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Whisky heroes: the architects who made the mouldAs part of his series on whisky heroes, Ian Buxton celebrates three architects who defined how a distillery should look, Charles Doig, William Delmé-Evans and George Darge. There was a…
The Cotswolds Distillery: how a New Yorker captured the spirit of the CotswoldsHow did a New Yorker get into the spirit of the Cotswolds and create some of the finest English whisky around? Here’s the story of the Cotswolds Distillery. There are…
anCnoc: the single malt from Knockdhu distilleryIt’s not the best-known or the easiest to pronounce but anCnoc makes an extremely delicious Speyside single malt which you should get your tongue around. We talked to distillery manager…
Teeling: challenging the norms for Irish whiskeyWe visited Teeling Distillery recently to see how it’s attempting to make Irish whiskey that’s different from what you have experienced before. Here’s what we learned. The Teeling distillery can…
MoM visits: the Spirit of Speyside Festival 2022You don’t need to ask us twice to celebrate Scotland’s national drink at one of the world’s largest whisky festivals, particularly after two years of virtual alternatives. Here’s what we…
Nine of the best whisky bars in ScotlandIt’s World Whisky Week so from Edinburgh to Aberlour, Millie Milliken gives you her choice of the best places in Scotland to enjoy a wee dram. Here are (some of)…
The DNA of BalblairThis week we’re visiting a Highland distillery with an unmistakable tropical fruit flavour, Balblair. But why does it taste like this and where does the flavour come from? We take…
Five minutes with… Lorna Scott, CEO and founder of Inverroche GinWhen your own back story is as interesting as the drink you make, you better believe you’re making it onto the MoM blog. This week Inverroche Gin’s Lorna Scott tells…
Whitetail Gin: spirit of MullToday, Ian Buxton visits a tiny distillery on the Isle of Mull in Scotland called Whitetail making fine Scottish gin inspired by the local flora and fauna, specifically an enormous…
How to get into the spirit of Sakura SeasonSakura season is when the cherry blossom comes out in brilliant floral force in Japan. Here we break down why it’s so culturally important and provide some top tips for…
How Stork Club is flying the flag for German whiskyHave you ever gone to buy some whiskey and ended up purchasing the whole distillery? That’s what happened to the owners of Stork Club, who have since helped the brand…
The future of English whiskyThe English whisky scene has progressed at breathtaking speed since the first release of the modern era in 2010. There are now 33 producers with big ambitions, and a group…
Royal Salute on innovation and Scottish oakRoyal Salute is celebrating a milestone. It’s kicking off the new Kingdom Collection with a 26-year-old whisky that’s fully finished in Scottish oak casks, a first for the brand. We spent…
Making a mint, the Giffard liqueur storySince 1885, the Giffard family has been making some of the bartending community’s most loved liqueurs and syrups. Millie Milliken travelled to its home of Angers, France, to meet the…
Whisky heroes: Aeneas Coffey: exciseman, distiller and inventorAs part of his series on whisky heroes, Ian Buxton looks at the life of a man who transformed whisky and made the world domination of blended Scotch possible, Aeneas…
Do the words ‘master distiller’ mean anything?The drinks world proliferates with various masters like master blenders and master distillers. But do these terms have any validity or are they just marketing flimflam? Ian Buxton investigates. The…
