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Top Rums of the Year 2025The criteria for the top rums of 2025 are straightforward. The rum in question had to land on our virtual shelves after 2024 and before 2026, and it had to be…
Top Gins of the Year 2025The top gins of the year 2025 may include gins you love. It may not have some bottles you expect to see. That’s because it’s purely a list of gins…
The Heart Cut x Barley: A Love Letter to English WhiskyMeet The Heart Cut x Barley. It is the bottler’s first core release following 21 independent pickings from various distilleries. The brand’s USP over the last two years has been this:…
Jim Beam Pauses Production For 2026Jim Beam will pause production at its main Kentucky distillery for the entirety of 2026. For a brand of this scale, that decision matters. Owned by Suntory Global Spirits, Jim…
Top 10 New Year’s Eve 2025 DrinksHere’s Master of Malt’s Top 10 New Year’s Eve 2025 Drinks. Let’s face it, a lot of people have turned on New Year’s Eve. The over-priced, watered-down drinks. The queues…
Win Steph Curry’s Jersey with Gentleman’s Cut Bourbon!Did you know that Master of Malt is the only place you should buy Gentleman’s Cut Bourbon Whiskey? It is. Promise. We have a very good reason. Because we’re offering…
Win Perrier-Jouët Champagne!Perrier-Jouët Champagne can keep any celebration going. But this competition is going to give you the perfect excuse to pop open a bottle of bubbly. How to win Perrier-Jouët Champagne:…
A Love Letter to Rye Whisky…This is a love letter to rye whisky from Dave Worthington (AKA Boutique-y Dave) that covers history, specifications, countries, cultures… It’s the comprehensive guide to rye whisky. I’ve got a…
Whisky Of Ages: Why Does Whisky Have To Be Three Years Old?Why does whisky have to be three years old? Is it time to overturn the 1915 Immature Spirits Act? Dave Worthington (AKA Boutique-y Dave) asks and answers some big questions….
Inside the Coleburn Distillery RevivalThe Coleburn Distillery revival is one of the most ambitious whisky projects in Scotland right now, and it is happening quietly in a Speyside gully that most visitors speed past…
Bargain hunting? These are some picks for the best bottles under £30 for Christmas. Just because it’s the season to be jolly commercial, that doesn’t mean you can’t find a…
#WhiskySanta’s Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 Single Cask (Master of Malt) Super WishHo ho ho! Or should that be “boo, boo, boo-urns”, because this is the last Super Wish of 2025 as part of my £750,000 festive giveaway. Before we get to…
The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14: A Festive Favourite With a Seriously Tasty PrizeThe festive season is finally here, which means it is time for whisky that feels like a treat without needing an occasion. Step forward: Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year Old….
The Rise of Savoury & Spicy Whisky CocktailsSweet drinks, step aside. Savoury whisky cocktails and spicy whisky cocktails are in vogue now. According to the Hospitality Insights 2025 cocktail forecast, anyway. It claims that the sweet and…
Single Malt Whisky – An American TaleBoutique-y Dave himself, Dave Worthington, joins us on the blog to chart a history of American single malt. In part two, Dave takes a closer look at Virginia Distillery, one…
American Single Malt Profiled: The Virginia Distillery Co.In part two of a deep dive into American single malt, Dave Worthington (Boutique-y Dave) turns his attentions to the Virginia Distillery Co. Virginia Distillery Co. is a prominent craft…
