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How to sell whisky to women (without being patronising)It’s one of the hot topics in the drinks world, how to sell what has traditionally been perceived as a man’s drink to women. Lucy Shaw talks to some experts…
The Portsmouth Distillery: making British rum with integrityThe Portsmouth Distillery makes a truly British rum including the new 1812, the first 3-year-old cask aged rum to be made from scratch in the UK. We talk to the…
Creating seriously good cocktail recipes with Edinburgh GinFrom a Seaside Negroni with slow-cooked lamb to a Lemon & Jasmine Sorbetto, Edinburgh Gin is putting other brands to shame with its cocktail selection. Here’s how the brand elevated…
New Arrival of the Week: Wormtub 10 Year Old – Batch 1Today we’re raising a glass and honouring the glory of the worm tub with a mystery Speyside single malt called, well, Wormtub! When we talk about Speyside whisky, you might…
12th Islay whisky distillery on the wayLaggan Bay Distillery is set to become the 12th whisky distillery on Islay as The Islay Boys get the green light to start building. Is there any room left on…
Master of Malt Whisky Championships 2022 is hereIt’s back by popular demand, Master of Malt Whisky Championships 2022. Vote for your favourite whisky brand. There can only be one winner. Last year we had a competition to…
The Nightcap: 29 JulyRum sales overtake whisky, Glenmorangie has a new look, and Kentish bison fight climate change. It’s all in this week’s round up of drinks news. It’s The Nightcap: 29 July…
Picklebacks – giving them a shotWe went to Wingfest, and while we tried some great chicken wings, there was one thing that stayed with us: our first Pickleback. We discovered how great pickle juice can…
Spirits competition medals – do they actually mean anything?Our educator-in-chief Richard Legg takes a look at wine and spirits and competitions, and asks whether those little medals on the bottles actually mean the contents are worth drinking. Even…
Seven spirits that make brilliant BBQ drinksIt’s BBQ week at Master of Malt so here’s a fabulous selection of smoky and sweet spirits that we love. Fire up the coals. Crank up the smoker. Strap your…
How to pair beer and whiskey with FEW SpiritsGrain. Yeast. Water. You can make some truly sensational stuff with just those three ingredients. Beer, for one. Whiskey, for another. In fact, in a sense whiskey is distilled beer….
Axia: the brand revolutionising Greece’s spirit historyUsing the resin of the ancient mastiha shrub, Axia is turning Greek tradition on its head. Millie Milliken headed to Greece to find out how this intriguing spirit came to…
Mini oak cask ageing part two – Tequila meets GuinnessOur in-house innovator James Evans has once again taken to his mini cask to create an interesting and (hopefully) tasty concoction. This time he’s seeing how well Tequila takes to…
Five minutes with David King, sales director at Gordon & MacPhailAs Gordon & MacPhail releases a £50,000 1949 Milton (aka Strathisla), its oldest ever single malt from the distillery, we talk to sales director David King on trying to get…
New Arrival of the Week: Ardbeg 25 Year Old (2022 Release)Back in 2021, Ardbeg announced that it was launching its oldest ever bottling to its core range: Ardbeg 25 Year Old. It sold out immediately. Luckily, there’s a new batch…
The Nightcap: 22 JulyThis week’s Nightcap stars Gino D’Acampo, a single ingredient Margarita, and a sherry bottled at the Duke of Wellington’s home. Hello, everyone. We’re Nightcapping after a heatwave so hot that…
