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The Big Interview: Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace Master DistillerHarlen Wheatley is Buffalo Trace Distillery’s sixth master distiller since the Civil War. Born in Mount Sterling in 1969, the Kentucky native has spent almost all of his life in…
The Islay Whisky Distilleries That Will Open in the FutureHappy Fèis Ìle! It’s the week of the Islay Festival and there is so much to enjoy about Islay whisky at the moment. Just take a look at all our…
Top 10 Whiskies for People Who Don’t Like WhiskySo, you don’t like whisky. WRONG. Well, not to tell you how you feel, but we think everyone loves whisky, they just haven’t found the right one yet. We’ve heard…
Oloroso Sherry Cask Whisky – What Is It and How Is It Produced?Today, we’re going sherry mad with a close look at whisky aged in oloroso casks. Think of all those wonderful flavours of molasses, Brazil nuts, and chocolate – they come…
3 Drinks You Need to Try in JapanI was lucky enough to spend four glorious weeks exploring Japan – my dream travel destination – a while back. It’s a place that’s long fascinated Europeans, dating back to…
Why Was Gin So Popular During Prohibition?Think of the Prohibition and you’ll probably think of jazz music, speakeasies, gangsters, and Tommy guns. It’s a world immortalised in films like The Roaring Twenties and a novels like…
Gift Someone A Gin Gift Set for the Summer!Do you know somebody who is a big fan of gin? Do you want to buy the perfect gin gift for them? Well then you’re in the right place. The…
The Best White Rums to Buy Right NowThe term ‘white rum’ covers a lot of ground, but it is often used by producers, retailers and drinkers as a broad descriptor for rum with no, or very little…
Kiefer Sutherland launches Red Bank Whisky in the UKThis was a week of ‘Kief’ for me. Twice I found myself in the slightly surreal situation of seeing Canadian actor, musician, and whisky enthusiast Kiefer Sutherland. First watching him…
Which Is Better: Suntory or Nikka?It’s a Japanese whisky showdown today as we look at the two giants of Japanese whisky Nikka and Suntory and try to decide which is best. We’ll be looking at…
New Arrival of the Week: Ardnahoe Inaugural ReleaseExciting Scotch whisky news! The first single malt from one of Islay’s newest distilleries Ardnahoe is here. This is the first new Islay whisky since Kilchoman released its first single…
The great thing about gin is that you can get some extremely tasty bottles for not too much money. So we’ve rounded up some of our favourites from classic London…
Why Did Rum Become Associated with Sailors and Pirates?Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest- Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! You surely…
How to Make the Perfect Gin & TonicNow that summer is here, or putting in an occasional appearance, the team at Master of Malt has been thinking about how to make the perfect Gin and Tonic. It…
John MacDonald Retires as Balblair Distillery ManagerWith the news of Balblair’s longstanding distillery manager John MacDonald’s retirement, we thought we’d pay him a visit at the historic Highland Scotch whisky distillery and have taste of some…
3 Drinks You Need to Try in CubaI visited Havana for the first time last month, part of a wider quest to see all the heartlands of rum. After ticking off Barbados, Cuba, Martinique and Jamaica were in…
