach
The Day of the Dalmunach

If you’ve long been wondering about what Chivas Brothers will be doing with the site of the Imperial distillery, which was mothballed in 1998, you can wonder no longer. Today,…

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FREE SHIPPING on 2015 Pre-Mixed Drinks Challenge Award Winners!
FREE SHIPPING on 2015 Pre-Mixed Drinks Challenge Award Winners!

Back in the day, you would have to saunter on down to a speakeasy to get yourself a top notch cocktail. These days, such treats can be enjoyed from the…

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