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Enter the Master of Malt Burns Night Poetry Competition 2026!The Master of Malt Burns Night Poetry Competition 2026 is here. Our annual competition promises big prizes while honouring the Scottish Bard. On Burns Night, poetry is not only encouraged but…
Inside the Coleburn Distillery RevivalThe Coleburn Distillery revival is one of the most ambitious whisky projects in Scotland right now, and it is happening quietly in a Speyside gully that most visitors speed past…
#WhiskySanta’s Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 Single Cask (Master of Malt) Super WishHo ho ho! Or should that be “boo, boo, boo-urns”, because this is the last Super Wish of 2025 as part of my £750,000 festive giveaway. Before we get to…
The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14: A Festive Favourite With a Seriously Tasty PrizeThe festive season is finally here, which means it is time for whisky that feels like a treat without needing an occasion. Step forward: Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year Old….
New Master Blender For Chivas Brothers As Sandy Hyslop RetiresWhisky legend Sandy Hyslop is retiring from his role as master blender at Chivas Brothers. After more than 40 years at the forefront of Scotch whisky, Hyslop will move into…
Cù Bòcan Creation #7: 20 years of Peat at TomatinCù Bòcan Creation #7 is the latest in a long line of peated, experimental single malts made at Tomatin Distillery. For the last two decades, the brand has diverted each…
#WhiskySanta’s Craigellachie 37 Year Old Super WishUPDATE: Congratulations to @sam_ewe_elle who had their wish granted! Ho ho ho! The wrapping paper pile is threatening mutiny, and you’ve lost count of how many mince pies you’ve eaten….
The Dalmore and the Evolving World of Red Wine Cask WhiskyAs The Dalmore’s Cask Curation series takes us into red wine cask whisky territory, we thought we’d take a closer look at them. Wine casks are divisive. When the match…
Why GlenAllachie Was the Whisky to Watch in 2025GlenAllachie whisky has been one of the talking points of the year. Chiefly, The World Whiskies Awards 2025 named GlenAllachie’s 12 Year Old as the World’s Best Single Malt. The Speyside…
How GlenAllachie Makes WhiskyAs we take a deeper look into GlenAllachie Distillery and the story behind its rise, it’s necessary to look past the headlines and into the way the distillery actually makes…
20 Years of Kilchoman Distillery: From Bold Upstart to Islay MainstayAs 2025 marks 20 years of Kilchoman, we’re looking back at the story of the Islay farm distillery that went from plucky outsider to island mainstay. If a stranger wandered…
#WhiskySanta’s Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old Super WishUPDATE: Congratulations to @davethornton82 who had their wish granted! Ho ho ho! The elves are on lunch break, the tree’s down from the attic, and I’m up to my beard…
Historic Castletown Mill Restored as New Whisky DistilleryStannergill Distillery has officially opened its doors inside the newly restored Castletown Mill. Castletown Mill is one of the most distinctive historic sites on Scotland’s northern coastline. It’s now home…
Bruichladdich X4+18 Edition 01: The World’s First Quadruple Distilled Single MaltBruichladdich launches world’s first quadruple distilled 18-year-old single malt Scotch whisky: Bruichladdich X4+18 Edition 01. The release is the first instalment in a four-part series and marks a major milestone…
#WhiskySanta’s Laphroaig 34 Year Old – The Ian Hunter Story Book 5: Enduring Spirit Super WishUPDATE: Congratulations to Benjamin Kenneth Drew who had their wish granted! Ho ho ho! The mince pies are multiplying, and the festive panic is brewing gently under the surface. It’s…
Win a Trip to Islay with Laphroaig!Who wants to win a Trip to Islay with Laphroaig? Come see where the smoke begins with Master of Malt. The rugged home of peated perfection awaits. We’re talking flights,…
