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2016 Whisky Advent Calendar – Available for Pre-Order!

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Drinks by the Dram have launched their 2016 range of Advent Calendars, and you can Pre-Order yours right now!

Drinks by the Dram revealed their selection of spirit-filled Advent Calendars for 2016 last week, all of which you can pre-order right this very second! Every calendar contains 24 different handmade wax-sealed 3cl drams, one behind each window, so you count down to Christmas while exploring spectacular whiskies, gins, rums, tequilas and more.

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Categories : Absinthe, American Whiskey, Armagnac, Cognac, Gin, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky, News, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Advent Calendars, Christmas, Drinks by the Dram, Ginvent, Glenfarclas, New Release, Old and Rare Whisky, Origin, Single Malt Whisky, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, the hot enough vodka co
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#WhiskySanta Gives Away Thousands of Gifts at the Checkout!

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Well, I did say that I might have something else up my immaculately cuffed sleeve this year, and here it is! I’ve used my powers as an omniscient supernatural Christmas being to ‘get in’ to the Master of Malt checkout. From here I’ll be giving away thousands of festive gifts to lucky customers (at least £20,000 worth, in fact!)…

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Categories : Cognac, Competitions, Gin, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky, Wine
Tags : Bathtub Gin, Blended Malt, Christmas, Rumbullion, Spirit of Hven, Whisky Santa
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The Return of Ask #WhiskySanta… He’ll grant one wish per day!

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[Update: He’s now giving gifts away at the checkout too!]

Guess who is back… Back once again… #WhiskySanta is back! Tell all your friends and loved ones. Ho ho ho! A bit of the M&M-style wrap for you there. I like to stay current.

That’s right, your favourite festive, omniscient, supernatural, heavily-bearded being is back from his holibobs. I may have only had ten months off after last year’s festivities (during which I even received a shiny ISC award) but a tinsel-covered alarm clock has gone off somewhere and I’m feeling extremely generous once again! Time to make some lists and check them twice – lists of people using #WhiskySanta, that is – before granting one wish per day for you lucky people for a second year running!

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Categories : Absinthe, Cognac, Competitions, Gin, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky, Wine
Tags : Arran, Bathtub Gin, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Christmas, Dalmore, Dalwhinnie, Glengoyne, Gordon and Macphail, Hibiki, Jura, Oban, Octomore, Penderyn, Smooth Ambler, Uigeadail, Whisky Santa
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2015 Whisky Advent Calendar – Now Available for Pre-Order!

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Ah yes, it’s that time of year once again when Drinks by the Dram reveal their selection of fantastic spirits-filled advent calendars!

The Entire Range is Now Available for Pre-Order here. (Estimated despatch late October.)

As well as all your favourites such as The Whisky Advent Calendar and Ginvent Calendar (from the dream team of Drinks by the Dram and Gin Foundry), which are both back for a fourth year, 2015 sees the range extended with a dedicated Bourbon Calendar plus Rum, Cognac, Armagnac, Tequila, Mezcal, Vodka, Absinthe and erm… Naga Chilli Vodka calendars (the latter getting hotter each day!)

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Categories : Absinthe, Armagnac, Cognac, Gin, News, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky
Tags : Advent Calendars, Blended Whisky, Bourbon, Chilli, Christmas, Drinks by the Dram, Ginvent, Mezcal, Old and Rare Whisky, the hot enough vodka co
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Master of Cocktails – The Paloma

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Master of Cocktails The Paloma

It’s #MasterofCocktails time again folks! This week we’re putting together a supremely refreshing drink – one which you absolutely must try if you haven’t already.

A long drink made with tequila and grapefruit, god only knows why this isn’t more widely available to be honest. This week we’ll be making a Paloma. It’s a Mexican number that translates as the ‘dove’, all you really need to know though is that you want one. They’re yummy.

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Categories : Cocktails, Tequila
Tags : Diplomatico, Havana Club, Master of Cocktails
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Master of Cocktails – Margarita

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By heck! It’s nearly Christmas – better make some Margaritas!

Yep, something like that…

So, I’m sure you’ll all be familiar with this classic tequila cocktail, but it’s one that’s so often poorly made. Well, we’ve had quite enough of that. For last night’s #MasterofCocktails recipe we decided to tackle the problem once and for all!

There are a couple of things to consider and to take care of in advance, but after that it’s a nice simple build.

Gather round now, herein lies a Christmas Gift from Benny Blanco!

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Categories : Cocktails, Tequila
Tags : Master of Cocktails
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Rum, Cognac & Tequila Advent Calendars!!!

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Drinks by the Dram Rum, Cognac and Tequila Advent Calendars

Once upon a beginning, the folks of the world drew chalk lines on their doors to physically count down the first 24 days of December. These days that seems a rather sad thought, more reminiscent of a prisoner counting the days they’ve been locked up than a celebration of the festive season. Pretty miserable really. (That is, unless you’re lucky enough to share a cell with comedy legend Ronnie Barker!) It was some time before some bright spark decided that using candles would be rather less bleak. I mean, candles, they’re okay aren’t they?

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Categories : Cognac, Gin, Rum, Tequila
Tags : Advent Calendars, Christmas, Drinks by the Dram
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Ocho Curado Tequila

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¡Atención, por favor!;  something amazing has just happened in the wonderful world of tequila, something so momentous you are simply going to have to cancel that vitally important life-saving heart surgery and give this announcement your full, undivided concentration.

Leading tequila producer Ocho has devised a new way of producing Mexico’s favourite way of getting tourists to star in humiliating photographs featuring giant sombreros. It’s called Ocho Curado and Master of Malt has got the first bottles to hit the UK, and as yet we’re the sole retailer to hold any.  More…

Categories : News, Tasting Notes, Tequila
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