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The Burns Night BlendIntroducing Our Own Burns Night Blend!

Burns Night whisky is a must and so this year we’ve created our own new brand of Scotch whisky to mark the event: The Burns Night Blend. Burns Night is…

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haymans-london-lightThe Nightcap: 13 January

The Scottish government moves to restrict whisky marketing while Irish whiskey exports reach €1bn value, but that’s nothing compared to a sober pub crawl. It’s all in The Nightcap: 13…

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A Claridge cocktail Credit: Haarala_HamiltonFive Minutes With… Paul Feig, Film Director and Cocktail Enthusiast

We’re delighted to have Paul Feig on the blog today. He’s a TV and film director, the man behind Bridesmaids and some of the funniest shows on TV. He’s also…

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Oak barrelsTop 10: Whisky Aged In Rum Casks

Whisky makers love giving ageing stocks a rummy resting period in tropical casks from sunshine shores. Here are ten of the finest bottles of rum cask-aged whisky that money can…

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The Adonis cocktailCocktail of the Week: The Adonis

As part of our Dryish January coverage, we’ve got a delicious cocktail with around half the alcohol but all the flavour of a traditional spirit-forward drink. A blend of sherry…

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Low ABV drinks for Dry JanuaryFour Lower or Zero ABV Cocktails for Dry January

Here are four bottles that prove that lowering your alcohol intake doesn’t mean cutting back on deliciousness along with four lower or zero-ABV cocktails for Dry January. If you’re cutting…

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In defence of whisky writingIn Defence Of Whisky Writing

In response to Nick Morgan’s recent article, ‘Without criticism there is only marketing‘, award-winning journalist Felipe Schrieberg makes a defence of whisky writing. In a recent story on this website,…

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Dewar's Double Double rangeMaster of Malt Tastes… Dewar’s Double Double Sherry Cask Blends

Some very special blended whiskies from Dewar’s have just landed at Master of Malt. They’re called Dewar’s Double Double and come in 21, 27, and (coming soon) 32 year old…

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Defilement 40 Year Old Blended WhiskyWhen Is A Whisky Not A Whisky? The Deal With Defilement 40 Year Old

This week we’re sipping a rather lovely dram of 40-year-old whisky. That’s from no specific region. But also it kinda is. Allow MoM founder and managing director of Atom Labs,…

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MoM Visits… A Tale of the Forest Experience At Glenmorangie HouseMoM Visits… A Tale of the Forest Experience At Glenmorangie House

We took a trip to the Scottish Highlands to visit the brand new A Tale of the Forest experience at the stunning Glenmorangie House. If you were to hear the words…

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barleyThe Nightcap: 6 January

The booze news returns for 2023 with stories on scientists reviving barley strains to recreate old whisky flavours, the booming Tequila market and a horse walks into a pub. We repeat:…

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Burns NightThe Burns Night Poetry Competition Returns!

Make us laugh, cry, sing, or applaud. But timorous beasties need not apply as our Burns Night Poetry Competition returns for 2023! If you’ve always fancied yourself a poetic genius…

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Sarah Burgess Lakes DistillerySarah Burgess Becomes Whisky Maker at The Lakes Distillery

Sarah Burgess, of Macallan and Malteser fame, announced that she has taken up the mantle of whisky maker at The Lakes Distillery. Big news in the English whisky world this…

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Stambecco TiramisuThree Brilliantly Boozy Dessert Recipes

Desserts are delicious. Drinks are delicious. What do you get when you combine the two? Double deliciousness. Here’s a tiramisu, cranachan, and cheesecake recipe, all featuring booze. It’s been an…

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Bowmore-casksThe Rise of Peated Whisky Casks

People love a good chat about casks in the whisky world and we’ve noticed there’s more peated whisky casks about at the moment, so let’s find out why that is with the…

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Without criticism there is only marketingWithout Criticism There Is Only Marketing

For his first column of 2023, Nick Morgan looks into the state of whisky and spirits criticism today and asks whether some writers are too close to the industry giants…

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One of the leading lights of the emerging band of new Japanese distilleriesFive Whisky Distilleries We’re Excited About For 2023

Campbeltown’s first in more than 180 years, Japan’s bright new star, and an emerging giant in New Zealand. Here’s five whisky distilleries we have our eye on this year. New…

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Atopia, low alcohol juniper spirit from William Grant & SonsFive Great Zero Alcohol Drinks for Dry January

Whether you’re doing Dry January, or Dryish January, there is now a delicious range of bottles that contain no alcohol whatsoever but have plenty of flavour so you can still…

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