Whisky and Spirits News, Features and Reviews - Page 172
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…
A St. George’s Day tour of England and gin!St. George’s Day is on the horizon, and to celebrate we thought we’d take you on a trailblazing tour checking out as many examples of English-distilled gin excellence from our…
We asked you to flex your funny bones for a chance to win Esker Spirits’ final bottle of limited edition Esker Honey Spiced Gin – and we’ve got our winner!…
Jameson Distillery breaks 350,000 visitors in first year!The home of Irish whiskey giant Jameson capped off a very special first birthday celebration with some tremendously exciting news. Its Bow Street site has officially become the most-visited whiskey…
Jim Beam and Budweiser are new brew BFFsIn amazingly alliterative news, bourbon Jim Beam and beer behemoth Budweiser have buddied up for a brand-new brew. Phew! Yes, that’s right: in a first-of-its kind collab, the pair of…
Q&A: Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky’s Andy Watts!We catch up with Distell’s head of whisky intrinsic excellence, Andy Watts, to chart his intriguing back story, how he created Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky and what the future holds…
