It’s The Nightcap and we’ve got stories on a Valentine’s jellyfish tasting menu, a big departure from Lagavulin, and a Brit Award being turned into a beer pump! Valentine’s Day….
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Home to the latest news about whisky, rum, tequila, mezcal and other spirits, beers, wines and the latest from the drinks industry.
We’ve just had news of the oldest ever release from Macallan, an 81-year-old single malt distilled way back in 1940. It’s called The Macallan Reach and the packaging is sure…
A £73 million Guinness brewery and venue is coming to London, Heaven Hill adds to its considerable portfolio, and Kilchoman and the Cotswolds distilleries expand. It’s The Nightcap: 4 February…
A collection of 9,000 bottles of whisky goes for more than £3m, a spate of boozy thefts, and Tequila slammers with caustic soda. It’s a wild ride of a Nightcap…
Lowland distillery Lochlea’s first single malt is here! This is not a drill! We can’t imagine this will stick around long but we wanted to let you know what to…
Which bar has the world’s biggest whisky selection? Where can you get free pints – or even pull your own? Can hamsters outdrink elephants? All these questions and more are…
In the news this week: celebrate Burns Night with Batman, Guinness goes green, Marky Mark gets into Tequila, and, not to be outdone, Katy Perry, crashes the world of zero…
Why has Taiwan bought 20,000 bottles of rum? Have Bono and the Edge found what they’re looking for? And can you cure a hangover? We ask the big questions in…
Hey everyone, Tl;dr I just wanted to let you know that we’ve turned next day delivery back on, but it might not stay on very long – so if you…
It’s the final Nightcap of the year and we’re signing off with an absolute cracker thanks to stories on new whisky from The Balvenie, a Port ‘speakeasy’, and the best…
I’m really sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but we’ve just found out from Drinkworks that they have decided to wind down their business and stop supplying Drinkworks…
The Connaught Bar in Mayfair, London, has done it again, taking the crown of World’s Best Bar at last night’s World 50 Best Bar ceremony. And it was a double…
We’ve been getting a lot of calls recently from people who would like to be able to choose which carrier we use to send their order with. Often there’s a…
A €13 million Midleton Distillery upgrade, $400K worth of spilled Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and Bruichladdich makes a sour beer. They’re all in The Nightcap: 3 December edition. It’s December and…
This week’s Nightcap is wall-to-wall amazing Scotch from the likes of Glenfiddich, Johnnie Walker, Lagavulin and more. Plus a whiskey barrel Christmas tree and chilli bacon vodka… Do you know…
Black Friday is coming soon but we have already got amazing deals on delicious boozes on the Master of Malt website. Here’s our guide to Black Friday 2021! Do you…
Big news this week as Heineken buys Distell, Gordon’s Gin has a new look, and there’s been a Fok Hing mess for a Hong Kong gin brand whose brand name…
This week’s Nightcap is drenched in whisky goodness. From Jameson to Bowmore, Waterford to Bruichladdich, this edition has it all. Even a man who built a £35,000 collection without even…
Rogue gift websites have been selling fake Drinks by the Dram Advent Calendars. We are warning customers to be aware of these scam products. In the last few days we’ve…
Remember, remember, the 5 November – because it’s when another tremendous edition of The Nightcap arrives! This week there’s Johnnie Walker, Bunnahabhain, Captain Morgan, and a story that really takes…