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Master of Malt Bottles The World Cup In WhiskyThe World Cup is approaching and we’ve got fine whisky to put into bottles. Yes, the Master of Malt Bottling Line extends with five new limited edition bottles ahead of…
Loch Lomond Whiskies Unveils New Whisky Duo For The Open ChampionshipLoch Lomond Whiskies is now nine years into its partnership with The Open Championship, and for 2026, the distillery has released a pair of limited edition whiskies. Marking the 154th…
Angostura Rum: A New Look For a New EraThe House of Angostura has given its rum range a fresh look, but it’s the brand’s renewed outlook that’s really worth your time. Most people know the name for Angostura…
Talisker 47 Year Old Magma: Reviewing The Distillery’s Oldest Whisky To DateWhen you get an invite to a tasting of Talisker 47 Year Old Magma, or Talisker’s oldest whisky to date, you don’t ask too many questions. You show up. Which…
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey: Ireland’s Greatest Style, Still Explaining ItselfScotland has single malt. America has bourbon. Ireland has single pot still whiskey. And yet, when people talk about prestige whiskey, they still reach for single malt like it’s the…
Celebrate International Whisky Day 2026 with Adventurous Drinking and Dining!I recently had the pleasure of a unique dining experience in London, tied up with a flight of Japanese whisky. It reminded me that you don’t need to get on…
Jura Sherry Cask Range: Beyond the Gateway WhiskyToday we are reporting from the launch of the Jura Sherry Cask range. The new series showcases single malt Scotch whiskies each finished in a different sherry cask. The name…
Deanston Orange Wine Cask 17 Year Old: When Whisky Means SomethingDeanston Orange Wine Cask 17 Year Old has hit our virtual shelves today. But that’s not the reason I want to write about this whisky. For that, I need to…
Shindo Experimental 01 and the End of Japanese Whisky MystiqueShindo Experimental 01 arrives at Master of Malt this week. And at a moment when Japanese whisky can no longer rely on romance alone. Age statements are thin on the…
There Will Be a 100-Year-Old Whisky in the FutureThe idea of a 100-year-old whisky is not a fantasy. Thanks to Gordon & MacPhail, it seems that it will one day be an inevitability. “My brother talks about the…
Unlocking the Liquid Library of Gordon & MacPhail WhiskyGordon & MacPhail whisky has a relationship with time like few companies. The family-owned firm has spent more than a century quietly building a liquid archive of Scotch whisky. The full…
How Redbreast Irish Whiskey Is MadeIf you want to understand how Redbreast Irish whiskey is made, you have to start in Midleton. That’s the sprawling County Cork distillery responsible for some of Ireland’s most famous…
Stillgarden and the Irish Herbal Liqueur Taking on ChartreuseStillgarden Distillery in Dublin says it’s for the modern spirit drinkers. Making Irish Chartreuse-style liqueurs is one way to prove that. That’s Chartreuse-style liqueur. Let’s get that right. Chartreuse belongs…
Meet the Makers: A Showcase of Irish Drinks ProducersInvite me to a showcase of Irish drinks, and I will attend. Eight consecutive years of Bord Bia’s annual trade show at the Irish Embassy in Grosvenor Place prove it….
Witchmark Distillery: English Whisky Made MagicA witchmark is an apotropaic symbol. A small carved sign believed to ward off evil, bad luck, and other unwelcome forces. Derived from the Greek apotropaios, meaning “turning away”, these…
The Story of Aberargie Distillery and its First WhiskyAberargie Distillery has been laying down casks since November 2017. If you haven’t heard of them until recently, you’re not alone. The Lowland whisky maker was quietly tipping away on…
