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Berry Bros The Collective #1: The Pioneers Whiskies (and more) Are Here!We’re celebrating independent bottlers all this week and next here at Master of Malt. And they don’t come any more prestigious than Berry Bros. & Rudd. It’s been selling wines…
New Arrival of the Week: Compass Box MetropolisCompass Box has just unveiled the third expression in its Extinct Blends Quartet. It’s called Metropolis, it’s now available from us, and we can tell you all about it because…
New Arrival of the Week: Highland Park Cask Strength – Release No.4 WhiskyBack in 2020, I tried the first batch of Highland Park’s first ever cask core range cask strength Scotch whisky, and I loved it. It didn’t seem possible for a…
The Peated Single Malt Scotch Whiskies You Need To KnowWhether it’s an Islay whisky, from the Islands or the mainland, we loved peated single malt Scotch whiskies. But there are certain bottles that are reference points, known and loved…
How Many Brands of Scotch Whisky Are There?Last week we looked at how many whisky distilleries there are in Scotland, the answer is quite a lot and growing the whole time. Now, it’s time to answer once…
New Arrival of the Week: Tomatin Italian CollectionItaly meets Scotland for our New Arrivals this week as Tomatin releases its Italian Collection, a series of three single malt Scotch whiskies finished in Italian wine casks, a Marsala…
How Many Different Scotch Whiskies Are There?There’s loads of Scotch whisky out there. How much exactly? Well… That’s not a very easy question to answer. We’ve run the maths and all we can say for certain…
New Arrival of the Week: Allt-á-Bhainne 21 Year Old 1996 Single Cask (Master of Malt)We love featuring an under-the-radar distillery in our New Arrival slot and they don’t get less high profile than Allt-á-Bhainne. Before we go any further, this is how it’s pronounced: …
Rhythm & Booze Records #1: 13 Year Old Single Sherry Butt Blended Malt Whisky reviewAt Master of Malt we love music and we love whisky so we especially love it when music and whisky collide. Regular readers will know about musicians Felipe Schrieberg and…
Top 10 Most Underrated WhiskiesNot every whisky gets the love it deserves. Here’s 10 underrated whiskies we believe should get a greater share of the spotlight. Not that picking an underrated whisky is exactly…
Bankhall Single Malt Cask Strength – First Release ReviewOne of England’s most interesting new whisky makers has released its first single malt. Here’s the lowdown on Bankhall Single Malt Cask Strength – First Release, which just has arrived…
Reawakening: Tasting the New Releases from Glenglassaugh Distillery…After laying silent for over two decades, the stills at Glenglassaugh Distillery fired back up in 2008. Since its revival, plenty of new spirit has been running off the stills…
What We Loved This Week: Buffalo Trace, Port Charlotte, and Rare Cognac!Terroir-tastic Port Charlotte, the rarest of Cognac, a snippet of Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, whisky cake… It’s a bumper edition of What we loved this week! Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!…
The Return of the Whisky Loch?With rampant inflation, strikes, an energy crisis, and dysfunctional government, it’s starting to feel a lot like the 1970s. Yet the Scotch whisky industry is expanding rapidly. Does this mean,…
Who’s In The Mood For Whisky Highballs?YouWe will never miss an opportunity to talk about the many ways we love Whisky Highballs. It’s a simple drink. Just splash something fizzy on your whisky and you’ve done…
8 Premium Whiskies for Father’s DayIf you’re looking to push the boat when it comes to whisky, then you’re in the right place. These are 8 premium whiskies for Father’s Day, which is on the…
