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Master of Malt Merch Is Here!This week a load of exciting things that aren’t whisky has just landed, things that you can wear. So stand back for a whole lot of Master of Malt merch….
It’s Official – We Are Now Masters of MaltOk, (most of) you got us. April Fools! We have not changed our name. Please do not call us Masters of Malt. And please DO enjoy the very real whisky…
New Arrival of the Week: Noble Rebel Blended MaltsToday we’re taking a look at a new range of blended malt whisky that plays by its own rules. Watch out dowdy old blends because here comes Noble Rebel from…
What We Loved This Week: Irish WhiskeyIt’s a special (nearly) St. Patrick’s Day edition of What we loved with single pot still whiskey from Blackwater, a Tequila cask blend from J.J. Corry, and a peaty Waterford…
The Nightcap: The Final EditionRegina Hall and Jameson have a fiendish idea of how to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while 170-year-old casks of whisky are salvaged from a shipwreck. Classic Nightcappers for…
The Nightcap: 17 FebruaryMore whisky from Port Charlotte, Buffalo Trace, and even a dram you can buy with time from Glengoyne. It’s The Nightcap! What was it that Churchill said about the battle…
India Becomes Scotch Whisky’s Largest MarketIndia now buys more Scotch whisky than any other country, according to the Scotch Whisky Association, toppling France to become the biggest buyer by volume. You might assume that when it…
The Nightcap: 10 FebruaryThe whisky by-product that’s good for your skin, the ultimate destination for Valentine’s Day, and Sassenach Tequila gives Heughligans a reason to celebrate. It’s The Nightcap! The slow decline of…
We’ve picked up Online Retailer of the Year and Independent Bottler of the Year awards from the Icons of Whisky, as well as Specialist Online Drinks Retailer of the Year at…
The Nightcap: 3 FebruaryIn the news this week Powers releases 100% rye Irish whiskey, GlenAllachie creates Cuvée cask whisky, whatever that is, and sad news from London as Simo parts ways with Milroy’s…
The Nightcap: 27 JanuaryIn The Nightcap: 27 January edition we have Glen Scotia unveiling a 21-year-old whisky, Kylie Minogue, and news on a position going for an official whisky taster. For those doing…
The Nightcap: 20 JanuaryDon Papa goes for big bucks to Diageo, a distillery swaps Copenhagen for New York, and Glenfarclas launches a half-a-century-old whisky. It’s all in The Nightcap 20 January edition! January…
The Nightcap: 13 JanuaryThe Scottish government moves to restrict whisky marketing while Irish whiskey exports reach €1bn value, but that’s nothing compared to a sober pub crawl. It’s all in The Nightcap: 13…
The Nightcap: 6 JanuaryThe booze news returns for 2023 with stories on scientists reviving barley strains to recreate old whisky flavours, the booming Tequila market and a horse walks into a pub. We repeat:…
Sarah Burgess Becomes Whisky Maker at The Lakes DistillerySarah Burgess, of Macallan and Malteser fame, announced that she has taken up the mantle of whisky maker at The Lakes Distillery. Big news in the English whisky world this…
The Nightcap: 23 DecemberWe round off another year of Nightcapping by raising a glass to Icons of Whisky winners, raising an eyebrow at £50m worth of whisky sold, and raising a hand to…
