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Kininvie Special Release To Mark Distillery’s 25th Anniversary
Kininvie Special Release To Mark Distillery’s 25th Anniversary

Almost exactly a year after we told you about Kininvie single malt’s UK launch (along with some information on the distillery and too many 12 Monkeys references), we have some…

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Calais Strike Causing Delays on European Orders
Calais Strike Causing Delays on European Orders

There are strikes in Calais. You probably know all about it from that television programme ‘The News’, or else read about about it online. It’s not just folk breaking into…

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Talisker Skye in June
Talisker Skye in June

Earlier this year Talisker added another no age statement whisky to its range: Talisker Skye. This means that whilst it may not be able to claim to be “the only…

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The Day of the Dalmunach
The Day of the Dalmunach

If you’ve long been wondering about what Chivas Brothers will be doing with the site of the Imperial distillery, which was mothballed in 1998, you can wonder no longer. Today,…

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Tasting Ledaig 42 Year Old Dùsgadh 1972
Tasting Ledaig 42 Year Old Dùsgadh 1972

Crikey it’s been busy around here lately! Father’s Day is upon us and we also have imminent releases coming out the wazoo! Sometimes you simply have to drop everything though,…

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An e-gift voucher from Master of MaltGift Vouchers Are Evil

Gift Vouchers… The dirty little secret of retailing. They are a little bit of magic. Shops have somehow convinced people to hand over their money in return for something which…

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Gascony Calling: A Single Cask Series Armagnac!
Gascony Calling: A Single Cask Series Armagnac!

So it may be gorgeous, So it may not be famous, Armagnac, twenty-one years old. There’s a new release in the Master of Malt Single Cask Series charts, and the…

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Get 20% Off Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Final Tickets!
Get 20% Off Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Final Tickets!

The 2015 Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship Final is being held this Thursday (4th June), and after last year’s excitement, we can’t wait! This is an annual bartender competition with…

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Fèis Ìle – The Islay Whisky Festival 2015
Fèis Ìle – The Islay Whisky Festival 2015

As some of you may already know, we’re sadly not going to be at Fèis Ìle this year. I know, I know. We had a good run though – attending…

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The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!
The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!

This bank holiday/Star Wars day weekend saw the Charity Bee Run take place! Wheels that were put in motion back on Glenfarclas 105 Day with our Facebook competition saw a…

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Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong
Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong

So, here’s the thing. We fucked up. We got the pricing on our recently released Bruichladdich single casks wrong. To be precise, we accidentally used the figure per litre of…

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New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1
New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1

You may have seen that we recently launched a couple of single casks that featured our shiny new innovative glass closures, which you can read all about here. We also…

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Six New Master of Malt Single Cask Bottlings PLUS We Present Our New Glass Closures
Six New Master of Malt Single Cask Bottlings PLUS We Present Our New Glass Closures

So then. Single Cask bottlings, eh? Specifically our Single Cask bottlings. It’s been a little while since we’ve bottled a load of delicious whisky for our Single Cask Series, but…

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Master of Malt Is Closing Down – Free Shipping Until Midday Today
Master of Malt Is Closing Down – Free Shipping Until Midday Today

As some of you may have realised, the sudden and shocking news that Master of Malt was closing its doors did indeed have something to do with the fact…

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St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with Jameson!
St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland with Jameson!

It was 11am in Gatwick airport on Saturday 14th March. The plane taking a small drinks press contingent over to Ireland for Jameson’s extended #HelloDublin St. Patrick’s Day celebrations was…

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Winnings from the WWA, WDA & Icons of Whisky
Winnings from the WWA, WDA & Icons of Whisky

Yesterday saw the winners of the 2015 World Drinks Awards announced, as well as the winners of Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky and World Whiskies Awards – a very busy…

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