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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.
For Burns Night 2025, we recommend Wormtub whiskyThe Best Whisky Quotes You’ve Never Heard

There’s something about whisky that invites words. The witty, the wise, and the occasionally wobbly. Everyone from poets and playwrights to bartenders and balladeers has had a go at summing…

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The birthplace of England’s whisky renaissance: The English Whisky Co.The Birthplace of England’s Whisky Renaissance: The English Distillery

The English Distillery was founded in 2006 by James Nelstrop and his son, Andrew. An English whisky distillery isn’t peculiar these days. There are over 60 of them. Open a whisky…

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The rise of regenerative farming in whisky: No chem, no compromiseRegenerative Farming in Whisky: No Chem, No Compromise

Whisky is agriculture. Behind every dram lies a field, a farmer. A battle with the elements older than any stills. Whisky makers have long waxed lyrical about provenance and craft….

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Glen Scotia’s New Double Cask Finish is a top pick for a top Christmas whisky gift for 2025Glen Scotia Double Cask Red Wine Cask: Red Wine Cask Gone Right

You can buy Glen Scotia Double Cask Red Wine Cask Finish from Master of Malt now. We’ve got a new whisky, folks. And we’re the only ones to have it. …

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Hakushu whisky and the JSLMA certificationHakushu Whisky and the JSLMA Certification

The whisky world is no stranger to vague labels and slippery origins. Japanese whisky, likewise. As the global thirst for Japanese whisky shows no sign of slowing, the question isn’t…

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West Midlands Distillery debuts first single malt whiskyWest Midlands Distillery Debuts First Single Malt Whisky

You can buy West Midlands Distillery whisky from Master of Malt now. West Midlands’ first single malt is here. It’s not from a remote glen, a foggy island, or a…

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Badly Drawn Dogs: good whisky, better art...?Badly Drawn Dogs: Good Whisky, Better Art…?

Badly Drawn Dogs is a ridiculous idea that got out of hand (and into bottles). It started with a joke. Now it’s a whisky series. Obviously. It began with a…

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SOLARES: Dhavall Gandhi’s game-changer for Indian whisky maturationSOLARES: Dhavall Gandhi’s Game-Changer for Indian Whisky Maturation

Whisky maturation in tropical climates has a new contender. Former Macallan and Lakes whiskymaker Dhavall Gandhi has introduced SOLARES, a cask created in collaboration with Spanish cooperage and winemakers José…

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Buy Caol Ila whisky for the Islay whisky festivalTop 7 Most Misunderstood Whisky Distillation Myths

Whisky distillation is where art meets science… and marketing mischief. Half-truths and misunderstood principles sneak into the conversation like unwanted fusel oils. So let’s clear the air (and the vapour…

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Lagavulin vs. Laphroaig: The ultimate peaty whisky battleLagavulin vs. Laphroaig: The Ultimate Peaty Whisky Battle

Lagavulin vs. Laphroaig. Two titans of Islay. A land where the air smells like barbecued seagull, hospital corridors, and fine whisky. Two distilleries, founded a year apart, separated by a…

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Ad Gefrin launches Tácnbora Cognac Finish WhiskyAd Gefrin Launches Tácnbora Cognac Finish Whisky

Ad Gefrin returns with another Anglo-Scottish blend – Tácnbora Cognac Finish Whisky – and it’s landed at MoM Towers. The arrival of a new whisky offers the perfect excuse to…

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Whisky you might have missed: Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2007 Single CaskWhisky You Might Have Missed: Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2007 Single Cask

Buy Caol Ila 11 Year Old 2007 Single Cask from Master of Malt now. There comes a point in every whisky drinker’s life when exhaustion sets in. “Matured in an ex-mezcal-tinctured…

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Eddie Russell has been with Wild Turkey for 43 yearsAnother 5 Famous Whisky Lovers

American icons, Hollywood rebels, and the Queen of the Oscars. Here’s another 5 famous whisky lovers. Yes, we’re back again with another line-up. From bourbon-sipping poets to Texan charmers in…

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Doghouse whisky is aged like bourbonHow Doghouse Distillery is Redefining English Whisky in the Heart of London

Debt Collector Whisky from Doghouse Distillery has just landed at Master of Malt. And since we’ve just been down to Battersea to see the place for ourselves, it seemed only…

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Torabhaig Sound of Sleat is the latest in a series that tracks the development of Torabhaig whiskyTorabhaig and the Development of a Whisky

Torabhaig Sound of Sleat – The Legacy Series Whisky is the fourth edition in The Legacy Series from Torabhaig Distillery. The Isle of Skye producer has been charting its journey…

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Introducing… Dave WorthingtonIntroducing… Dave Worthington

You know Dave Worthington, AKA Boutique-y Dave, if you’re a fan of That Boutique-y Whisky Company. But our mate Dave is about to feature on this blog a whole lot…

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