Master of Malt Whisky Blog

Category: Absinthe

Check out all the latest news, announcements, reviews and cocktail ideas relating to Absinthe – greenest of all the liquors.

2016 Whisky Advent Calendar – Available for Pre-Order!

By on

adventblogimage

Drinks by the Dram have launched their 2016 range of Advent Calendars, and you can Pre-Order yours right now!

Drinks by the Dram revealed their selection of spirit-filled Advent Calendars for 2016 last week, all of which you can pre-order right this very second! Every calendar contains 24 different handmade wax-sealed 3cl drams, one behind each window, so you count down to Christmas while exploring spectacular whiskies, gins, rums, tequilas and more.

More…

Categories : Absinthe, American Whiskey, Armagnac, Cognac, Gin, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky, News, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Advent Calendars, Christmas, Drinks by the Dram, Ginvent, Glenfarclas, New Release, Old and Rare Whisky, Origin, Single Malt Whisky, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, the hot enough vodka co
Read the full story (no comments)

The Return of Ask #WhiskySanta… He’ll grant one wish per day!

By on

Whisky Santa

[Update: He’s now giving gifts away at the checkout too!]

Guess who is back… Back once again… #WhiskySanta is back! Tell all your friends and loved ones. Ho ho ho! A bit of the M&M-style wrap for you there. I like to stay current.

That’s right, your favourite festive, omniscient, supernatural, heavily-bearded being is back from his holibobs. I may have only had ten months off after last year’s festivities (during which I even received a shiny ISC award) but a tinsel-covered alarm clock has gone off somewhere and I’m feeling extremely generous once again! Time to make some lists and check them twice – lists of people using #WhiskySanta, that is – before granting one wish per day for you lucky people for a second year running!

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Cognac, Competitions, Gin, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky, Wine
Tags : Arran, Bathtub Gin, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Christmas, Dalmore, Dalwhinnie, Glengoyne, Gordon and Macphail, Hibiki, Jura, Oban, Octomore, Penderyn, Smooth Ambler, Uigeadail, Whisky Santa
Read the full story (30 comments)

2015 Whisky Advent Calendar – Now Available for Pre-Order!

By on

Whisky Advent Calendar

Ah yes, it’s that time of year once again when Drinks by the Dram reveal their selection of fantastic spirits-filled advent calendars!

The Entire Range is Now Available for Pre-Order here. (Estimated despatch late October.)

As well as all your favourites such as The Whisky Advent Calendar and Ginvent Calendar (from the dream team of Drinks by the Dram and Gin Foundry), which are both back for a fourth year, 2015 sees the range extended with a dedicated Bourbon Calendar plus Rum, Cognac, Armagnac, Tequila, Mezcal, Vodka, Absinthe and erm… Naga Chilli Vodka calendars (the latter getting hotter each day!)

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Armagnac, Cognac, Gin, News, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Advent Calendars, Blended Whisky, Bourbon, Chilli, Christmas, Drinks by the Dram, Ginvent, Mezcal, Old and Rare Whisky, the hot enough vodka co
Read the full story (no comments)

Around The World In 80 Drams – Week 2 – Adnams

By on

Southwold

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 something of a riddle at the end of the last post, leaving hints as to where I’m off to next: sun, sea, superb beer and how it would take me 23 hours to travel there by pug (pugs run at an average of 3-5 miles per hour). Of course, I’m off to Adnams in Southwold!

Now, when I said I’m bad at geography and that this series will help me learn things, I meant it. If you had asked me where Southwold was before I looked at a map, I’d have said it was somewhere near Southampton. “It’s got ‘South’ in the name and those two kind of sound similar, they’re probably right next to each other,” I believe were the words that went through my head. Well, it’s safe to say I’m learning already, as Southwold is a little bit more northerly than I thought.

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Tasting Notes, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Adnams, around the world in 80 drams, East London Liquor Company, English Whisky
Read the full story (one comment)

New 50cl Cocktails from The Handmade Cocktail Company!

By on

50cl Handmade Cocktail Company 2015

The Handmade Cocktail Company‘s range of Pre-Bottled Cocktails has had a bit of a shake-up! From today, the entire 2015 selection will be available in 50cl bottles alongside the award-winning 70cl editions that were first launched over four years ago.

As well as updated recipes, there’s also a brand new addition for 2015 – another graduate from the Experimental Series: The Boulevardier! Do you enjoy a delicious Negroni? How about a classic Manhattan? Well if you answered yes to either or both of those questions then you’ll love The Boulevardier, made with top quality bourbon with a very high rye content, a blend of sweet vermouths and classic bitter apéritif. That said, if you like a Negroni or Manhattan, they’re available from The Handmade Cocktail Company too!

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Cocktails, News
Tags : Boulevardier, Hanky Panky, Manhattan Cocktail, Martinez Cocktail, Martini, Negroni, Old Fashioned Cocktail, Pre-Mixed Cocktails, The Handmade Cocktail Company, Vieux Carre
Read the full story (no comments)

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with Jameson!

By on

Hello Dublin Jameson St Patricks Day Live

It was 11am in Gatwick airport on Saturday 14th March. The plane taking a small drinks press contingent over to Ireland for Jameson’s extended #HelloDublin St. Patrick’s Day celebrations was due to leave in just over an hour from Heathrow. Had I made a terrible mistake?

In fact, I’d just arrived back from a holiday and had always known I couldn’t make that flight, just as I now knew all I’d be seeing of blighty was Gatwick airport itself. My flight to Cork was later, and until then I’d simply be pretending I was Tom Hanks in The Terminal. (Although there were no Catherine Zeta-Jones love interest developments to speak of.)

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Cocktails, Irish Whiskey, News, Whisky
Tags : Blended Whisky, Glenlivet, Irish Distillers, Jameson, Midleton, Powers, Redbreast, St Patrick's Day
Read the full story (no comments)

Master of Cocktails – De La Louisiane

By on

Master of Cocktails The De La Louisiane

Well hello there cocktail fans. Hope you all had a wonderful Burns Night (apostrophe?)! In celebration, for #MasterofCocktails on Sunday we made a De La Louisiane recipe, which is a… erm… a cocktail with American Whiskey.

Should’ve thought that one through a bit better really, eh?

Nevertheless – this really is a good ‘un. It’s sort of a halfway house between a Manhattan and a Vieux Carre.

More…

Categories : Absinthe, American Whiskey, Cocktails, Liqueurs, Whisky
Tags : Ableforth's, Bathtub Gin, Benedictine, Luxardo Maraschino, Martini, Master of Cocktails, Peychaud's, Smooth Ambler, St George Spirits
Read the full story (one comment)

Master of Cocktails – The Go Lightly

By on

Master of Cocktails The Go Lightly

Well hello there cocktail chums. Time for a drink? If you check your watch, you’ll see that it is indeed #MasterofCocktails-o’clock – what perfect timing!

This week we’re making a little something I robbed from the St Germain website. It’s a ‘Go Lightly’ recipe, and it is *delicious*. We’ll of course be using St Germain’s excellent elderflower liqueur, and I’ve also gone ahead and amended the recipe a bit to make it more of a long drink.

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Cocktails, Liqueurs
Tags : Champagne, Chapel Down, Cocchi, Master of Cocktails, St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
Read the full story (2 comments)

Master of Cocktails – Pedro Grant goes to New Orleans

By on

Master of Cocktails Pedro Grant Goes To New Orleans

Right then folks. Time for another #MasterofCocktails! This week’s involves setting things on fire, which is always fun.

We’re going to be making a Christmassy twist on a Sazerac recipe using Balvenie 15yo Single Barrel and PX Sherry. If anyone feels like complaining about the fact that we’re using a good single malt in a cocktail, can I suggest you jog on and complain to the Daily Mail – they’ll probably have a story to print about it being responsible for immigration. Or something.

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Cocktails, Whisky
Tags : Angostura Bitters, Balvenie, Bitter Bastards, Master of Cocktails, Pedro Ximenez, Sazerac, Single Malt Whisky, St George Spirits
Read the full story (no comments)

Master of Cocktails – The Long-Standing Beef

By on

Master of Cocktails Long Standing Beef

Right then chaps – time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. We’re making a sort of Old Fashioned/Manhattan hybrid using Maple Syrup as the sweetening agent. Oh, and candied bacon as a garnish, as if this cocktail recipe wasn’t sounding awesome enough already.

However, before you even think about touching any of the liquids, you’re going to need to candy your bacon. No, that’s not a euphemism.

More…

Categories : Absinthe, Cocktails, Whisky
Tags : Bitter Bastards, Cocktail Bitters, Hudson Whiskey, Manhattan Cocktail, Master of Cocktails, Rye Whiskey
Read the full story (no comments)