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Want to know how to pick your Christmas whisky? Read on. Choosing the right whisky for Christmas isn’t just about the drink. It’s the occasion. The small moments. Does your…
As 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…
GlenAllachie 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…
As 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…
UPDATE: Congratulations to @mydramjourney who had their wish granted! Ho Ho Ho! I just had a moment where I suddenly remembered how much all you humans have to do at…
Prakaan Thai Whisky is a recent arrival at Master of Malt. We were so excited about Thailand’s first single malt that we even wrote a proper article about it. But…
The Paul John Christmas Edition 2025 is here. It’s the eighth release in the much-loved annual limited edition (every previous bottling has sold out on Master of Malt), and is…
As 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…
What do whisky lovers want for Christmas? That’s a question we can answer, not just because we’re the best whisky shop in the world but because we, too, are whisky…
Alright, so we’ve told you what we love for Christmas. Please consult our What Whisky Lovers Want for Christmas blog for all the top tips. It’s very useful. But so…
If Christmas could be bottled, it would taste like Rich Fruit & Nut Whisky. We categorise Whisky By Flavour on our website because we believe it helps people choose the…
UPDATE: 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…
The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection lands each autumn, and the 2025 release arrives with its usual fanfare and a very welcome plot twist. The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection now includes…
The recent Spirits Business Awards 2025 named Teeling as the Whiskey Brand of the Year. The ceremony, held on Thursday, 13 November, gave awards out across five categories: Retail &…
A good Christmas whisky guide doesn’t just tell you what bottles to gift or which dram would make the ideal after-dinner sipper. It prepares you for the inevitable. The 12-hour…
Stannergill 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 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…
If Beyoncé personally invited you to pop over for a drink, you’d probably say yes. And what should she be pouring? Not a flat white. Not a dusty gin tonic….
UPDATE: 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…