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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.
PhilomenaThe seven new international bars giving us wanderlust

As the world begins to reopen for travel, we’ve scouted out some of the new bars that are opening abroad to add to our bucket lists – when we can…

Millie MillikenMillie Milliken
Fanny FougeratFanny Fougerat: championing a different side of Cognac

Fanny Fougerat is on a mission to make your rethink everything you know about Cognac. So we caught up with the maverick producer to find out how she created a unique…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Millie Milliken glass collectionHidden stems: The joys of collecting glassware

From bric-a-brac finds to new ergonomic pieces, glassware collections and their owners come in many guises. How do you start? We asked some of the drinks industry’s most avid collectors….

Millie MillikenMillie Milliken
Lifting the lid on bulk Scotch whisky sales to JapanLifting the lid on bulk Scotch whisky sales to Japan

Today, we’re delighted to have a new writer for Master of Malt, industry veteran Dr Nick Morgan. Here he brings us a tale of greed, deception, and short-sighted business decisions,…

Nicholas MorganNicholas Morgan
Ron ColonDiscovering El Salvador’s Ron Colón

El Salvador has long been known for its excellent coffee. Now, with the growing popularity of Ron Colón Salvadoreño, there’s a rum brand making waves, too. El Salvador is a…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
Royal BracklaRoyal Brackla rediscovers its regal form

The first royal Scotch whisky is once again having a crack at the core range game, introducing three new aged single malts, all finished in sherry casks. We tasted and…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Ken Grier is a Macallan legendKen Grier on what makes an investment-grade spirit

After a recent tasting of Dictador’s latest 2 Masters release, MoM caught up with affable marketing mastermind Ken Grier to find out just what makes a spirit ‘investment grade’.   “I help people…

Lucy BritnerLucy Britner
The column still at the heart of the Copper Rivet Distillery in ChathamReturn to the Copper Rivet Distillery

There’s been so much going on at the Copper Rivet Distillery since we last visited in 2018: the release of a single malt, a column malt and the opening of…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
cocktails for National Tequila DayUnconventional cocktails for National Tequila Day

Día Nacional del Tequila (or National Tequila Day) is on Saturday 24 July and there’s no better way to celebrate than with Tequila-based cocktails. But why go conventional when you…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
O'Shaughnessy DistilleryWhat to expect from: O’Shaughnessy Distillery

Whiskey fans are always excited about the arrival of a new distillery. But the opening of the doors at the O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company in August is more hotly anticipated than…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
iced teaWhat’s the T?: Using iced tea in cocktails

As the weather heats up, Millie Milliken takes a closer look at her favourite soft drink – the iced tea – and asks the experts how to incorporate it into…

Millie MillikenMillie Milliken
TillinghamTen great British booze destinations

As most of us won’t be going far this summer, we’ve picked some great British booze destinations around the country for you to visit. From vineyards to gin distilleries, these…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
A good bar needs good iceIce ice baby – why ice is the vital element in your drink

Not all ice is created equal, as it turns out. So we turned to the experts at London’s Crossroads bar to help explain why ice is the vital element in…

Jess WilliamsonJess Williamson
Sacred GinWhat do gin botanicals do?

From boosting flavours to keeping aromas in the liquid, botanicals have many jobs. And beyond the traditional line-up, the world of gin botanicals can get pretty weird, finds Lucy Britner….

Lucy BritnerLucy Britner
Penderyn RangeFive minutes… with Stephen Davies CEO of Penderyn

As Welsh whisky pioneers Penderyn opens its second distillery in Llandudno, we talk to founder Stephen Davies CEO of Penderyn about inventing a category, last year’s Jim Murray row, and…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Bailey's Whiskey.Great whisky marketing fiascos

Do you remember Bailey’s whiskey, or J&B -6°C? Don’t ring a bell? Well, they weren’t around for long but Ian Buxton remembers these and other product launches that failed to…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton