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The Best Bonfire Night Drinks: Smoky Spirits, Fireside Drams and Warming CocktailsHere at MoM Towers, the best Bonfire Night drinks are peaty treats and smoky spirits, so we’ve rounded up some of our favourites right here. Tempted? Of course you are….
Does Calvados Have An Image Problem?Calvados ought to have something to gain from the renewed interest in apple drinks. Bartenders are revisiting the Appletini, drinks brands are putting sour apples into cans, and Normandy has…
Mystery Drop 4.0: £80 Could Get You a £37,000 WhiskyMystery Drop: 4.0 is here. By now you really should now what it’s all about. We’ve got a raft of new whiskies though. A fresh batch of new mysteries. Read…
Win a Trip to Normandy with Père Magloire Calvados!Fancy winning a trip to Normandy for two with Père Magloire Calvados? If your acquaintance with Calvados begins and ends with a bottle at the back of a drinks cabinet,…
Halloween Cocktail Recipes You Will Die ForThese are our picks for the best Halloween cocktail recipes in 2026. Serve that raise spirits, literally. If there’s ever a time to get a little theatrical with your drinks,…
Midleton Very Rare Chestnut Edition: Seeing the Wood For the TreesMidleton Very Rare Irish Chestnut Edition is here. The distillery describes it as the first whiskey to be released that was matured in casks made from Irish-grown sweet chestnut. It’s…
WIN a Bottle of Ardbeg 25 Year Old AND 24 Year Old Vintage Y2KAnyone here want to win a bottle of Ardbeg 25 Year Old plus a bottle of Ardbeg 24 Year Old Vintage Y2K? All of you? That’s handy, because that’s exactly…
Arbikie The Signature Review: Was It Worth the Wait?Arbikie The Signature is here. Or, to give the whisky its full title (at least on this site), Arbikie Single Malt Whisky – The Signature (First Release). We’ve had plenty…
How Tall are Glenmorangie’s Stills?The pot stills at Glenmorangie Distillery are 5.14 metres tall. That’s 16 feet, 10 inches. Or, the average length of a fully grown giraffe🦒, so they say. At that height,…
10 Whiskies To Put On Your Whisky RadarThe Whisky Radar would be a great gadget, wouldn’t it? Maybe it’s an app. Cool new whisky appears on the scene, you get a ping, and you’re adding it to…
Win a Trip to Jura PLUS a Bottle of Rare Vintage 1990Fancy a trip to Jura Distillery? How about a rare whisky to toast the good news? Read on to learn how you can win both… Win a Trip to Jura…
Win Whisky with an Angus Dundee #BagThisBundleHow would you like to win a bundle of Angus Dundee whisky in exchange for a couple of clicks? That’s what this competition offers. See for yourself. UPDATE: We have…
The Distillers Behind Torabhaig The Distillers’ SeriesTorabhaig The Distillers’ Series launched recently with two whiskies: Torabhaig Distillers’ Series Niall’s First Edition 70cl Whisky. Torabhaig Distillers’ Series Iona’s First Edition 70cl. We met with Iona Macphie and…
Tasting the Last Talisker of Gordon and MacPhailGordon & MacPhail‘s last Talisker is in our tasting glass. It’s a 39-year-old single cask from 1987. More importantly, it is a handsome bastard. Old whisky carries a particular anxiety….
West of Tradition: The Story of American Single MaltWest of Tradition is a new documentary following the people who helped turn American single malt from a collection of individual ambitions into a formally recognised whiskey category. Seattle’s Westland…
