You’ll often hear people say slàinte before drinking whiskey. Why? Allow us to explain. What do you say before you have a drink? ‘Cheers’ is a classic. But all across…
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With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, we’ve got Irish whiskey on the mind, so we thought we’d take you through the hows and why of triple distillation. Irish whiskey…
Our Irish whiskey education series kicks off with a style of whiskey that is completely unique to Ireland: single pot still whiskey. The Americans have bourbon, Scotch is the spiritual home…
In his final article for the Master of Malt blog before he goes off to join Kingsbarns in Fife, campaigns manager and home cask guru James Evans picks five of…
The world of dunder in rum is explored here by Ben who explains the phenomenon behind the funk and why a love of it contributed to the creation of Dunderhead…
Michter’s has been making its mark for a while and we thought it was about time to peer behind the curtain at a brand that has risen to considerable heights….
The Kingdom of Fife has become a hotbed of new distilleries. We look at this increasing force in Scotch whisky and talk to major producers about the rise of a…
You love whisky. We love whisky. Valentine’s Day is coming up and we’re in a romantic mood. Here’s our love letter to whisky. You’re standing in front of a stall…
For over 40 years, if you wanted a high-quality malt mill for your new whisky distillery then the best thing to do was buy a refurbished old one made by…
Watch out, there’s a new red bittersweet liqueur in town. It’s called Dr. Hostetter’s Bitter and it might even be better than a certain Italian brand. We talked to Benedict…