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Glenlivet launches Cognac cask-finished single malt: Captain’s Reserve!In a product launch said to ‘push the boundaries of modern Scotch’, Speyside distillery The Glenlivet has tiptoed on terrain where few have gone before and released a Cognac cask-finished…
Douglas Laing: 70 years in whisky!It’s a mega year for Douglas Laing. Not only is it the independent whisky bottler’s 70th anniversary, the family-owned business is also in the process of constructing its very own…
The Nightcap: 4 MayIt’s Friday, it’s cocktail o’clock (here in the UK anyway), so there’s only one thing for it. Bring on this week’s round up of all things booze news: it’s The…
Q&A: The Lakes Distillery’s Dhavall Gandhi!Earlier this year, we headed up to Cumbria to check out The Lakes Distillery, the National Park’s first legal spirits producer. It would have been rude not to catch up…
The Result of Battle of the Blends Challenge No. 3!Discover who came out on top in Whisky Magazine’s third Battle of the Blends: will it be George Keeble or new challenger Lyndsey Gray…? Back in March we announced the…
Introducing: The Singleton of Dufftown Malt Master’s SelectionMaster of Malt meets Malt Master through a new Singleton expression from Dufftown Distillery: The Singleton of Dufftown Malt Master’s Selection! For us whisky-loving folk, there are few things we…
Master of Malt Dram Club – May 2018May we announce that we have arrived upon the month of May, and this may bring a wealth of new Master of Malt Dram Club tasting sets? We may do…
Very Exciting Whisky Auction Alert: Macallan 40yo AND 50yo are here!Fans of The Macallan listen up: we’ve only gone and got one bottle of The Macallan 40 Year Old Sherry Oak and one bottle of The Macallan 50 Year Old!…
The Nightcap: 27 AprilA record-breaking Macallan sale, a new Islay distillery, the star bartenders of the future and… the world’s finest cucumber specimens?! It can only be The Nightcap! We often get excited…
Jameson launches first cask-strength whiskey!Jameson has introduced its first cask-strength whiskey, championing the provenance of its Bow Street visitor attraction. And wow – we enjoy that extra ABV… It’s been a good year for…
How the Port of Leith Distillery is ringing in a new era of whisky makingWe head up to historic Leith to meet Ian Stirling, one half of the Port of Leith Distillery team racing to become Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery for over…
London Calling: How single malt returned to the capital at Bimber DistilleryJoin us as we head to Bimber Distillery to talk about its English single malt whisky: how to make it, what it will taste like and the exciting future ahead,…
English Sparkling Wine: MoM gets into the Gusbourne grooveWith St. George’s Day approaching, we wanted to celebrate the growing strength of the English sparkling wine category. Luckily for us, Gusbourne was more than happy to accommodate. There was…
Celebrate the sweetness of spring with these 10 awesome flavoured gins!The sun is shining and we’re in the mood for something sweet. Luckily for us, flavoured gins and gin liqueurs are just the thing! It’s been a long ol’ winter…
Diageo to invest a whopping £150 million in whisky tourism!Diageo has announced plans to create a state-of-the-art Johnnie Walker visitor experience in Scotland’s capital, as well as upgrading its existing 12 distillery visitor centres – a project that encompasses…
The Nightcap: 13 AprilFriday the 13th is unlucky for some, but not here at MoM Towers. We’ve got a treat of a Nightcap coming your way to round off the week! As usual,…
Diageo introduces (most of) the 2018 Special ReleasesDiageo has unveiled 9 out of 10 of the always hotly-anticipated Special Releases bottlings for 2018, due to be hitting shelves in autumn – with one whisky’s identity remaining a…
Is this the world’s biggest Japanese whisky tasting?Earlier this month, Mayfair bar Sexy Fish opened all 358 bottles in its Japanese whisky collection, from gorgeous everyday expressions to some of the world’s rarest bottlings. We hear from…
