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Top 10 Rums Under £50 for ChristmasThe key to getting the best rum gifts for Christmas 2025 is to keep it simple. You want to buy something warming, festive and under £50. You can find something…
#WhiskySanta’s Nikka Nine Decades Super WishUPDATE: Congratulations to @mydramjourney who had their wish granted! Ho Ho Ho! I just had a moment where I suddenly remembered how much all you humans have to do at…
Win Hennessy Cognac prizes for Christmas!Who wants to win some Hennessy Cognac prize bundles for Christmas? All of you? Great! We’ve got goodies upon goodies among some very fine Cognac indeed. There’s a first-place and…
Win a bundle of Prakaan Thai Whisky!Prakaan Thai Whisky is a recent arrival at Master of Malt. We were so excited about Thailand’s first single malt that we even wrote a proper article about it. But…
Paul John Christmas Edition 2025: A Review and A RambleThe Paul John Christmas Edition 2025 is here. It’s the eighth release in the much-loved annual limited edition (every previous bottling has sold out on Master of Malt), and is…
Bring Back The SnowballThe Snowball. A simple, sweet cocktail, born of a combo of advocaat and lemonade that was, for a time, a symbol of Christmas. At least in the UK. Now it’s…
20 Years of Kilchoman Distillery: From Bold Upstart to Islay MainstayAs 2025 marks 20 years of Kilchoman, we’re looking back at the story of the Islay farm distillery that went from plucky outsider to island mainstay. If a stranger wandered…
What Whisky Lovers Want For ChristmasWhat do whisky lovers want for Christmas? That’s a question we can answer, not just because we’re the best whisky shop in the world but because we, too, are whisky…
What Whisky Lovers Don’t Want For ChristmasAlright, so we’ve told you what we love for Christmas. Please consult our What Whisky Lovers Want for Christmas blog for all the top tips. It’s very useful. But so…
Top 10 The Rum You Need To Buy This ChristmasLooking for the Top 10 best rum gifts for Christmas? Look no further. Shop more rum here and other Christmas selections here. Christmas and rum go together like mince pies…
Top 10 Rich Fruit & Nut Whisky for ChristmasIf Christmas could be bottled, it would taste like Rich Fruit & Nut Whisky. We categorise Whisky By Flavour on our website because we believe it helps people choose the…
What Are The Most Expensive Rums In The World?The most expensive rums in the world mix extreme rarity, long ageing, lavish decanters and, in some cases, price tags built more on myth than market reality. After comparing retailer…
#WhiskySanta’s Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old Super WishUPDATE: Congratulations to @davethornton82 who had their wish granted! Ho ho ho! The elves are on lunch break, the tree’s down from the attic, and I’m up to my beard…
Win a Sassenach Cocktail Book signed by Sam HeughanSassenach Vodka has landed at Master of Malt, and Christmas comes with a bonus. To celebrate the new release, anyone who buys a bottle of Sassenach Fine Scottish Vodka during…
The 2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection ArrivesThe Buffalo Trace Antique Collection lands each autumn, and the 2025 release arrives with its usual fanfare and a very welcome plot twist. The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection now includes…
Why Teeling is the Whiskey Brand of the Year 2025The recent Spirits Business Awards 2025 named Teeling as the Whiskey Brand of the Year. The ceremony, held on Thursday, 13 November, gave awards out across five categories: Retail &…
