From Rod Stewart to Kylie Minogue, not forgetting The Rock and George Clooney, it seems like you’re nobody in the celebrity world without your very own brand of booze. From…
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Once again at Master of Malt we are on-trend in our cocktail making. Last week was all about the French 75 but this week we’ve been mainly drinking the Carajillo,…
For Scotch whisky fans, Burns Night is the ultimate celebration of the drink they love. We raise a glass to honour the Bard of Ayrshire, Robert Burns, on his birthday, 25…
When I first got into whisky, I would buy a bottle, finish it, and then buy another. But there comes a point in every whisky lover’s voyage of discovery when…
Tobermory on the Isle of Mull is one of our favourite distilleries. That’s partly down to the people involved, like master blender Julieann Fernandez and distillery manager Andrew Brown, two…
Rum is a unique spirit which has captured the hearts of connoisseurs and casual drinkers alike. Originating in the 17th-century Caribbean, rum has a rich and often tragic history. It’s…
Gin is a spirit as diverse as it is unique, tracing its roots back to the Dutch jenevers of the 17th century. Since that time, numerous styles and types of…
There was so much whisky launched in 2023 that it can be hard to keep track of all the big releases. Luckily we’ve been keeping a beady eye on the…
We don’t know about you but here at Master of Malt we are always down with the latest trends. And according to TikTok the big drink of 2024 is going…
It would be fair to say that Craigellachie distillery is something of a favourite among the team here at Master of Malt. We love the classic Craigellachie 13 Year Old…
Whisky is a spirit as rich in history as it is in flavour. Its origins are shrouded in the mists of time, with roots stretching back to the ancient Celtic…
If you’ve ever seen photos of a traditional dunnage warehouse, or even seen a whisky cask or barrel used as a bit of chic (read: hipster) decor, you may have…
God help us, Dry January is here again. The time of year when a certain section of the population give up alcohol for a month, or maybe a week, or…
Whether you’re doing Dry January, or Dryish January, there is now a delicious range of drinks that either contain no alcohol or significantly less than with standard spirits. Now we’ve…
UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Andy Pengelly. Seedlip, the original non-alcoholic distilled spirit, is offering one lucky customer a luxury hotel trip for two to The Pig at…
We had a lot of change on the blog this year. We have been covering more products in round-ups which seems to go down well with customers. A recent post…
Well, it looks like 2023 is finally coming to an end, thank God, so we’re doing a traditional look back at some of the things that we’ve enjoyed most on…
Only four days to go until the big day, unless you’re reading this tomorrow in which case there’s only three days to go and it might be a good idea…
While we love what’s in the bottle most, as whisky fans we do love a good bottle design too. Having a stand-out shelf presence, creating a shape that bartenders can…
You all know Jack Daniel’s. You’ve all, almost certainly, tasted its flagship product Old No.7. There’s something to be said for producing the world’s best-selling whiskey*. But there’s more to…