Diageo has announced that it will be building a US $75 million single malt whisky distillery in Eryuan County in Yunnan Province. Exciting news, but what does this mean for…
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We’re looking at one of Scotland’s smallest and prettiest distilleries this week, sampling a special bottling by Signatory: Edradour 10 Year Old 2011. It’s a must for lovers of heavily…
The Budget promises big changes for the drinks industry, the world’s first ‘sonic seasoning’ playlist is made and a cask of whisky sells for over £1.6million. It’s all in this…
Hey, guess what? If you buy a bottle of Bunnahabhain then you could be in with a chance of receiving a bottle of its Fèis Ìle whisky! Every year thousands…
From blue vodka to green cocktails, the world of drinks can bring a real pop of colour into our lives. We ask the people making them why colour should be…
Think you can’t mix Islay whisky? Think again. It’s a great cocktail ingredient and makes the most amazing Highballs. We all love a good myth, don’t we? Personally, I always…
For those who have stockpiled kümmel after the panic earlier this month, here’s a great cocktail to make with everyone’s favourite caraway-scented liqueur. It’s the Silver Bullet. Did you keep…
Make 5 November go off with a bang with these brilliant boozes for Bonfire Night! Bonfire Night is on the horizon which means firework displays, autumnal food, and a night…
It’s a brand of steady reliability, iconic appearance, and signature taste. But how did Maker’s Mark turn a family recipe based on loaves of bread and a bottle dipped in…
You won’t find our New Arrival of the Week anywhere else. It’s a Teaninich 11 Year Old 2010 finished in a sherry cask and bottled exclusively for Master of Malt…
Hey, guess what we’ve done? Launched a gift finder especially for Christmas, that’s what. Let the buying of perfect presents begin! We all want to spoil our loved ones at…
Not everything to do with Halloween is scary. This year we’re giving you the chance to win a big bundle of boozy goodies from Jack Daniel’s. It’s competition time! What…
We’ve got plenty of weird and wonderful stories from the world of booze including dog that can fetch gin, Arbeg’s monster ice cream truck, and Glenlivet appears on MTV Cribs….
When five-star hotels create whisky bars, they tend to be all about prestige and price. Bertie’s Whisky Bar at the Fife Arms in Braemar might just be the exception. Here’s…
There are some terrifying tales lurking in whisky distilleries around the world. For Halloween, we decided to round-up some of the industry’s most famous ghost stories. Prepare to be spooked. …
This week’s cocktail began its life as a remedy for scurvy in the Royal Navy but found fame in America in the works of Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Chandler. A…
We have teamed up with South Africa’s Inverroche Gin for a #BagThisBundle competition that’s sure to get juniper lovers jumping up and down with excitement. UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations…
Johnnie Walker has a new master blender. Yep, after more than 40 years at Diageo, we’re saying a fond farewell to Dr Jim Beveridge OBE, and saying hello to Dr…
As That Boutique-y Rum Company celebrates its third birthday, we talk to rum sniffer outer extraordinaire Peter Holland on how he got the rum bug, why the category could do…
Good quality casks are vital to every single bottle of whisky, making the role of the cooper, the person expertly in their care and creation, absolutely essential. Distillers tend to…