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Featured news, interviews and articles covering whisky, rum, gin, tequila and mezcal and other drinks and spirits, as well as the drinks industry.
WhiskyA Love Letter to Whisky

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. I want you to picture yourself standing…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Boby mill is backThe Boby mill is back

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…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton
Dr Hostetters_002 copyDr. Hostetter’s Bitter: better than Campari?

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…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
MadeiraBoozy bucket list destinations to visit in 2023

What are the most interesting place for a drink around the world and why are we so keen to go? Team MoM reveals all in our boozy bucket list destinations…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Port of LeithScottish government vs. Scotch whisky

With some new legislation in the consultation process concerning the marketing of alcohol in Scotland, Ian Buxton takes a look at the often unhappy relationship between the Scotch whisky industry…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton
Burns Night@whiskyforager’s ultimate Burns Night supper

We’ve collaborated with the @whiskyforager himself, Colin Hinds, to create the ultimate Burns Night supper, complete with whisky pairings.  A huge part of any event is the food, but when…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Want to buy Scotch whisky for Burns Night 2025?The best quotes on whisky

From poets to actors, here are the best quotes on whisky. Burns Night is coming up shortly. And when you think of whisky and words, Robbie Burns automatically springs to…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
A Claridge cocktail Credit: Haarala_HamiltonFive minutes with… Paul Feig, film director and cocktail enthusiast

We’re delighted to have Paul Feig on the blog today. He’s a TV and film director, the man behind Bridesmaids and some of the funniest shows on TV. He’s also…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Low ABV drinks for Dry JanuaryFour lower or zero ABV cocktails for Dry January

Here are four bottles that prove that lowering your alcohol intake doesn’t mean cutting back on deliciousness along with four lower or zero-ABV cocktails for Dry January. If you’re cutting…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
In defence of whisky writingIn defence of whisky writing

In response to Nick Morgan’s recent article, ‘Without criticism there is only marketing‘, award-winning journalist Felipe Schrieberg makes a defence of whisky writing. In a recent story on this website,…

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MoM visits… A Tale of the Forest Experience at Glenmorangie HouseMoM visits… A Tale of the Forest Experience at Glenmorangie House

We took a trip to the Scottish Highlands to visit the brand new A Tale of the Forest experience at the stunning Glenmorangie House.  If you were to hear the words…

Jess WilliamsonJess Williamson
Stambecco TiramisuThree brilliantly boozy dessert recipes

Desserts are delicious. Drinks are delicious. What do you get when you combine the two? Double deliciousness. Here’s a tiramisu, cranachan, and cheesecake recipe, all featuring booze.   It’s been an…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
Bowmore-casksThe rise of peated whisky casks

People love a good chat about casks in the whisky world and we’ve noticed there’s more peated whisky casks about at the moment, so let’s find out why that is with the…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Without criticism there is only marketingWithout criticism there is only marketing

For his first column of 2023, Nick Morgan looks into the state of whisky and spirits criticism today and asks whether some writers are too close to the industry giants…

Nicholas MorganNicholas Morgan
Dungeness Snack ShackTop 10 favourite posts from 2022

Following on from our most-read and silliest stories of the year, it’s time for our top ten favourite posts from 2022. This might not be the most popular but they…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Bison Climate change The Nightcap: 29 JulyTop 10 silliest stories from 2022

Hamsters that can handle booze better than elephants, a Kentish bison fighting climate change, and monks expelled for drinking whisky all make our top ten list of silliest stories from…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell