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The concept of terroir in whisky has become a real talking point over the last few years – and no brand demonstrates sense of place more eloquently than Brenne. Professional…

March 27, 2018Annie Hayes

It’s Friday, team! In this week’s edition of The Nightcap we take in not one but two super-rare, eyewateringly priced whiskies, count the cost of all that drunk shopping, eye…

March 23, 2018Master of Malt

It is with tremendous pride (and some hysterical over excitement) that we can announce some marvellous news. Tonight was the Whisky Magazine Awards, with the winners of the World Whiskies…

March 22, 2018Master of Malt

The Glenlivet Code is another bottling from the Scotch whisky superstar released without any cask information or tasting notes. MoM travelled to the launch night at Black Rock Bar in…

March 22, 2018Adam O'Connell

We love Irish whiskey all year round, but in the run-up to St. Patrick’s Day we rarely reach for anything else. So we were thrilled to team up with Teeling…

March 22, 2018Master of Malt

It’s been 10 whole years since pioneering Texas distillery Balcones burst onto the American craft distilling scene! Here, head distiller Jared Himstedt reflects on a decade of experimental whisky-making (without…

March 21, 2018Annie Hayes

It’s that time of year again – not Easter, but Battle of the Blends! We’ve once again teamed up with Whisky Magazine to host the contest for a third year,…

March 20, 2018Master of Malt

Apparently it’s Easter already. Quite frankly, this is madness! As 2018 proceeds to run away from us all, we’ve elected to make this the easiest Easter ever: by compiling a…

March 20, 2018Adam O'Connell

Gone are the days where the word whisk(e)y solely referred to liquid produced in Scotland, Ireland, or America. Today, a fresh wave of whisky-makers across the globe, with their unique…

March 19, 2018Annie Hayes

In this week’s edition of The Nightcap, Jim Beam fills its fifteen millionth bourbon barrel, a nineties boy band muses its first foray into Tequila, and a bar in the…

March 16, 2018Master of Malt

With St Patrick’s Day coming up on 17 March, it seems as good a time as any to catch up with Teeling Whiskey Company’s master distiller, Alex Chasko. We get…

March 15, 2018Kristiane Sherry

We’ve offered our blog readers two delicious alternatives to Irish whiskey for this St. Patrick’s Day – poitín and gin. However, there remains another path you could follow. The Path…

March 15, 2018Sam Smith

Irish gin is bringing its A-game for 2018 – so this St Patrick’s Day, why not ditch the obligatory green pint in favour of botanical brilliance from one of Ireland’s…

March 14, 2018Annie Hayes

Though we’re yet to welcome Waterford Distillery’s first release, the Irish distillery has already garnered a reputation for its terroir-centric approach to whiskey-making. Here, CEO and founder Mark Reynier –…

March 13, 2018Annie Hayes

As the world celebrates all things Emerald Isle, at MoM Towers we want to present the case for its oldest spirit: Poitín. St. Patrick’s Day, observed annually on 17 March,…

March 12, 2018Adam O'Connell

A bumper Nightcap lies ahead this week – Metallica swaps shredding for stills with a former Maker’s Mark whisky-maker, Coca-Cola makes its first foray into booze, and Ardbeg Day returns…

March 9, 2018Master of Malt

From bartenders and floor staff to hosts and bar backs, women make up more than half of the team at London’s Artesian. To round off our International Women’s Day series,…

March 9, 2018Annie Hayes

It’s International Women’s Day! We’re celebrating with a week of features championing a host of the drinks industry’s leading lights, who all happen to be women. Wondering why we’re bothering?…

March 8, 2018Kristiane Sherry