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Master of Malt Blog
Category: Cocktails
Welcome to our cocktail blog. A place where you can read cocktail recipes, ideas, be inspired or read our excellent Master of Cocktails series.
Last year, Brixton bar The Courtesan launched a wine and spirit list featuring bottlings produced, owned or grown exclusively by women. We chat with owner Hammant Patel Villa and discover…
For a cocktail that traditionally contains just two ingredients and a garnish, the Martini is the ultimate test of bartending prowess and distillery finesse. Last week, six innovative gin brands…
From 1 December onwards, it’s a given that our plates are always full, and our glasses are rarely empty. Apparently it’s not actually obligatory to enter the New Year feeling…
It’s mid-December, so we’re pretty much halfway to Christmas Day – isn’t that a reality check and a half? If you, like us, have failed to buy any presents for…
Shake up these contemporary Cognac cocktails to discover why the fruity French spirit is for more than simply splashing on Christmas pudding… By now, you’ll know that Cognac sales are…
Get those cocktail shakers at the ready – we’ve assembled the world’s most daring festive spirits for your drinking pleasure. It also serves as a handy gift guide for the…
What’s hot now when it comes to American whiskey cocktail trends? Leading bartender JP Fetherston shares his insights… It’s safe to say American whiskey cocktails are having something of a…
Whether you’re an accomplished at-home bartender or tend to leave it to the professionals, we’re sure you’ll agree the Old Fashioned is a no-nonsense cocktail staple. Coinciding with Old Fashioned…
World-renowned bars Dandelyan and Licorería Limantour have joined forces for a collaborative cocktail menu that defies nature just in time for Halloween. Pickling, curing, and mummifying are the order of…
The launch of new Irish whiskey Roe & Co also sees Diageo return to Irish whiskey and the George Roe name return to bottles, plus there’s a new distillery in…
London Cocktail Week is in full swing! Now in its sixth year with parties, pop-ups, £5 Cocktail Tours and an entire cocktail village rather than the usual modest hub, it’s…
Greetings one and all to another edition of #MasterofCocktails. If you didn’t catch last week’s instalment, you might not have seen that we’re changing up how we do this –…
It’s the return of #MasterofCocktails! And there are a few changes to the format… We’re going to be making this a much less step-by-step affair – in return though, you’ll…
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…
Greetings to you all. Time for another #MasterofCocktails? I think so. Last one for a few weeks this, due to impending progeny. Today we’re making a drink that sounds thoroughly…
Right then boys and girls. Time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails – this week we’re making a pork-infused wet martini. Sound appetising? Well it should – It’s delicious. This one’s called…
Well greetings cocktail fans. Everyone enjoy their bank-holiday weekend? Ready for some #MasterofCocktails action? This week we’re going to make a super-summery drink, based on this baby – Rumbullion! XO…
Right then ladies and gents. Time for another #MasterofCocktails – this week we’re making a cognac-sour/sidecar sort of affair. We’re making it with Yuzu Juice. If you’ve not had it…
Right then all – we all ready for a cocktail? Time for #MasterofCocktails… Today’s drink is a creation based around this bad boy. It’s Bathtub Gin aged in an ex-Ardbeg…