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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.
New Arrival of the Week: Glenlivet 21 Year OldNew Arrival of the Week: Glenlivet Sample Room Collection

Two of the most prestigious malts in the Glenlivet stable, the 21 and 25 Year Old whiskies, have been reinvented with some delicious cask finishes. It’s the Glenlivet Sample Room…

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Kilchoman Fino Cask Islay single malt - lifestyle imageNew Arrival of the Week: Kilchoman Fino Cask

Today we’re shining the New Arrival spotlight on three Islay single malts that highlight casks rarely used for maturing whisky: Kilchoman Fino Sherry Cask, Kilchoman Small Batch, and Kilchoman Cognac…

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The Glenrothes 12 Year Old - 10 fruity whiskies- Soleo CollectionThe 10 best fruity whiskies to enjoy in 2023

We’re feeling a little bit fruity here at Master of Malt. In a whisky sense, naturally. So we’ve rounded up some of our favourite fruity whiskies each with a distinctly…

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Never Say Die bourbon and glassNew arrival of the week: Never Say Die Master of Malt Exclusive

Back in November we popped up to Derbyshire for the day, but it wasn’t for any English whisky. We were going to try a brand new bourbon called Never Say…

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Bottles of Cardrona Full Flight whiskiesMaster of Malt tastes… Cardrona Full Flight whisky

It’s always a big moment when an exciting up-and-coming distillery releases a whisky with some proper age on it. In this case it’s New Zealand’s Cardrona Distillery with two single…

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Five regions of ScotlandBest Islay whisky for Fèis Ìle 2023!

Islay’s festival of music and malt returns this week and that’s got us in the mood for the island’s finest. To mark the return of Fèis Ìle, here’s ten Islay whiskies we…

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A view of Ardbeg Distilery on IslayMaster of Malt tastes: Ardbeg Heavy Vapours

Ardbeg has launched its latest whisky ahead of this year’s Ardbeg Day, Heavy Vapours. Jess looks back on when she attended last year’s festivities and talked about all things innovation…

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Juniperus procera, African juniper berries that go into Procera GinNew Arrival of the Week: Vintage Procera Gin from Kenya

Two very special gins have arrived from a Kenyan producer which makes what is regularly dubbed as the best gin in the world. Vintage Procera Green Dot and Red Dot…

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Glen Garioch distilleryNew Arrival of the Week: Berry Bros. & Rudd whisky bottlings

We’ve got a bumper New Arrival post for you this week with some single cask and small batch whisky releases from Glen Elgin, Glen Garioch, Benriach, and Ardmore, all bottled…

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Charlotte with some of favourite spiritsTeam Master of Malt picks their favourite spirits!

Our staff were tasked with telling us what spirits they have in their home bars. Here’s team MoM’s favourites. We have a brilliant team here at Master of Malt who…

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Cù Bòcan Creation #5 from Tomatin in a cocktailNew Arrival of the Week: Cù Bòcan Creation #5

Just landed at Master of Malt, a lightly-peated single malt whisky from Tomatin that has been finished in Andean oak casks from Colombia. It’s called Cù Bòcan Creation #5 and…

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Agave spirits for whisky drinkersAgave spirits for whisky drinkers

We’re all about agave spirits this week. If you’ve been tempted, but usually stick to whisky then read on, because we’ve picked out some terrific Tequila and mezcal matches based…

Alex BadescuAlex Badescu
Disco Picante - great mezcal cocktailsTequila and mezcal cocktails to drink in 2023

We’re celebrating all things agave this week. Today we’re looking at some of the best cocktails you can make with agave spirits. These are seven of the best Tequila and…

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The King's Coronation bannerSix drinks to celebrate the coronation

There’s a big event coming up on Saturday 6 May – big at least in Britain – with the coronation of King Charles III. And we’ve got the perfect six…

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Storyman Blended Scotch Whisky on a barrelNew Arrival of the Week: Storyman Blended Scotch Whisky

What do you get when Annandale distillery and legendary Scottish actor James Cosmo meet? Storyman Blended Scotch Whisky, and it’s a Master of Malt exclusive. Here’s the full story. Even…

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Master of Malt tastes: Bunnahabhain Fèis Ìle bottlings 2023
Master of Malt tastes: Bunnahabhain Fèis Ìle bottlings 2023

We aren’t going to Fèis Ìle this year but we did get to taste two whisky bottlings that transported us to from Islay. They are the Bunnahabhain Fèis Ìle bottlings…

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