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Five minutes with… Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest whiskeyIt’s 26 July, and Aunt and Uncle’s Day! Don’t panic, UK pals; it’s only in America. Your father’s brother probably isn’t expecting a card. But we thought it would be…
Milk & Honey Distillery: A taste of Tel AvivForget tradition: Tel Aviv’s Milk & Honey Distillery is taking conventional whisky-making and turning it on its head in pursuit of bold flavour and a focus on locality. This is…
Roe & Co, a Dublin distillery rebornLast week saw the next step in the revival of a great name from Irish whiskey as the new Roe & Co distillery opened in Dublin. Our in-house bartender Nate…
Rum past, present and future with Alexandre Gabriel from PlantationAs part of our Rum Month coverage, we talk to Alexandre Gabriel about rediscovering old distillation techniques, a pineapple concoction inspired by Charles Dickens, and a release that’s as “funky…
Five minutes with… Lorena Vásquez, master blender for Ron ZacapaMore Rum Month excitement today: you’ll usually find Ron Zacapa’s Lorena Vásquez blending rums in the Guatemalan mountains, but last week was a little different – on Tuesday, London welcomed…
Five minutes with agave guru Björn KjellbergIt’s London Mezcal Week, so today we have an agave double bill. First an interview with Björn Kjellberg, a Swede who fell in love with agave and now runs distillery…
Terroir in spirits: the myths and the marketingNate Brown says that the word ‘terroir’ is becoming increasingly meaningless as producers and marketers deploy it to describe a whole range of inappropriate products. It’s time we stopped using…
Rare single field Ocho Tequilas are here!We have a treat this week, as Jesse Estes from Ocho talks us through his family’s single field vintage Tequilas. Oh, and coincidentally a consignment of these rare as hens…
Hangover squared: the science behind relieving post-alcohol painDrinking enough to feel ill-effects the next day isn’t big and it certainly isn’t clever, but sometimes it happens – and now, there’s an industry of pills and potions dedicated…
Talking Irish single malt with The Sexton’s Alex ThomasThe Sexton Single Malt is an Irish single malt that has done a good job of establishing itself in a competitive market. We talk to creator Alex Thomas to find…
2019: The year that low-and-no alcohol stormed ImbibeOn 1 and 2 July flocks of folk from this boozy industry of ours descended on London Olympia in Kensington for Imbibe 2019. Drink, as always, flowed liberally from every…
Was Glenfiddich really the first ever single malt whisky?An email making bold claims about Glenfiddich arrived at Master of Malt HQ last week. We had our doubts about its veracity so we turned it over to whisky writer…
Jigger Beaker Glass bartender roadshow returnsJigger Beaker Glass returns with a wealth of industry luminaries to explore the themes of creativity, hospitality and productivity – a.k.a. the holy trinity of bartending. We get the lowdown…
Meet Scotland’s new make innovatorsIf you’re a new whisky distillery, what do you do to bring in a little cash while you wait for the spirit to mature? Make gin? Boring! Nate Brown looks…
Five minutes with… Vijay Mudaliar founder of Native in SingaporeNo matter where in the world you call home, locally-sourced, seasonal produce is closely linked to culture, heritage and national identity – which is perhaps what makes collaborations between antipodal…
Five things you should know about agaveYou’ve probably sipped on fermented and distilled agave sap in the form of Tequila and mezcal – perhaps even drizzled the syrup over your porridge as a honey alternative –…
