With rampant inflation, strikes, an energy crisis, and dysfunctional government, it’s starting to feel a lot like the 1970s. Yet the Scotch whisky industry is expanding rapidly. Does this mean,…
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This week we’re looking at a drink that was pretty much unknown globally 15 years ago, but since then has gone on to be one of the most-ordered cocktails in…
In our new series we’re shining a light on the hometown drinks of our colleagues, starting with Tegan Mugford, a campaigns executive who has selected five of her favourites from…
This year malt master and master blender David C. Stewart MBE celebrates 60 years at The Balvenie, making him the longest-serving malt master in the Scotch whisky industry. In an…
We’re delighted to be joined by master distiller Brendan McCarron who tells us why the distinctive waxy single malts from Deanston Distillery deserve to be better known. When Brendan McCarron…
If you don’t remember the turbulent history of Jaffa Cakes and its fight for cake supremacy rather than the bottom of the biscuit tin, why not grab a glass of…
Irish whiskey features as our new arrival for the second week running as Shortcross Distillery showcases what it can bring to the table. It’s our VERY FIRST whiskey from the…
The last Bank Holiday weekend of the year is coming soon, 27-29 August, so we’ve got some quality drinks for you to make the most of the long weekend. Here…
Does the Angel Share harm the environment? How did a whisky receipt solve a crime? Is there such a thing as beer island? All these questions and more are answered…
We got a sneak peek at a relatively unknown but essential distillery during the Spirit of Speyside Festival this year to see how Mannochmore makes its fabulous fruity whisky. Mannochmore…
Lee Smith is a rum lover who was challenged by his son to help endangered sea turtles. This is the story of how he founded Lost Years Rum. Every year,…
Glenturret, ‘Scotland’s oldest working distillery’, has gone up market in recent years with fancy packaging and a Michelin-starred restaurant on site. But can the whisky match up to the glitzy…
Today’s cocktail has the ability to transport you back to the glamour of pre-revolutionary Cuba with just one sip. It is, of course, the Daiquiri and we’re making it with…
A new philosophy is bubbling its way into whisky creation: ‘beer-first’ liquid. Move over maturation – drinkable wash, with a focus on grains and yeast, is moving to the fore…
Welcome to our virtual MoM museum, where we showcase some of the most rare, old, and spectacular whisky around. We were thinking the other day that if we had our…
Fortified wines are the secret ingredient in your drinks cabinet adding depth and complexity to classic cocktails as well as being superb on their own. Here are five sherry cocktails…
We love a bit of Teeling here at Master of Malt, so it was especially exciting to welcome not one, but three new expressions this week. Brothers Jack and Stephen…
We’ve got a new selection of our very own indie whiskies and so Ben Ellefsen, founder and managing director of Atom Labs, is here to run you through the range….
Take your taste buds on a tropical trip this summer by winning some of the best Cuban rum around with Ron Santiago de Cuba! UPDATE: We have a winner, congratulations to Rebecca…
On The Nightcap this week: Johnnie Walker gives away 270,000 drinks, Rosebank launches its last old release before the distillery reopens, and the cheapest pint in the UK is revealed….