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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.
Mini oak cask ageing part two – Tequila meets GuinnessMini oak cask ageing part two – Tequila meets Guinness

Our in-house innovator James Evans has once again taken to his mini cask to create an interesting and (hopefully) tasty concoction. This time he’s seeing how well Tequila takes to…

James EvansJames Evans
Gordon & MacPhail 1949 from Milton Distillery Detail 3_LR_AI0A4582Five minutes with David King, sales director at Gordon & MacPhail

As Gordon & MacPhail releases a £50,000 1949 Milton (aka Strathisla), its oldest ever single malt from the distillery, we talk to sales director David King on trying to get…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Aisling Bea JamesonFive minutes with Aisling Bea, Jameson brand ambassador

Today we’re joined by comedian, actor, writer, and now friend of Master of Malt, Aisling Bea to discuss her recent partnership with Jameson, why she loves hot whiskey, and more……

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Best agave bars in EnglandFive of the best agave bars in England

It’s Tequila week here at Master of Malt so whether you want a great cocktail or fine sipping mezcal, we’re looking at some of the best agave bars in England…

Alex BadescuAlex Badescu
La Commune PunchThe sticky history of punch and its modern resurgence

Following on from our Rum Punch cocktail earlier this month, Lauren Eads takes a deep dive into the history of Punch, from 17th century India to its renaissance in 21st…

Lauren EadsLauren Eads
Chase Distillery ginChase Distillery revisited

Five years ago we told the story of Chase Distillery. Now we’re back to see what’s changed at one of England’s most popular white spirits distilleries.  Did you ever do…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
£16 million Ardbeg cask: a source of pride for everybody?£16 million Ardbeg cask: a source of pride for everybody?

Dr. Nick Morgan asks if the industry really should be shouting about the record-breaking £16 million Ardbeg cask from 1975 that sold this week, the sale price of which is more…

Nicholas MorganNicholas Morgan
Torabhaig Allt GleannMaster of Malt tastes… Torabhaig Allt Gleann

Torabhaig’s second bottling of the Legacy Series is here, so we thought it was high time we had a taste. It’s called Torabhaig Allt Gleann and it’s rather easier to…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
American whiskey tariffsToasts over tariffs: American whiskey’s cause for optimism

We spent an evening at the US Embassy with the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. to raise a glass to celebrate the long-awaited end of tariffs on American Whiskey…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Whisky BaronsWhisky Heroes: The Whisky Barons

Ian Buxton returns to add The Whisky Barons to his Whisky Heroes series, and shed some light on how former Prime Minister David Lloyd George fits into the picture in…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton
Eight of London’s best whisky barsEight of London’s best whisky bars

We’ve updated our list of our favourite places in the capital to sip fine whiskies, enjoy cocktails, and take a break from the world. Here are eight of London’s best…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
LeSyndicat-Paris-France-02Le Syndicat: the Parisian bar making French spirits cool

Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados… French spirits don’t always get the nod of approval when it comes to the cool kids. But Le Syndicat bar in Paris is on a mission to…

Millie MillikenMillie Milliken
Flavoured spiritsFlavoured ‘Whisky’: The Next Generation

With Jameson, Haig and Grant’s all releasing flavoured ‘whisky’, sorry spirit drinks, in the last couple of years, Lauren Eads takes a closer look at this often maligned category. Back…

Lauren EadsLauren Eads
Finn Thomson whiskyThe master bottler? Finn Thomson whisky launches

Whisky brands don’t often come 300 years in the making. They don’t often launch with bottles of 50-year-old Glenlivet. But Finn Thomson whisky arrives on the scene with a family…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
European Bartender SchoolWhat does it take to become a bartender?

Did you know that bartender schools are a thing? We visited one of the many European Bartender Schools across the world when we popped into the Mallorca school to join…

Jess WilliamsonJess Williamson
Cecilia - robot bartenderThe rise of the machines

AI is becoming an increasingly important part of the drinks business. But will the rise of the machines put highly skilled bartenders, blenders and other industry professionals out of business,…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton