It’s National Cocktail Day (NCD) on 24 March 2024! We’re sure this is a date you have circled in red pen and you’re counting down the days until you can…
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Category: Cocktails
Welcome to our cocktail hub where you can try cocktail recipes, read features and origin stories about cocktails, and read our amazing reviews and blog posts that discuss all manner of mixology!
What came first, the song or the cocktail? Well that’s an easy one, it’s the cocktail. ‘Tequila Sunrise’ by the Eagles came out in 1973 whereas the Tequila Sunrise cocktail…
Rye whiskey is having a bit of a moment these days. It’s now not only made in its heartlands in America and Canada but there are great rye whiskeys being…
Valentine’s Day, that’s the 14 February in case you need reminding, is the perfect time to show your loved one how much they mean to you. And what better way…
Once again at Master of Malt we are on-trend in our cocktail making. Last week was all about the French 75 but this week we’ve been mainly drinking the Carajillo,…
We don’t know about you but here at Master of Malt we are always down with the latest trends. And according to TikTok the big drink of 2024 is going…
We had a lot of change on the blog this year. We have been covering more products in round-ups which seems to go down well with customers. A recent post…
The Espresso Martini is consistently one of the most popular cocktails in Britain and around the world but it’s often done so badly. Here we show you how to make…
The Painkiller cocktail is already promising a lot with a name like that. Health claims and cures aside, we think it’s going to be your new favourite summer rum drink….
From on the rocks to Highballs and the classic cocktails like the Mint Julep and Whisky Sour, whisky makes a refreshing choice this summer. Here’s our guide to summer whisky…
We’re getting experimental this week and reaching for rice…to put in a Negroni. Is this trend we’re trying the magic touch Negronis have been missing all along? Alex investigates. At…
This week we’re making a Yuletide take on a classic cocktail through the clever addition of tawny Port. It’s the Christmas Negroni! We’ve also thrown a seasonal take on the…
Brrrrr, it’s freezing! At least it is around MoM HQ. So this week we thought we’d make something to warm you up, a Hot Cider Punch enhanced with the magic…
This week we’re making a cocktail that everyone is talking about, mainly due to an endorsement from ‘House of the Dragon’s’ Emma D’Arcy. It’s the Negroni Sbagliato! It’s a funny…
Negroni Week is here at last! And with the help of a book by David T. Smith and Keli Rivers, we’re learning just how versatile and adaptable this classic drink…
Take a load off and enjoy a drink somebody else whipped up for you. These are our top recommendations for pre-bottled cocktails. All you need to bring is ice and…
With World Whisky Day coming up, we’re shaking a cocktail that’s very much like a Sidecar, but made with Scotch instead of Cognac. It’s called the Silent Third. I’m just…
Today’s cocktail is one for all those mixing Scotch whisky doubters out there. We’re using Black Bottle Double Cask to make Scotland’s answer to the Manhattan. It is, of course,…
It’s National Margarita Day(ish) and so we headed to London agaveria Hacha to taste a twist on a Margarita that’s served to look like a glass of water… Ok, so…
Today’s cocktail is inspired by one of the greatest films of the ‘90s, Groundhog Day. Ordered by Andie MacDowell, mocked by Bill Murray, it is, of course, a Sweet Vermouth on…