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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…
8 things every self-confessed spirits geek should know about CognacIt’s all well and good drinking it, but how much do you really know about France’s beloved grape-based spirit? Here, David Boileau, Cognac ambassador for the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du…
The Hendrick’s Gin Palace: a new home for Hendrick’s GinHendrick’s Gin producer William Grant & Sons has unveiled The Hendrick’s Gin Palace – a £13 million expansion to its site in Girvan said to be a “…playground for experimentation,…
Master of Malt Dram Club – October 2018We’ve made it to October! That means it’s time for yet another month of Master of Malt Dram Club Tasting Sets to appear out of thin air, just like haunting…
Finally, the Game of Thrones and Johnnie Walker whisky is on its wayWhisky is coming! After much teasing by Diageo, it has finally been revealed what the new White Walker whisky will be and when it will appear. As you can imagine,…
Six Futurist cocktail recipes for the experimental home bartenderThe Italian Futurist movement laid the foundations of what became the pioneering cocktail industry we know and love today – and yet very little is known about its provocative, theatrical…
The Nightcap: 28 SeptemberThe working week is coming to a close, as is September as a whole, which means it’s right about time for another edition of The Nightcap! Friday has rolled around…
Our survival guide to whisky showsThe Whisky Show is back for a third year at London’s Old Billingsgate Market from the 29th to the 30th September. To get you in the mood, here is our…
