Whisky and Spirits News, Features and Reviews - Page 161
That Boutique-y Rum Company is here!Exciting news, rum fiends: That Boutique-y Drinks Company has unveiled its latest collection of independently bottled spirits. We hightailed it up to London to check out the nine inaugural expressions…
10 of the best super spooky Halloween spirits!Whether you’re attending a party full of deadly debauchery or spending a quiet night at home treating yourself, we’ve got the tipples to tickle your festive fancy this Halloween… Halloween…
Get to know Chilean pisco!The great pisco war of South America* has been waging for centuries, and while Peru and Chile may never agree on the spirit’s origin, the former tends to take centre…
Inside Distillerie Merlet & Fils: The family-owned Cognac that scaled upThe evolution of family-owned Distillerie Merlet & Fils – trade eaux-de-vie supplier, world famous liqueurs producer, third-party distiller and own label extraordinaire – is unlike any other distillery in the…
The Nightcap: 19 OctoberAnother work week is coming to a close, which means it’s time to open up a treasure chest of booze news – it’s The Nightcap! It’s Friday once again, folks….
Warming tipples for autumn evenings!Join us as well celebrate all things autumn with a round-up of sensational seasonal spirits! Autumn is a season loved by many. It’s all about comfort food and drink. It’s…
Inside the Cognac house of Bache-GabrielsenNorwegian roots, experimental blends, and eaux-de-vie that dates back to the 19th century: MoM stepped into the cellars of historic Cognac merchant Bache-Gabrielsen… The house was founded by a Norwegian…
Irish Distillers ramps up Jameson production with €150 million investmentAs Irish whisky and Jameson in particular continues to boom globally, Irish Distillers will be spending €150 million to increase production, warehousing and bottling capacity in Cork and Dublin. Irish…
What happened when we visited the UK’s first alcohol-free brewery‘No-alcohol’ is the biggest beer trend since ‘craft’, and the UK’s first alcohol-free brewery, London’s Nirvana Brewery, is proof. We stopped by for a chat with co-founder Steve Dass, to…
The Nightcap: 12 OctoberThe weekend is in sight, and alongside it comes the newest edition of The Nightcap with bags full of booze news to dig into. If your work week has come…
Gordon & MacPhail pits nature against nurture with Longmorn bottlingsFollowing on from Friday’s story, MoM delves deeper into the DNA of the latest addition to Gordon & MacPhail’s Private Collection: two ‘twin’ whiskies, the “oldest Longmorn single malts ever…
Tasting Pol Roger’s Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2008It’s been a great year for Churchill fans: Gary Oldman won an Oscar for Darkest Hour, Andrew Roberts released a Churchill biography, and best of all, Pol Roger have just…
From vine to bottle: single estate distilling with Cognac Paul GiraudThe Giraud family has been tending vines in Grande Champagne since the 1600s; generation after generation has distilled wine, aged eaux-de-vie and supplied fine spirits to merchants across the region….
The Nightcap: 5 OctoberThe first week of October is almost Oct-OVER. Sorry. That was terrible. Sorry. Anyway, here’s The Nightcap, lots of booze news to be had. As it turns out, October is…
Ardbeg launch limited edition 22 Year Old whiskyBrendan McCarron, head of maturing stock at the Glenmorangie Company, explains why you have to be a bit mad to enjoy Ardbeg new make, and gives us a preview of…
Rum, Cocktails and Rugby with Santa Teresa 1796Santa Teresa 1796 isn’t just one of the world’s classiest rums but the distillery in Venezuela also runs an inspiring program to help gang members give up a life of…
