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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,…

January 10, 2023Felipe Schrieberg

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…

January 9, 2023Jess Williamson

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…

January 5, 2023Master of Malt

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…

January 5, 2023Adam O'Connell

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…

January 4, 2023Nicholas Morgan

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…

December 30, 2022Henry Jeffreys

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…

December 29, 2022Adam O'Connell

With the long-awaited whiskies from Blackwater in Ireland soon to be landing at Master of Malt, Ian Buxton talks to Peter Mulryan, the distillery’s outspoken founder about his problems with…

December 22, 2022Ian Buxton

From whisky tasting glasses to the Whisky Yearbook 2023 plus shakers, corkscrews, decanters and more. Here are ten drinks accessories for Christmas. What do you buy the whisky lover in…

December 15, 2022Master of Malt

Loukia Xinari returns to give us the skinny on the booming sparkling wine trade across several countries. There’s more than just Champagne and Prosecco, you know? You know the tingling…

December 7, 2022Master of Malt

Earlier this week, Dr Nick Morgan looked at what happened when United Distillers lowered the strength of Gordon’s gin. Now in the second part, he looks at the furore when…

November 30, 2022Nicholas Morgan

In a two-part special Dr. Nick Morgan looks at what happens when distillers mess around with the formula of well-loved brands. First up the sorry saga of when United Distillers…

November 22, 2022Nicholas Morgan

Well it’s Thursday again, isn’t it? Isn’t it just. That means, as ever, only one thing: it’s new Master of Malt independent bottling day! This week is a very, very…

November 17, 2022Ben Ellefsen

You might recall back in the halcyon days of the Barbados Rum Experience we visited St. Nicholas Abbey Distillery. Here’s our promised rum diary from the day. Macaws and steam trains…

November 15, 2022Adam O'Connell

Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest is a fascinating new whisky made by kilning barley with botanicals combustible materials like juniper berries and birchwood which shows how even Scotch whisky…

November 15, 2022Adam O'Connell

In the light of various steep price rises in whisky, naming no names, Ian Buxton takes a look at what’s behind the changes and suggests that things might not be…

November 10, 2022Ian Buxton