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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.
Inside Crucible – the laboratory where London’s wildest cocktails are bornInside Crucible – the laboratory where London’s wildest cocktails are born

In this short video we take a look inside Crucible in East London, part laboratory, part work space, and part social club. It’s somewhere where bartenders can meet, exchange ideas…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Diageo’s UK Bartender Of The Year talks future cocktail trends…Diageo’s UK Bartender Of The Year talks future cocktail trends…

As we collectively hurtle towards 2019, our minds can’t help but wonder what the coming year has in store. We need not wonder. Diageo, one of the world’s largest distillers,…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Building Brand Wales at Aber Falls Distillery!Building Brand Wales at Aber Falls Distillery!

We took a trip to Aber Falls to discover North Wales’ first whisky distillery in over 100 years – and found incredible landscapes, a deep-rooted passion for the region, and…

Kristiane SherryKristiane Sherry
Martell, the world’s oldest Cognac house, takes tradition in its strideMartell, the world’s oldest Cognac house, takes tradition in its stride

It may be one the oldest of the great Cognac houses, but Martell isn’t scared of a little innovation. Quite the opposite: fearlessness is the backbone of its philosophy. MoM…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Get to know Chilean pisco!Get to know Chilean pisco!

The great pisco war of South America* has been waging for centuries, and while Peru and Chile may never agree on the spirit’s origin, the former tends to take centre…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Inside Distillerie Merlet & Fils: The family-owned Cognac that scaled upInside Distillerie Merlet & Fils: The family-owned Cognac that scaled up

The evolution of family-owned Distillerie Merlet & Fils – trade eaux-de-vie supplier, world famous liqueurs producer, third-party distiller and own label extraordinaire – is unlike any other distillery in the…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Inside the Cognac house of Bache-GabrielsenInside the Cognac house of Bache-Gabrielsen

Norwegian roots, experimental blends, and eaux-de-vie that dates back to the 19th century: MoM stepped into the cellars of historic Cognac merchant Bache-Gabrielsen… The house was founded by a Norwegian…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
What happened when we visited the UK’s first alcohol-free breweryWhat happened when we visited the UK’s first alcohol-free brewery

‘No-alcohol’ is the biggest beer trend since ‘craft’, and the UK’s first alcohol-free brewery, London’s Nirvana Brewery, is proof. We stopped by for a chat with co-founder Steve Dass, to…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Gordon & MacPhail pits nature against nurture with Longmorn bottlingsGordon & MacPhail pits nature against nurture with Longmorn bottlings

Following on from Friday’s story, MoM delves deeper into the DNA of the latest addition to Gordon & MacPhail’s Private Collection: two ‘twin’ whiskies, the “oldest Longmorn single malts ever…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
From vine to bottle: single estate distilling with Cognac Paul GiraudFrom vine to bottle: single estate distilling with Cognac Paul Giraud

The Giraud family has been tending vines in Grande Champagne since the 1600s; generation after generation has distilled wine, aged eaux-de-vie and supplied fine spirits to merchants across the region….

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Rum, Cocktails and Rugby with Santa Teresa 1796Rum, Cocktails and Rugby with Santa Teresa 1796

Santa Teresa 1796 isn’t just one of the world’s classiest rums but the distillery in Venezuela also runs an inspiring program to help gang members give up a life of…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
8 things every self-confessed spirits geek should know about Cognac8 things every self-confessed spirits geek should know about Cognac

It’s all well and good drinking it, but how much do you really know about France’s beloved grape-based spirit? Here, David Boileau, Cognac ambassador for the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Six Futurist cocktail recipes for the experimental home bartenderSix Futurist cocktail recipes for the experimental home bartender

The Italian Futurist movement laid the foundations of what became the pioneering cocktail industry we know and love today – and yet very little is known about its provocative, theatrical…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
Our survival guide to whisky showsOur survival guide to whisky shows

The Whisky Show is back for a third year at London’s Old Billingsgate Market from the 29th to the 30th September. To get you in the mood, here is our…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Piedmont part three: The wine behind Italy’s famous Barolo ChinatoPiedmont part three: The wine behind Italy’s famous Barolo Chinato

What happens when you combine one of the world’s most sought-after red wines with the dry bitterness of a gin and tonic? The answer: Barolo Chinato. Annie Hayes headed to…

Annie HayesAnnie Hayes
The most expensive Cognac bottlings at this year’s La Part des Anges auctionThe most expensive Cognac bottlings at this year’s La Part des Anges auction

This year’s La Part des Anges Cognac auction raised a record-breaking €291,500 for charity. A phenomenal amount, you’ll agree. But what, exactly, did buyers splash their cash on? We’ve compiled…

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