Cutty Sark Centenary Edition is now available from Master of Malt! This year Cutty Sark celebrates its 100th anniversary. It was back in 1923, at the height of Prohibition that…
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From simple rubies to perfectly-aged vintages, we’ve got a great selection of Port here at Master of Malt. Port, the fortified wine from Portugal, is a surprisingly broad church. It runs…
Here’s something extremely exciting from the world of rum. It’s a single estate bottling from Mount Gay – its first ever rum made entirely from one patch of sugar cane…
Our new arrival this week was a batch of Aberlour A’Bunadh and that got us thinking about how much we love sherry cask whisky. Sherried whisky, meaning whisky that has…
Here’s something that’s sure to get lovers of sherried Speyside whisky all hot and bothered, it’s the latest batch of Aberlour’s cask strength whisky. Yes, Aberlour A’Bunadh Batch 80 single…
We all want answers to the big questions in life. What happens when we die? What is love? What exactly is Mr. Blobby supposed to be, and who decided that…
This year Speyside whisky makers Speyburn opened its doors to visitors for the first time in its 125-year history. It was for the Spirit of Speyside festival it and won…
“I’m lucky to have travelled widely over the years sharing Glenmorangie around the world whilst also gathering new inspiration for whisky creations, and Tokyo has always been one of my…
UPDATE: WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Congratulations to… Ollie Higgins, Jacky Watson, and Mathew Campbell! Halloween is just a few weeks away, making it the perfect time to get yourself some…
A brand new blended rum has just arrived at Master of Malt, and Master of Malt only. Yes, this release is exclusive to us. It’s called Sealander, from Plantation, one…
Oh, Speyside. Scotland’s gentle whisky giant. Home to over 50 whisky distilleries, the greatest number of any Scotch whisky region, with whiskies ranging from the light, sweet, and honeyed to…
Last week we scaled new heights during a visit to the UK’s first vertical distillery, Port of Leith. Ahead of its opening for tours today, we were hosted by founders…
Balblair has just launched a 21-year-old single malt – the oldest single malt in the Highland distillery’s core range. Very exciting, isn’t it? The whisky began its journey in second-fill…
UPDATE: WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Congratulations to: Scott Connolly – who won the Eagle Rare 17 Year Old (2019 Release) Roy Lovie – who won the George T Stagg (2019…
UPDATE: WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Congratulations to: Rachel Fisher and Michelle Kingston, who each won a bundle! Coffee and booze have always gone together beautifully, from the Irish Coffee…
It’s all go in Campbeltown at the moment with the announcement last month that plans for North Star Spirits’ Dál Riata distillery have been approved. This was preceded in May…
Holyrood Distillery’s long-awaited inaugural whisky, Arrival, has… err… arrived (and gone, it’s all sold out). The distillery, found in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town in the shadow of…
The other day we were having a conversation here at Master of Malt about good value whiskey, as we often do. One thing we all agreed is that you get…
This week we’re all about the cask at Master of Malt. Whether it’s an unusual cask finish or a whisky aged in an interesting combination of barrels, we’re getting out…
The big red ‘new whisky’ alarm at MoM Towers is going off because this year’s Diageo Special Releases are here. Diageo Special Releases 2023 are here! A fresh batch of…