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Fèis Ìle on Instagram LiveJoin Our Islay Celebrations on Instagram Live!

Just because we won’t be heading to Islay this year, doesn’t mean we can’t keep the festival spirit alive! Thanks to the magic of Instagram Live we’ve organised a series of…

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Cocktail Masterclass with Moët HennessyCocktail Masterclass with Moët Hennessy

With the promise of warmer weekends ahead, now’s the time to pin down a selection of light, refreshing and unfussy al-fresco drinks. Here, American Bar at The Savoy’s bartender Jake…

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New Arrival of the Week: Tio Pepe Fino En RamaNew Arrival of the Week: Tio Pepe Fino En Rama

As we can’t visit Andalucia, we have the next best thing, a limited edition fino taken from Gonzalez Byass’s bodega in Jerez and bottled with no treatment whatsoever. In the…

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10 Mindful Drinking Tips for Spirits Lovers10 Mindful Drinking Tips for Spirits Lovers

With the world’s watering holes temporarily off-limits, our social lives are awash with virtual happy hours and pub quizzes, and for better or worse, we’re in charge of the jigger. Don’t let…

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The NightcapVirtual pub quiz 15 May

It’s the return of our celebration of booze-related trivia, the Master of Malt pub quiz. All entries will get a discount code and one winner a £25 off voucher. And…

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The NightcapThe Nightcap: 15 May

It’s the eve of World Whisky Day and there’s no better way to prepare yourself for all its boozy brilliance than with a read of another fantastic edition of The…

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Pearse Lyons DistilleryCreating a legacy with Pearse Lyons Distillery

We spoke to global brand ambassador Conor Ryan to learn about one of the standout brands from the Irish whiskey resurgence, Pearse Lyons Distillery, founded by a self-made billionaire and housed…

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Five minutes with…  John Little from Smooth AmblerFive minutes with… John Little from Smooth Ambler

Almost by accident, John Little built a business around his ability to sniff out great mature whiskey for his award-winning Old Scout brand. But what happened when other people got…

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Cocktail of the Week: The Brazil Basil SmashCocktail of the Week: The Brazil Basil Smash

This week we’re learning about Brazil’s native spirit from the founder of Avua Cachaça Nate Whitehouse and he’s showing us how to make a deliciously herbaceous concoction. What a nice…

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Chapel Down flash sale!Chapel Down flash sale!

Just landed at Master of Malt, a shedload (this is an actual recognised measurement) of wine from England’s largest producer, Chapel Down. But that’s not all, we’ve got some of…

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Antique MacallanHey big spender: private cask sales part two

In the second part of his investigation, Ian Buxton looks at well-known distilleries that have specialist sales teams selling mature casks at six figure prices and above to high rollers,…

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world whisky dayBoutique-y Whisky marks World Whisky Day with Summit

Mark the diaries, folks – this Saturday is World Whisky Day, and our friends over at That Boutique-y Whisky Company are marking the occasion with the first World Whisky Summit! …

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Two Drifters: The World’s First Carbon-Negative Distillery Two Drifters: The World’s First Carbon-Negative Distillery

As the world’s first carbon-negative distillery, Two Drifters is battling climate change one bottle of rum at a time. Here, MoM caught up with head distiller and co-founder Russ Wakeham…

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The NightcapVirtual pub quiz 7 May

Do you love booze? Do you love trivia? Do you love boozy trivia? Then you should enter our virtual pub quiz. All entries will get a discount code and one…

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The Nightcap: 7 MayThe Nightcap: 7 May

The Nightcap is early this week thanks to the Bank Holiday, but it’s filled to the brim with plenty of boozy news for you to enjoy. Now, we know what…

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crème de cassisDiscover the Joys of Crème de Cassis

We visited the brand home of Lejay Lagoute, the creators of crème de cassis, to find out why you should embrace this delicious blackcurrant liqueur. I’m standing in the beautiful…

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What Does ‘Single Estate’ Actually Mean?What Does ‘Single Estate’ Actually Mean?

What defines a spirit as ‘single estate’? Since there’s no single, unifying designation, we asked folks from six brands to share what the term means to them. Here, they touch…

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New Arrival of the Week: Balvenie Edge of Burnhead Wood 19 year oldNew Arrival of the Week: Balvenie Edge of Burnhead Wood 19 year old

This week we’re shining our giant Master of Malt spotlight (think 20th Century Fox logo) on a new release from Balvenie made entirely from estate-grown barley and kilned using local…

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