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As 2025 marks 20 years of Kilchoman, we’re looking back at the story of the Islay farm distillery that went from plucky outsider to island mainstay. If a stranger wandered…
The recent Spirits Business Awards 2025 named Teeling as the Whiskey Brand of the Year. The ceremony, held on Thursday, 13 November, gave awards out across five categories: Retail &…
A good Christmas whisky guide doesn’t just tell you what bottles to gift or which dram would make the ideal after-dinner sipper. It prepares you for the inevitable. The 12-hour…
If you love a drop of Champagne at Christmas, this guide is for you. It’s a collection of a few festive Champagne secrets from a proper sommelier. Namely Philippe Marques…
What’s the most popular drink at Christmas? Yes, it’s that time of year again. You can keep your kale smoothies and kombucha. December is all about comfort, flavour, and those…
Prakaan arrives with intent. Thailand has long produced spirits, but the world has never been asked to take Thai whisky seriously. Most drinkers outside the country know Mekhong, a spirit…
Ninefold is a Scottish rum distillery. Yes, those are a thing. There are lots of impressive rums from Scotland. Dark Matter Spiced Rum, The Gin Bothy, Matugga (and its range of…
In need of some Christmas whisky stocking fillers? We’ve got presents that will actually impress without breaking the budget. This Christmas whisky stocking fillers guide is for everyone: the whisky-curious,…
This is the best eggnog recipe you will find this Christmas. Because you are whisky lovers. And so are we. And this is a whisky eggnog recipe. With a peaty…
To buy The Busker Irish whiskey from Master of Malt, click the link on the brand’s name, and you’ll be taken to the distillery page shop. Irish whiskey is experiencing…
The annual Mount Gay Single Estate Series has reached its third year. Each is a step towards redefining Barbadian rum, tracing every drop from cane to cask. For 2025, we’re…
In whisky, provenance is one of those terms that gets tossed around so often that it risks losing meaning. It can seem like just a posh word for “where a…
The history of women in whisky is as long as the history of whisky. Not that you would know that from the way the story is so often told. Even…
Whisky always sparks debate, not just about flavour. Value too. Is that £25 bottle good enough? Should you stretch to something three times the price? Today’s climate means rising prices,…
This is the definitive guide to UK whisky and rum festivals for the rest of 2025 and into 2026. The drinks festival is where spirits come alive. From masterclasses and…
Retro whisky cocktails are back. I’m sure for some of you, they never went away. Maybe you have a soft spot for disco-era drinks. Back in the 70s and 80s,…
I know you’re all just dying to know the answer to this question: What have been the major spirits trends for 2025? Yes, we’ve almost reached the end of 2025,…
Nc’nean is green. It’s the poster-child of whisky’s sustainable, organic, renewable, net-zero, B Corp-certified future. Led by Annabel Thomas from her family’s farm in Drimnin, over the last decade, it…
Brighton isn’t short of characterful bars, but there’s one spot that whisky fans have been hyping for years: Cut Your Wolf Loose (CYWL). After far too many recommendations and missed…
After seven years, it’s time for us to say goodbye to social media tycoon Charlotte Gorzelak. Perhaps some of you have seen our social medias. The Instagrams. The Facebooks. The…
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