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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.
Five Minutes With… Oskar Kinberg, HideFive Minutes With… Oskar Kinberg, Hide

He may have a Michelin-starred kitchen at his disposal, but you won’t find bartender Oskar Kinberg – one of the creative minds behind acclaimed London restaurant Hide – raiding the cupboards…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Top 5 Drinks AdvertsTop 5 Drinks Adverts

This one is likely to inspire some debate. We’ve rounded up our favourite drink adverts from TV and cinema over the last 40 years. Let the arguments commence. Growing up…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Dalgona landscape no bottleCocktail of the Week: The Dalgona Martini

Obscenely fluffy, deliciously creamy and super simple to make, Dalgona coffee has swiftly become the internet’s isolation drink of choice. If you thought this whipped beverage couldn’t get any better,…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Scotland's whisky regionsThe Hidden World of Private Cask Sales Part 1

Ever fancied your very own cask of Springbank? Well, until quite recently, this is how much single malt whisky was sold. In the first of a two part story, Ian…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton
top 5 drinks songsTop 5 drinks songs

The true perfect pairing to a delicious drink? A catchy song about said drink! Here’s our top five boozy tunes. We’ve chosen our top five drinks-related films, books and TV…

Jess WilliamsonJess Williamson
Inside the ‘World’s Most Innovative Distillery’Inside the ‘World’s Most Innovative Distillery’

Whether they’re making gin from Redwood ants and their surrounding ecosystem, bottling the “angel’s share” normally lost to evaporation, or distilling white truffle from Piedmont – worth more than gold…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Top 5 drinks filmsTop 5 drinks films

We continue our series all about booze-based entertainment in this time of self-isolation and lockdown. This week we take a look at our favourite films that feature a drop of…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Four Spirits With A Sense Of PlaceFour Spirits With A Sense Of Place

From Cornish sea salt to Cotswolds lavender, distillers frequently utilise nature’s larder to bring a sense of place to their spirits. We speak with the brains behind a selection of…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
5 must haves for virtual tastingFive must-haves for the perfect virtual tasting with friends

It’s time to get your friends together over, FaceTime, Zoom, Skype, whatever your preferred mode of video chat, and taste some delicious spirits together! Everything you need is right here……

Jess WilliamsonJess Williamson
What is Whisky?Inside the Archives at Irish Distillers

You might not be familiar with the name, but Irish Distillers – maker of Jameson, Powers, Redbreast and more – is an Irish whiskey linchpin, and not just because it’s…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
top 5 drinks tv showsTop 5 drinks TV shows

We like drinks, and we also like TV. So, here are our top five TV shows with some rather significant tipples in them. A drink can tell you a lot…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
Five Minutes With. . . Thea Cumming from Dangerous Don MezcalFive Minutes With. . . Thea Cumming from Dangerous Don Mezcal

Soft, floral and perilously quaffable? It could only be Dangerous Don’s new Joven expression, a dazzling 100% Espadin mezcal lovingly crafted in the depths of the Oaxacan countryside. We caught…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Top 5 drinks podcasts Top 5 drinks podcasts

From whisky to wine, and all things boozy, here are our favourite podcasts to keep you amused when you’re self-isolating. All are best enjoyed with a dram in your hand….

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
Alan Gray, Scotch whisky Industry Expert – ObituaryAlan Gray, Scotch whisky Industry Expert – Obituary

Today, Ian Buxton pays tribute to one of Scotch whisky’s greats who died recently: Alan Gray, the man behind industry bible the annual Scotch Whisky Industry Review. Here at Master…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton
The NightcapAgave Cask Scotch Whisky: What Fresh Madness Is This?

In June 2019, the SWA issued a statement outlining changes to the Scotch whisky rules allowing, among other things, ageing in casks that previously held agave spirits. Now the first…

Ian BuxtonIan Buxton
 Introducing Martini’s Alcohol-Free AperitivoIntroducing Martini’s Alcohol-Free Aperitivo

Indulging in your typical Italian aperitivo hour is usually a lowish ABV affair – placing the Negroni firmly to one side – but it’s almost impossible to enjoy the drinking…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes