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After working in the wine trade and publishing before becoming a writer, Henry began contributing to various publications. He has made appeareances on BBC radio and TV and is the author of books Empire of Booze (Best Debut Drink Book), The Home Bar, and The Cocktail Dictionary. In 2024, he won Fortnum & Mason's Drink Book of the Year for Vines in a Cold Climate: The People Behind the English Wine Revolution. Henry was Features Editor at Master of Malt between 2018 and 2024.
micro distilleriesExploring the world of micro distilleries

You really don’t need a lot of money to start a micro distillery. Go on Ebay and you can find little Portuguese pot stills for around £500. Then all you…

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Father's Day luxury whiskyLuxury Father’s Day whisky without the luxury price

Some whiskies just taste luxurious, they’re rich, round and smoother than a Basil Rathbone in a cashmere smoking jacket. Just the kind of thing that your dad is going to…

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Tio Pepe En Rama 2024 sherryMaster of Malt tastes… Tio Pepe En Rama 2024

We’ve got a very special dry sherry in this week from Gonzalez Byass. It’s Tio Pepe En Rama 2024 release and with the weather warming up, probably, it won’t hang…

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Whisky for Father's dayFather’s Day whiskies for all the different Dads out there

Not all dads are the same. But most drinks round-up for Father’s Day ignore the multiplicity of dad types out there – they just say, here are some whiskies, buy…

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Whisky gift sets for ChristmasTop 10 whisky gift sets for Father’s Day 2024

Father’s Day is on the horizon. It’s Sunday 16 June. If your old man is a whisky drinker, then you’ve come to the right place. If he’s a model railway…

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Laphroaig Elements 2.0New Arrival of the Week: Laphroaig Elements 2.0

Laphroaig Elements 2.0 is the second in a series of experimental Islay single malt whiskies from this legendary distillery. Let’s take a closer look.  When it comes to limited edition…

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Tamdhu 15 Year Old pictured in a warehouse with a Glencairn glass. It's an example of a premium whiskyOloroso sherry cask whisky – what is it and how is it produced?

Today, we’re going sherry mad with a close look at whisky aged in oloroso casks. Think of all those wonderful flavours of molasses, Brazil nuts, and chocolate – they come…

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LOve GinA Love Letter to Gin

Romance is in the air, what with Valentine’s Day coming up. But at Master of Malt, we’re doing things a little differently by celebrating the drinks we adore, rather than…

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Waterford peatedNew Arrival of the Week: Waterford Peated Ballybannon 1.1

It’s double trouble this week as two new whiskies from one of the world’s most interesting distilleries have just landed at Master of Malt: Waterford Peated Ballybannon 1.1 and Waterford…

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Vermouth SpritzCocktail of the Week: the Vermouth Spritz

This week we’re celebrating the arrival of Routin Rouge at Master of Malt with a cocktail so simple that’s almost impossible to muck it up. It’s the Vermouth Spritz! Today’s…

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Waterford Biodynamic LunaNew Arrival of the Week: Waterford Biodynamic Luna

Irish whisky maverick Waterford has done it again. The team has launched what it claims to be “the world’s first biodynamic whisky.” It’s called Waterford Biodynamic Luna and it has…

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Waterford CuveeWaterford Cuvée and the future of whisky

Last week we met with Mark Reynier from Waterford and tried the latest release. Called Waterford Cuvée, it’s the ‘big whisky’ from this innovative distillery, and it might just change…

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Cocktail of the Week: The Metaxa SpritzCocktail of the Week: The Metaxa Spritz

Today’s we’re getting to grips with one of the world’s unique spirits, Metaxa, a blend of brandy, sweet wine and natural flavours with a special cocktail from award-winning Athenian bar…

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Whisky is made from grainsMaster of Malt tastes… Waterford Single Farm Origin whiskies

These must be some of the most eagerly-anticipated whiskies ever, Waterford’s inaugural releases each made only from barley grown on a specific farm in Ireland. Mark Reynier, ex-Bruichladdich supremo, is…

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Cocktail of the Week: The Pomme SpritzCocktail of the Week: The Pomme Spritz

How do you like them apples? A lot? Well, we’ve got the perfect cocktail for you, a refreshing blend of tonic water and the none-more-appley 30&40 Double Jus aperitif from…

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The Amber Light whisky film: Dave Broom interviewThe Amber Light whisky film: Dave Broom interview

Hang on to your hats because there’s a new whisky film coming to a screen near you. On the eve of the national release of The Amber Light, we talk…

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