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Top 5 drinks songsThe 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…
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…
Top 5 drinks filmsWe 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…
Four Spirits With A Sense Of PlaceFrom 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…
Five must-haves for the perfect virtual tasting with friendsIt’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……
Inside the Archives at Irish DistillersYou 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…
Top 5 drinks TV showsWe 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…
Five Minutes With. . . Thea Cumming from Dangerous Don MezcalSoft, 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…
Top 5 drinks podcastsFrom 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….
Alan Gray, Scotch whisky Industry Expert – ObituaryToday, 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…
Agave 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…
Introducing Martini’s Alcohol-Free AperitivoIndulging 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…
Master of Malt tastes… Johnnie Walker whisky highballsWe tried the exclusive new collection of bottled Johnnie Walker whisky Highballs with Johnnie Walker’s whisky ambassador Ali Reynolds and discussed the role this simple but sublime serve will play…
The World’s Best Audiophile BarsEven though we engage all our senses when enjoying a cocktail or sipping a spirit, the one that we rarely (if ever) acknowledge is sound – but thanks to music-mad bar…
It’s Indian whisky, My FriendIndian whisky brands sell a staggering amount on their home turf but much of what is sold as ‘whisky’ wouldn’t be recognised as such in the EU or America. But…
Five Minutes With Kerri WattWe talk to Scottish singer Kerri Watt ahead of her gig at Glengoyne Distillery on 20 March about music, meeting your heroes and the best ever song about whisky. Whisky…
