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New Arrival of the Week: Roasting Chestnuts & Peat Fire Embers & Mince Pies & HyggeBen Ellefsen returns to tell us about a new Islay single malt whisky from the clever people at &Whisky. What does it taste like? Well, the clues in the name….
The Nightcap: 25 NovemberWe’ve got three words for you: Old Fashioned Trolley. Here’s two more: chocolate vodka. Where can you find them both? The Nightcap, duh. It’s the 25 November, which means you’ll…
Top 10: Best Looking Whisky BottlesWhether they strike us with original new designs, redesign the retro, or are simply understated in their elegance, here’s our round-up of whisky bottles we love the look of. What…
Why ‘Vanilla’ Isn’t: Scotchy-Bourbon and Bourbon-y ScotchA new cohort of our own independent bottlings is here and this week we’re focusing on that flavour that definitely isn’t boring: vanilla. Prepare to reconsider everything you know. Or…
Cocktail of the Week: The Old FashionedThis year we’re not just celebrating Old Fashioned Week, we’re having a whole Old Fashioned Month with Woodford Reserve bourbon so it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at the…
Peaty Whisky Christmas Gift GuideFew spirits have a cult following like peaty whisky with the signature smoky character you get from peat. So for the peathead in your life, we’ve rounded up some of our…
Master of Malt is the Food & Drink eCommerce Website of the Year!We’re incredibly proud to share the news that Master of Malt’s been named Food & Drink eCommerce Website of the Year at the prestigious UK eCommerce Awards for a second time!…
The Reformulation of Gordon’s Gin and Other PR DisastersIn a two-part special Dr. Nick Morgan looks at what happens when distillers mess around with the formula of well-loved brands. First up the sorry saga of when United Distillers…
New Arrival of the Week: Scapegrace Single Malt WhiskiesThis week we’re pressing the ‘world whisky’ button as three distinctive single malt whiskies have just landed at MoM towers from Scapegrace in New Zealand. You might be surprised to…
Dominic Roskrow, Maverick Whisky Writer, Dies At 61The whisky world has lost one of its most distinctive and original voices as Dominic Roskrow died on Saturday 19 November at the age of 61. We pay tribute to…
The Nightcap: 18 NovemberChris O’Dowd speaks up for the common bird, The Macallan makes a movie, and a pop-up pub offers 66p pints for the World Cup. It’s all in the Nightcap: 18…
Diageo Invests In The Oxford Artisan DistilleryBig changes at one of the bright lights of the English whisky scene as The Oxford Artisan Distillery announces that Diageo is investing through Distill Ventures. News has broken today…
Can There Be Only One Highlander?Well it’s Thursday again, isn’t it? Isn’t it just. That means, as ever, only one thing: it’s new Master of Malt independent bottling day! This week is a very, very…
Buxton’s Bargains: 11 Whiskies To Try Before You DieUsing the latest edition of Ian Buxton’s 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die as a guide, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest bargains in the whisky world. From…
Tales From The Barbados Rum Experience: St. Nicholas Abbey DistilleryYou might recall back in the halcyon days of the Barbados Rum Experience we visited St. Nicholas Abbey Distillery. Here’s our promised rum diary from the day. Macaws and steam trains…
Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest – Don’t Call It A Botanical WhiskyGlenmorangie A Tale of the Forest is a fascinating new whisky made by kilning barley with botanicals combustible materials like juniper berries and birchwood which shows how even Scotch whisky…
