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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.
Taylor's 1896 PortNew Arrival of the Week: Taylor’s Very Old Single Harvest 1896

Our New Arrival is a bit outrageous this week, it’s called Taylor’s Very Old Single Harvest 1896, Yes, you read that year right. As you’d expect, it’s very expensive but…

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Cocktail of the Week: The RebujitoCocktail of the Week: The Rebujito

Today, we’re stirring up the ultimate Andalusian summer refresher. It’s an invigorating mixture of Tio Pepe Fino sherry and lemonade, the Rebujito! In recent years, the twin fortified wine superpowers…

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Seven Hills Tokaj GinNew Arrival of the Week: Seven Hills Tokaj Gin

We’ve got something a little unusual this week: a gin from Hungary which is flavoured with grapes normally used to make one of the world’s great sweet wines. It’s Seven…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
Joe Wilson examining a Harry E. Wilken Prohibition-era bottling(1)The Nightcap: 30 July

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another round up of all the interesting, funny, and downright peculiar goings on in the drinks industry. This week we have a drunken echidna…

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Bullshot (credit: Difford's Guide)Cocktail of the Week: The Bullshot

The heyday of the Bullshot cocktail was in the 1960s and’70s when it was enjoyed by such stars as Joan Crawford, Malcolm McDowell, and, um, Rodney Dangerfield. Since then, it’s…

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Foursquare Batch 5 Label FrontTBRC’s Foursquare rum raises money for Trailer Happiness

You may have heard that our friends at Trailer Happiness have had a truly rough time of it recently after flash floods wreaked havoc at the London bar. So we’re…

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The English - Heavily SmokedNew Arrival of the Week: The English – Heavily Smoked

A new week means a new arrival. Today we’re shining a spotlight on The English – Heavily Smoked which as its name suggests is a heavily smoked whisky from the…

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Tequila MargaritaCocktail of the Week: Tommy’s Margarita

In the build-up to National Tequila Day (on Saturday) we’re enjoying a twist on a standard that originated from a small family restaurant and has gone on to become a fixture on…

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The Drinks Lab Strange BedfellowsNew Arrival of the Week: The Drinks Lab Strange Bedfellows

Ever enjoyed a blend of rum and whisky before? I hadn’t either. Until I tried our new arrival this week: The Drinks Lab Strange Bedfellows. What prompted this curious creation?…

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Belafonte, Campari, White Port and TonicCocktail of the Week: The Belafonte

This week we’re stirring up a cocktail created by bartender Cas Oh. He’s the author of a lavish new cocktail book called Co-Specs. It’s called the Belafonte and it’s a…

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Glenmorangie XNew Arrival of the Week: Glenmorangie X

Glenmorangie has just released a brand new single malt specifically designed for cocktail use. It’s called Glenmorangie X, and we put it through its paces behind the (home) bar. Makers…

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Sex on the Beach CocktailCocktail of the Week: The Sex on the Beach

This week Millie Milliken dons her visor and heads to 1980s Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to find out the origins of the Sex on the Beach [adult content warning] ‘Spring break’,…

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Ten bottles to transport youTen bottles to transport you

It looks like most of us won’t be travelling very far in the near future because of that ongoing pandemic thing. But never fear, you can still travel through the…

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The Lakes Miramar Glencairn (1)New Arrival of the Week: The Lakes Miramar

This week’s New Arrival is a MoM exclusive: a limited-edition single malt from The Lakes Distillery in England that is part-matured in Port casks. It’s called The Lakes Miramar! We’ve…

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Blood Orange Margarita - great mezcal cocktailsCocktail of the Week: The Blood Orange Margarita

It’s Tequila time again as we’re making a refreshing twist on a classic using Mijenta Tequila, a new brand that takes sustainability very seriously. Here is the Blood Orange Margarita!…

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Michters WhiskeyTop ten whiskeys for BBQs

Today, we’re rounding up some of our favourite bottles from the US of A. They’re perfect to enjoy while eating outdoors, in cocktails on their own. Here are our top…

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