Whisky and Spirits News, Features and Reviews - Page 157

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

Did you know almost half of Johnnie Walker’s 12-strong blending team are women? This International Women’s Day, blender Emma Walker explains her role in the world of whisky production, shares…

March 8, 2018Annie Hayes

Developing an esteemed and commercially successful gin is a dream for many. But creating four? Now that takes some serious skill. For the third instalment in our International Women’s Day…

March 7, 2018Annie Hayes

Hannah Lanfear is one woman with many, many hats. Founder and director of drinks consultancy The Mixing Class, WSET educator, bar consultant, brand ambassador, cocktail expert and die-hard Prince fan……

March 6, 2018Adam O'Connell

To celebrate International Women’s Day, this week we’ll be championing a host of female spirits pioneers who are at the top of their respective fields. Today we take five with…

March 5, 2018Annie Hayes

This week’s Nightcap is all about an interactive Scotch whisky world tour, the world’s largest LGBT cocktail competition, and a robot bartender that reads your brain waves. On the blog…

March 2, 2018Master of Malt

Drinks International has recognised our very own #WhiskySanta as the Digital & Social Media Campaign of the year in the Drinks Marketing Challenge 2018! Ho! Ho! *Ahem* Enough of that….

March 2, 2018Whisky Santa

March has arrived, meaning Master of Malt Dram Club members can tuck in to another expertly-chosen selection of drams! The shortest month of 2018 is in the rear-view mirror. March…

March 1, 2018Master of Malt

Mums (and mum-like figures*) are pretty great. They listen to us moan when we get a parking ticket. They talk us out of buying life-sized Bigfoot statues. Some of them…

February 28, 2018Annie Hayes

Earlier this month, Maxim Schulte triumphed at the seventh annual Beefeater MIXLDN cocktail competition with his mouth-watering serve, Stack of Fortune. We caught up with the Macau-based bartender to discover…

February 27, 2018Annie Hayes

The rumours are true! Diageo has introduced a female counterpart to Johnnie Walker’s iconic Striding Man with a special edition Jane Walker bottling… Whispers of a Jane Walker whisky have…

February 27, 2018Annie Hayes

Fanatical about oak-aged spirits? Fond of elephants? Combine your enthusiasm for these two otherwise completely unrelated interests with limited edition Elephant Aged Gin! They’re a brilliant bunch, those Elephant Gin…

February 26, 2018Annie Hayes

Busy few days? Pour yourself something special – The Nightcap is here, and it’s a corker. This week, Hollywood hero Ryan Reynolds bought “the best tasting gin in the world”,…

February 23, 2018Master of Malt

We’re exploring the revival of Welsh whisky in celebration of St. David’s Day (1 March). For large swathes of the 21st century, whisky has been experiencing unprecedented growth. What is so…

March 2, 2026Adam O'Connell

For years, industry insiders have been prophesying rum’s meteoric rise – but the category is still waiting in the wings. What is rum doing to move forward, and how can…

February 21, 2018Annie Hayes