The Master of Malt Burns Night Poetry Competition 2026 is here. Our annual competition promises big prizes while honouring the Scottish Bard. On Burns Night, poetry is not only encouraged but…
Mindful drinking. Dry January. Damp January. Zebra Striping. January has a habit of turning into a personality test. Are you virtuous enough to resist temptation? Or rebellious enough to mock…
These are five Master of Malt Bottlings for 2025 that we think you’ll love. Last year was the 40th anniversary of Master of Malt. To celebrate, we bottled up so…
If you read every drinks trends report for 2026, you would conclude that the next year will involve drinking earlier, drinking louder, drinking locally, drinking less alcohol, drinking more cocktails,…
New whisky distilleries. Once, that was a concept that excited me so much. All the possibilities. As we enter 2026, I find myself in more stoic territory. There have been…
We’re kicking off the New Year with our top 10 best whiskies for a Highball. It’s the simplest of mixed drinks, just whisky stretched with plenty of ice and topped with…
Every year, you can count on there being new whisky. Some of it is rather good. Like the ones below, which made the cut for the top whiskies we loved…
It’s tough to narrow down the top whiskies of the year for 2025. Which is good, it means there were lots of bottles we enjoyed. In fact, we’ve actually decided…
The criteria for the top rums of 2025 are straightforward. The rum in question had to land on our virtual shelves after 2024 and before 2026, and it had to be…
The top gins of the year 2025 may include gins you love. It may not have some bottles you expect to see. That’s because it’s purely a list of gins…
Meet The Heart Cut x Barley. It is the bottler’s first core release following 21 independent pickings from various distilleries. The brand’s USP over the last two years has been this:…
Jim Beam will pause production at its main Kentucky distillery for the entirety of 2026. For a brand of this scale, that decision matters. Owned by Suntory Global Spirits, Jim…
Here’s Master of Malt’s Top 10 New Year’s Eve 2025 Drinks. Let’s face it, a lot of people have turned on New Year’s Eve. The over-priced, watered-down drinks. The queues…
Did you know that Master of Malt is the only place you should buy Gentleman’s Cut Bourbon Whiskey? It is. Promise. We have a very good reason. Because we’re offering…
Perrier-Jouët Champagne can keep any celebration going. But this competition is going to give you the perfect excuse to pop open a bottle of bubbly. How to win Perrier-Jouët Champagne:…
The Coleburn Distillery revival is one of the most ambitious whisky projects in Scotland right now, and it is happening quietly in a Speyside gully that most visitors speed past…
Bargain hunting? These are some picks for the best bottles under £30 for Christmas. Just because it’s the season to be jolly commercial, that doesn’t mean you can’t find a…
The festive season is finally here, which means it is time for whisky that feels like a treat without needing an occasion. Step forward: Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year Old….
Sweet drinks, step aside. Savoury whisky cocktails and spicy whisky cocktails are in vogue now. According to the Hospitality Insights 2025 cocktail forecast, anyway. It claims that the sweet and…
Whisky legend Sandy Hyslop is retiring from his role as master blender at Chivas Brothers. After more than 40 years at the forefront of Scotch whisky, Hyslop will move into…
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