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The Nightcap: 13 AprilThe Nightcap: 13 April

Friday the 13th is unlucky for some, but not here at MoM Towers. We’ve got a treat of a Nightcap coming your way to round off the week! As usual,…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
NightcapThe Nightcap: 26 January

This week in The Nightcap: Diageo’s boundary-pushing plans for Scotch whisky innovation come to light, Cognac house Louis XIII creates the world’s largest crystal decanter, and a Brazilian spirit distillery…

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BisquitCampari backs Cognac with €52.5 million Bisquit buy

Italian drinks group Campari has bought Bisquit Cognac’s parent company from South Africa-based Distell for a whopping €52.5 million – proof, if any was needed, that Cognac is about to…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Cognac cocktailsCount down to Christmas with these Cognac cocktails!

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…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
ChristmasThe ultimate gift guide to utterly bonkers Christmas-inspired spirits!

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…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Just hours left to snap up a bargain in our Summer Sale!Just hours left to snap up a bargain in our Summer Sale!

All good things must come to an end, so they say (we’re not sure who ‘they’ are either, but supposedly it’s a wise bunch of folk). Our Summer Sale is…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
Cognac, anyone? Exports of the spirit reach epic new heightsCognac, anyone? Exports of the spirit reach epic new heights

As Cognac sales hit record highs, we take a look at the the shape of the historic spirits category today, and explore its tastiness in cocktail form… Dust off those…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
Mixing spoons at the ready! Our guide to crafting a cracking Old FashionedMixing spoons at the ready! Our guide to crafting a cracking Old Fashioned

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…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners 2017World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners 2017

The winners of the World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards were announced yesterday! Take a peek at who took home some weighty glass trophies and get your hands on…

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World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners
World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners

Yesterday saw the World’s Best whiskies and spirits crowned at the World Drinks Awards, including the World Whiskies Awards. Before we get into the results though, some good news! Drinks…

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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…

Sam SmithSam Smith
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,…

Sam SmithSam Smith
Master of Cocktails – Fair Yuzu Has a Posse
Master of Cocktails – Fair Yuzu Has a Posse

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…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Master of Cocktails – The Penultimate Paragraph
Master of Cocktails – The Penultimate Paragraph

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…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Master of Cocktails – The Champagne Cocktail
Master of Cocktails – The Champagne Cocktail

An incredibly simple drink this week, which is so often fucked right up by one stupid ‘ritual’. Sugar Cubes. I saw a cocktail this week from some place in London…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Master of Cocktails – Campari and Soda
Master of Cocktails – Campari and Soda

Right then cocktail fans, we’re doing a Campari and Soda recipe for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. I say ‘cocktails’… A bit of a confession, this week’s drink isn’t *really* a cocktail….

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