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Here, we review, talk and enthuse about new whisky, rum, tequila and gin and keep you posted on what’s new in the drinks industry.
PowersBargain whisky Christmas gift guide

If you’re on the lookout for a whisky Christmas present this season but also mindful of not breaking the bank then these bargain bottles are perfect for you. Not one…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Jaffa Cake Vodka CranberryJaffa Cake Vodka Cranberry: 24 Drams of Christmas

Jaffa Cake Vodka Cranberry is the Christmassy treat that lies behind window number six of the Drinks by the Dram Vodka Advent Calendar. What’s the best way you’ve ever won…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
Seaweed 18YO (1)New Arrival of the Week: Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire 18 Year Old

Exciting news! A new Seaweed single malt has arrived at Master of Malt Towers. Unlike the other whiskies in the range, it’s not from Islay, it’s from the Highlands. But…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Mom-Bottlings-Group-Shot--1st-December-On scarcity and transcendence

… and permanence. Here’s our latest line-up of Master of Malt exclusive independent bottlings, fresh out of the oven. Which is an expression. Please don’t cook the bottles. Can’t really…

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Tobermory 12 Year OldTobermory 12 Year Old: 24 Drams of Christmas

Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar owners can tuck into a tasty single malt Scotch whisky from a most beautiful island today. You know something, your Drinks by the Dram Advent Calendars…

Master of MaltMaster of Malt
Tanqueray No. Ten next to a MartiniTanqueray No. Ten: 24 Drams of Christmas

We’re four days into December but this Advent dram is a 10/10. It’s Tanqueray No. Ten! I think lots of people have a favourite little Christmas treat, don’t they? Whether…

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The Macallan 12 Year Old Double CaskThe Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask: 24 Drams of Christmas

Day three of counting down to Christmas with Drinks by the Drams Advent calendars takes us into Scotch whisky for the first time with a dram of The Macallan 12…

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Plantation XOPlantation XO 20th Anniversary: 24 drams of Christmas

24 drams of Christmas continues with a trip to Barbados, not literally sadly, only in the glass. Still, it’s a lovely drop of rum, Plantation XO 20th Anniversary! The internet…

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Mulled WineCocktail of the Week: Mulled Wine

Mulled wine is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks around, a mixture of wine, spices and fruit. It’s often made terribly but with the Ableforth’s Mulled Cup you literally can’t…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Various wine cask whisky at Tomatin DistilleryWine cask-finished whisky Christmas gift guide

Wine cask finishing: where the worlds of whisky and wine join in sweet harmony to create all kinds of cool new flavours. Here’s our Christmas gift guide for those who…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Roasted Chestnuts - Flat LayNew Arrival of the Week: Roasting Chestnuts & Peat Fire Embers & Mince Pies & Hygge

Ben Ellefsen returns to tell us about a new Islay single malt whisky from the clever people at &Whisky. What does it taste like? Well, the clues in the name….

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Nc'nean Organic Single Malt Whisky is a fine craft whiskyTop 10: best looking whisky bottles

Whether they strike us with original new designs, redesign the retro, or are simply understated in their elegance, here’s our round-up of whisky bottles we love the look of. What…

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Mom-BottlingsWhy ‘vanilla’ isn’t: Scotchy-bourbon and bourbon-y Scotch

A new cohort of our own independent bottlings is here and this week we’re focusing on that flavour that definitely isn’t boring: vanilla. Prepare to reconsider everything you know. Or…

Ben EllefsenBen Ellefsen
Woodford Reserve Old FashionedCocktail of the Week: The Old Fashioned

This year we’re not just celebrating Old Fashioned Week, we’re having a whole Old Fashioned Month with Woodford Reserve bourbon so it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at the…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
peaty whiskyPeaty whisky Christmas gift guide

Few spirits have a cult following like peaty whisky with the signature smoky character you get from peat. So for the peathead in your life, we’ve rounded up some of our…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
ScapegraceNew Arrival of the Week: Scapegrace single malt whiskies

This week we’re pressing the ‘world whisky’ button as three distinctive single malt whiskies have just landed at MoM towers from Scapegrace in New Zealand. You might be surprised to…

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