The whisky world loves a number. For years, age statements were shorthand for quality. The older, the better, right? But experience, nuance, and a savvier whisky crowd have shown there’s…
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Ardbeg draws its Anthology series to a close with The Beithir’s Tale. The range of rare and strange single malts concludes with the distillery’s first Islay single malt whisky matured…
You can purchase our top 10 gins with summer-y botanicals by clicking the links on the drinks’ names. If the sun’s out (or even thinking about it), a summery gin…
We have our Whisky Championships 2025 winner: Bruichladdich! The Islay whisky maker has taken the crown for the third time in the competition’s five-year history. How it played out This…
You guys are smitten with Highland Park whisky right now. I know this because I was shown the research that reveals search volume this year has increased by 110% on…
A ‘ppm’ figure is a measure of phenolic compounds in ‘parts per million’. It’s often used as a second-hand way to refer to the peatiness of a whisky. For example,…
Our site has product reviews. You can tell us what you think. We even have a function to filter by those reviews. Some products only have five-star reviews. These are…
The Whisky Championships 2025 have officially kicked off. It’s back. Louder. Bolder. More dramatic than ever. Once again, we’re pitting some of the most significant names in whisky against each…
The best whisky tasting sets help you decide what to buy… without committing to the full price of a bottle. You see, we love whisky. But it’s a vast and…
Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask is an essential whisky. At the time of writing, our site has 306 reviews, averaging four and a half stars. It has won countless…
Before I became a writer for Master of Malt, I was a bartender at a pub in Maidstone. We didn’t have Baby Guinness on the menu. That didn’t stop us…
Peaty vs Smoky Whisky. They’re the same thing, right? Wrong. They’re often used interchangeably, but peaty and smoky aren’t quite the same thing. Here’s a quick guide to tell you…
Buy Westport Blended Malt 21 Year Old 1997 (Master of Malt) Whisky from Master of Malt now. Are you familiar with the teaspoon trick in whisky? No, not a cocktail…
Royals, rogues, and those with rugged charm. I’ve always said whisky is for the dangerously charismatic. These 5 fab and famous whisky lovers prove it. Throughout this series, you’ve met…
We ask about oloroso versus PX and American versus European oak. We obsess over cask seasoning, first-fill, second-fill, solera systems, and the precise microclimate of a bodega in Jerez. But…
There’s something about whisky that invites words. The witty, the wise, and the occasionally wobbly. Everyone from poets and playwrights to bartenders and balladeers has had a go at summing…
These are The Best Scotch Whiskies to Buy Online in 2025. Click on the links in the product names to see prices and to purchase. Looking for a knockout Scotch…
The English Distillery was founded in 2006 by James Nelstrop and his son, Andrew. An English whisky distillery isn’t peculiar these days. There are over 60 of them. Open a whisky…
Whisky is agriculture. Behind every dram lies a field, a farmer. A battle with the elements older than any stills. Whisky makers have long waxed lyrical about provenance and craft….
You can buy Glen Scotia Double Cask Red Wine Cask Finish from Master of Malt now. We’ve got a new whisky, folks. And we’re the only ones to have it. …