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Spring has finally arrived and there’s no better way to ring in the warmer months than with a seasonal spirit in hand. Shed your layers and rejoice: spring is here!…
Milk and Honey: Israel’s first single malt whisky distilleryWe talk extreme climate ageing, Israeli terroir and Jim Swan’s influence on world whisky with the team at Milk & Honey (or M&H to its friends). When is a single…
IWD 2019: Meet our PR manager, Mariella Salerno!8 March marks International Women’s Day, so this week we’ve gone behind the scenes at MoM Towers to introduce you to some of our dream team. First up: PR manager,…
The bars of the future are already hereCurious about what the cocktail bars of the future might look like? No need to gaze into crystal balls – the clues are all around you. Here, we take a…
The Nightcap: 1 MarchPinch, punch, the first of the month, March is here! Happy St. David’s Day if you’re celebrating, and happy weekend, too! But before you crack on with the festivities, we’ve…
Master of Malt Dram Club – March 2019Spring has kicked down the door a little early this year, politely ushering winter out and re-introducing us to our old friend March! Let’s see what this month has in…
Are these the most delicious gins in the world?Gin Magazine has named its World’s Best Gins 2019. From London dry to signature botanical, Navy strength to Old Tom, the winners run the gamut of juniper-based styles. But who…
Cocktail of the Week: The Elderflower CollinsTo make your evening go with a swing, this week we have a twist on the Tom Collins. Yep, it’s basically an upmarket gin and lemonade. But why is it…
Why Glen Grant stays true to its rootsWhat does it take to creating world-class Scotch? Consistency, consistency and consistency. At least, that’s the approach that has served Glen Grant well. Master distiller Dennis Malcolm joins us to explain. Once…
Train your nose with The Balvenie’s Alwynne GwiltDo you love whisky but struggle to put what you taste and smell into words? Then read on, as we have some tips from Miss Whisky herself Alwynne Gwilt on…
Brendan McCarron tastes Ardbeg’s core expressionsRecently, we were fortunate enough to spend a few hours with one of the most entertaining men in whisky, Brendan McCarron. Now, we have produced four short films where McCarron…
Introducing Muyu: Liqueurs, but not as you know themInternationally-acclaimed bar stars Monica Berg, Alex Kratena and Simone Caporale have launched Amazon-inspired Muyu, a range of modern liqueurs made with a forager’s philosophy and a perfumer’s approach. Here, Berg…
Five minutes with Jim Meehan, co-founder of Banks RumsEmpathy, urgency and grace are the three qualities that define an exceptional bartender, Jim Meehan believes. And as the owner of iconic New York cocktail bar Please Don’t Tell –…
The Nightcap: 22 FebruaryGreetings and welcome to Friday – you’re tuned in to your weekly round-up of all things booze news, The Nightcap! Yes folks, it’s Friday once again! Not only that, it’s…
Master of Malt triumphs (again!) at the Icons of GinLast night was the Gin Magazine Awards in London, which saw the Icons of Gin 2019 named. There were many trophies up for grabs, including the coveted World’s Best Gin…
The Dublin Liberties Distillery is open!The Irish capital now has three working distilleries! We travelled to the opening of the newest, Dublin Liberties, to meet head distiller Darryl McNally and taste the new make spirit….
