National Cocktail Day 2024 Grand Sour (credit Misti Traya)Cocktail of the Week: The Grand Sour

This week we’re making good use of Grand Marnier’s orangey, Cognac-soaked flavour profile by shaking it up with bloody orange and lemon juice to create the irresistible Grand Sour. Cognac runs…

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independent brandsSeven spirits we love from indie brands

Check out these independent, family-owned, or small brands creating outstanding drinks worth shouting about. There’s a rye whisky from Finland, a non-alcoholic choice from Colombia, an IPA Cask Finish English…

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Lindores Abbey The Exclusive Cask (cask 579) (Master of Malt Exclusive)New Arrival of the Week: Lindores Abbey The Exclusive Cask (cask 579)

Lindores Abbey Distillery is back with a single cask Oloroso sherry-matured beauty that just so happens to be a Master of Malt exclusive. It’s Lindores Abbey The Exclusive Cask (cask 579)!…

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English Whisky CompanyThe future of English whisky

The English whisky scene has progressed at breathtaking speed since the first release of the modern era in 2010. There are now 33 producers with big ambitions, and a group…

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ArdbegThe Nightcap: 14 April

In the early Easter weekend Nightcap, we’ve got stories about one of our own getting shortlisted for an award, a bourbon brand being slammed over sexist marketing, and robots coming…

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Royal Salute 26 Year Old Scottish oakRoyal Salute on innovation and Scottish oak

Royal Salute is celebrating a milestone. It’s kicking off the new Kingdom Collection with a 26-year-old whisky that’s fully finished in Scottish oak casks, a first for the brand. We spent…

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Cocktail of the Week Rob RoyCocktail of the Week: The Rob Roy

Today’s cocktail is one for all those mixing Scotch whisky doubters out there. We’re using Black Bottle Double Cask to make Scotland’s answer to the Manhattan. It is, of course,…

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Edith Pierre Emilie et Bruno GiffardMaking a mint, the Giffard liqueur story

Since 1885, the Giffard family has been making some of the bartending community’s most loved liqueurs and syrups. Millie Milliken travelled to its home of Angers, France, to meet the…

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Fable_Chapter9_Auchroisk_803672_UK_Bottle_Carton RSNew Arrival of the Week: Auchroisk 12 Year Old 2009 Storm (Fable Whisky)

This week we’re shining the New Arrival Spotlight on an independently-bottled whisky from one of Speyside’s more obscure distilleries. It’s Auchroisk 12 Year Old 2009 Storm (Fable Whisky). It was…

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Boann DistilleryIrish Single Pot Still Whiskey Legislation To Change

Huge news from Ireland: the technical file for Irish single pot still whiskey is set to be updated. The change will increase the number of grains such as oats, rye,…

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Thunderer cocktail of the weekCocktail of the Week: the Thunderer

This week we’re resurrecting a lost cocktail created by Dick Bradsell for The Times in 1982. It’s a kind of proto-Bramble called the Thunderer!  The Bramble is the second most…

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Aeneas CoffeyWhisky heroes: Aeneas Coffey: exciseman, distiller and inventor

As part of his series on whisky heroes, Ian Buxton looks at the life of a man who transformed whisky and made the world domination of blended Scotch possible, Aeneas…

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WhistlePig farmCharm on the farm: keeping WhistlePig local and global with Moët Hennessy

At the tail-end of 2020 it was announced that WhistlePig would be partnering with Moët Hennessy – given that its rye whiskey is all about farm to bottle, how will…

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Jaffa Cake GinTop ten spirits for Easter. Better than chocolate!

Puppies aren’t just for Christmas, and Easter doesn’t have to be all about chocolate. Make this year about boozy treats instead with our top ten spirits for Easter. Easter approaches…

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Master of Malt Easter egg huntWelcome to the Master of Malt Easter egg hunt!

Why hunt for Easter eggs when you can win a bunch of boozy prizes? Read on to learn more about not one, but TWO competitions… They’re part of our Master…

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Jose Cuervo MetaverseThe Nightcap: 1 April

A metaverse distillery, a white wine emoji, as well as new whisky from Glen Scotia, Tamdhu, and Craigellachie. It’s all in this week’s round up of booze news, the Nightcap:…

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