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Check out the all latest news relating to whisky - including Scotch Whisky, American Whiskey, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky; whisky styles including single malt, blended malt, blended whisky and grain whisky; top whisky-producing regions like Islay, Speyside and The Highlands; and top distilleries and brands like Ardbeg, Balvenie, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Macallan.
Feis Ile – The Islay Whisky Festival 2011 – Part Two
Feis Ile – The Islay Whisky Festival 2011 – Part Two

Well, as we write this post we’re basking in the warm glow of the candelabra, and the unforgiving light of a laptop screen, which is down to its last 20%…

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Feis Ile – The Islay Whisky Festival 2011 – Part One
Feis Ile – The Islay Whisky Festival 2011 – Part One

“Nothing can survive in these conditions, it’s inhuman.” Our trip to Islay had gotten off to a simply dreadful start. Having driven for many, many hours from home, we thought…

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A Brand New English Whisky Distillery
A Brand New English Whisky Distillery

It all began a few weeks ago… We received a brochure through the door at MoM towers from Adnams Brewery, advertising the range of wines they sell under their own…

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The Bloggers’ Blend
The Bloggers’ Blend

You may have already heard about the Bloggers’ Blend from some of the bloggers themselves, but for those of you who are less acquainted with what some people are already…

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The World’s Oldest Whisky Liqueur
The World’s Oldest Whisky Liqueur

We hope you’ve had a wonderful Easter! It’s been a very eventful past couple of weeks for everyone, and we’ve certainly had more than our fair share of barbeques, cocktails…

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The truth about Aisla T’Orten 105 Year Old
The truth about Aisla T’Orten 105 Year Old

We’ve had an incredible reaction to the release of the 105 year old Aisla T’Orten whisky, with its asking price of just £870,000. But, now we must tell you the…

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The World’s Oldest Whisky
The World’s Oldest Whisky

There are few moments like this in history; moments which involve something daring and utterly extraordinary. Moments that no one will ever forget. For us, the Chaps at Master of…

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Master of Malt Cask-Aged Whisky Bitters
Master of Malt Cask-Aged Whisky Bitters

Bitters, bitters, bitters. We’ve made some bitters! Hurrah! As lovers of the fine whisky/whiskey cocktail, we knew it was time to make our first foray into the land of bitters….

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Our trip to Balblair, Knockdhu, and Pulteney
Our trip to Balblair, Knockdhu, and Pulteney

It’s a welcome occupational hazard, being one of the largest whisky retailers on the web, that from time to time, distilleries, distributors and agents will want to show you ‘where…

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Our Movember Whisky gets a Pop Art Twist
Our Movember Whisky gets a Pop Art Twist

Everyone knows the mighty moustache is the greatest bastion of masculinity; it’s a symbol of true manhood. Once a year, the chaps in the Master of Malt offices are granted…

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Glengoyne English Merchant’s Choice Review
Glengoyne English Merchant’s Choice Review

Earlier this year we flew up to Glengoyne to help select a very special cask for bottling. The cask would be chosen by the great and the good from England’s…

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Maker’s Mark 46Maker’s Mark 46 review

The Maker’s Mark party line is a stoic stubbornness when it comes to quality and, in more or less every production process, Maker’s uses slower and often outdated techniques to…

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The World’s Oldest Whisky – Mortlach 70 Year OldThe World’s Oldest Whisky – Mortlach 70 Year Old

Earlier today, news came of the launch of Mortlach 70 Year Old. At the time of writing, it’s the oldest bottled Single Malt Whisky in the world. Bottled by Gordon…

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Yamazaki 18 Year OldYummers-zaki: Yamazaki 18 Year Old review

With so many amazing Japanese whiskies on the market, we thought we’d review one of our favourites – the Yamazaki 18 Year Old, a whisky from the more thickly sherried,…

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Master of Malt glassWelcome to The Master of Malt Blog

Crikey. So, this is it. The Master of Malt Blog The internet then. Twittering. My-face. Spacebook. And so on… It seems to be the future, doesn’t it? We decided we’d…

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