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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.
PussangaDrinks without category: Pussanga

Pussanga is made from a plant used in shamanic medicine as a love potion. It has been described as a liqueur, a new style of a spirit, or even a hybrid….

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Morris WhiskyHow the Morris winery turned its hand to Australian whisky

Morris might be one of Australia’s most celebrated wineries, but it has recently entered the world of whisky and has hit the ground running. Here’s how a respected wine family…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Prestonville Arms, BrightonThe best pubs and restaurants for a leisurely lunch

It’s been a tough two years for the hospitality industry so we wanted to show our appreciation by highlighting some of the places that we love here at Master of…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
High PointEnjoy alcohol-free cocktails this Dry January with High Point

High Point Drinks is the brainchild of Eddie Lofthouse, founder of Cornish brewery Harbour Brewing. And we reckon the non-alcoholic alternatives are ideal for making booze-free cocktails you’ll actually enjoy…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Negroni photoDon’t over-ice my Negroni

Nick Morgan has a bone to pick with bartenders. He’s noticed a worrying trend to put so much ice in cocktails that it’s impossible to drink them. So for 2022,…

Nicholas MorganNicholas Morgan
Whisky distilleries 2022Whisky distilleries to watch out for in 2022

2022 should be another landmark year in whisky with new distilleries opening and first releases from new players hitting the market. Here’s our pick of some of the most exciting…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Fable WhiskyThe stories that make Fable Whisky

How do you stand out from the crowd as an independent bottler? Fable Whisky did it by embracing storytelling, animation, and illustration to create an approachable, modern brand. It was…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Belafonte, Campari, White Port and TonicDryish January: a guide

While a lot of people give up alcohol entirely in January, we’re doing things a bit differently with a month devoted to drinking less, drinking lower ABV, and celebrating all…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Brendan McCarron has announced he will take up the mantle of master distiller at Distell. Most-read posts of 2021

I am sure you’ll all agree that it’s been quite a year. But earth-shattering events like a continued global pandemic could not stop the booze news. We had a record…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Cardrona DistilleryCardrona Distillery: putting New Zealand on the whisky map

How did a Kiwi farmer from a teetotal family fall in love with whisky and shape a country’s category? We talk to Cardrona Distillery’s CEO and founder Desiree Whitaker to…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
favourite blogs of 2021Our favourite blog posts of 2021

We published over 500 features on the MoM blog this year. Among such excellence, it’s hard to pick out some highlights but nonetheless, here are our top ten favourite blog…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
And finallyTop ten funniest stories from 2021

Here’s our favourite ‘And finally’ stories from the past year, including a distillery hiring a dog, a beer made from goose poo, and Mariah Carey launching an Irish cream liqueur….

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
J.J. CorryFive minutes with… Louise McGuane from J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey

We had a lot of fun chatting with Louise McGuane from whiskey bonders J.J. Corry about making the leap from the corporate world to running her own business, when experimental…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Jim BeveridgeMaster of flavour: Jim Beveridge seals his legacy

Last week we headed to Johnnie Walker’s impressive Princes Street attraction to enjoy the final Masters series bottling and salute master blender Dr. Jim Beveridge OBE who is retiring, leaving…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
VIVIR TequilaHow to keep agave spirits sustainable

With an ever-growing market for Tequila and mezcal of Mexico comes an inevitable conundrum: how do we keep agave spirits sustainable? We ask the brands and businesses investing in the…

Millie MillikenMillie Milliken
Aber Falls DistilleryRevisiting Aber Falls Distillery

It’s St. David’s Day so we’re taking a trip to Aber Falls Distillery in North Wales. The last time we visted, the whisky wasn’t old enough to taste. That all changed…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell