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Top 10 Interesting Cask Whiskies to Try in 2023This week we’re all about the cask at Master of Malt. Whether it’s an unusual cask finish or a whisky aged in an interesting combination of barrels, we’re getting out…
Berry Bros The Collective #1: The Pioneers Whiskies (and more) Are Here!We’re celebrating independent bottlers all this week and next here at Master of Malt. And they don’t come any more prestigious than Berry Bros. & Rudd. It’s been selling wines…
Top 10 Whiskies From Independent Bottlers to Drink in 2023This week we’re celebrating the mavericks of the whisky world, independent bottlers. These are run by whisky-mad people who like nothing better than sniffing out unique casks and bottling them…
New Arrival of the Week: Compass Box MetropolisCompass Box has just unveiled the third expression in its Extinct Blends Quartet. It’s called Metropolis, it’s now available from us, and we can tell you all about it because…
New Arrival of the Week: Circumstance Single Grain Rye WhiskyAs Circumstance Distillery releases its very first rye whisky, we take a look at Bristol’s spirits mavericks to see how the business and their whisky is maturing. I first visited…
New Arrival of the Week: Highland Park Cask Strength – Release No.4 WhiskyBack in 2020, I tried the first batch of Highland Park’s first ever cask core range cask strength Scotch whisky, and I loved it. It didn’t seem possible for a…
The Peated Single Malt Scotch Whiskies You Need To KnowWhether it’s an Islay whisky, from the Islands or the mainland, we loved peated single malt Scotch whiskies. But there are certain bottles that are reference points, known and loved…
Single Malt vs. Blended WhiskySingle malt whisky is better than blended whisky. Right? Wrong. Well, in truth the answer to that question is: it depends. Which single malt are we talking about? And what…
Top 10 Underrated Blended Scotch WhiskiesBlended Scotch whisky is getting a lot of love from Master of Malt this week. We’re showcasing what we love about the style, from its versatility to its value, as…
How Many Brands of Scotch Whisky Are There?Last week we looked at how many whisky distilleries there are in Scotland, the answer is quite a lot and growing the whole time. Now, it’s time to answer once…
New Arrival of the Week: Tomatin Italian CollectionItaly meets Scotland for our New Arrivals this week as Tomatin releases its Italian Collection, a series of three single malt Scotch whiskies finished in Italian wine casks, a Marsala…
Whiskies to Enjoy with the Rugby World Cup 2023The Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday 8 September in France and it looks like it’s going to be a cracking tournament. Though I’m an England supporter, a part…
How Many Different Scotch Whiskies Are There?There’s loads of Scotch whisky out there. How much exactly? Well… That’s not a very easy question to answer. We’ve run the maths and all we can say for certain…
New Arrival of the Week: Allt-á-Bhainne 21 Year Old 1996 Single Cask (Master of Malt)We love featuring an under-the-radar distillery in our New Arrival slot and they don’t get less high profile than Allt-á-Bhainne. Before we go any further, this is how it’s pronounced: …
Malt Whisky vs. Grain Whisky – What’s The Difference?We’ve noticed that a lot of people would like the answer to this question: what is the difference between malt whisky and grain whisky? So we’re going to explain why…
New Arrival of the Week: Teeling Explorer Series 15 Year Old Japanese EditionA new Irish whiskey from Teeling Distillery landing at Master of Malt is always a cause for celebration but this latest limited edition is particularly special. It’s an age statement…
