Jake Mountain

Jake Mountain has well over a decade's experience in the spirits industry. He is Master of Malt's resident 'doer of things', working across all areas of Master of Malt's retail, trade, editorial, marketing and digital merchandising teams, and much more besides, managing various award-winning campaigns and initiatives. He heads up the Pour & Sip whisky club too! Aside from Scotch, he's an expert who loves a single pot still Irish whiskey, Japanese drinks, and boozy stirred-down cocktails, as well as a funky agricole rhum or cachaça. Jake's passed the new, advanced WSET Level 3 in Spirits with a Distinction, and his comments have appeared in publications such as The Guardian and Jeff Cioletti's Drinking Adventurously.
Drinks Retailing Awards 2026 winnersMaster of Malt Named 2026 Online Drinks Retailer of the Year at the DRAs!

The Drinks Retailing Awards trophy for Specialist Online Drinks Retailer of the Year goes to Master of Malt for an extraordinary fifth time! Oops, we did it again! Master of…

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A bottle of Kahlúa with an Espresso MartiniKahlúa’s not vegetarian – what now?!

This week news got around that Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur – a staple for Espresso Martini, Baby Guinness, and White Russian cocktails – is not only not technically vegan, but not…

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Imbibe Live 202410 Things we learned at Imbibe Live 2024

At the start of July, some of the MoM team attended Imbibe Live, one of the UK’s leading drinks trade shows since it was established in 2010. I hadn’t been…

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Jake Mountain at Lake Yamanaka with Mount Fuji in the background3 drinks you need to try in Japan

I was lucky enough to spend four glorious weeks exploring Japan – my dream travel destination – a while back. It’s a place that’s long fascinated Europeans, dating back to…

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Glen Moray 125th anniversary distillery bottlings of whiskyGlen Moray celebrates 125 years of great whisky

Following our recent visit to the sometimes overlooked Glen Moray distillery, we take a look at the latest developments, where it’s come from, and where it’s headed. And wish the…

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Midleton Very Rare 2017 and Cask Circle – own a bottle or a cask!Midleton Very Rare 2017 and Cask Circle – own a bottle or a cask!

Midleton Very Rare 2017 launches in Ireland The distillery also launches The Midleton Very Rare Cask Circle, its new cask ownership club Jake tastes Midleton Very Rare from every…

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Highland Park Valkyrie & New Viking Soul PackagingHighland Park Valkyrie & New Viking Soul Packaging

Highland Park launches new Viking Soul packaging for their 10 Year Old, 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old core range New Highland Park Valkyrie, made with around 50%…

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Introducing the Spirit of Yorkshire Whisky Distillery!Introducing the Spirit of Yorkshire Whisky Distillery!

Exciting new English whisky distillery Spirit of Yorkshire opens to the public this Easter, but they’ve been quietly working under the radar and laying down casks for the last few…

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Jameson Bow St. is a world-leading tourist attractionVisiting the Reopened Jameson Distillery Bow St. in Dublin

Jameson has reopened its Bow St. brand home in Dublin – formerly known as The Old Jameson Distillery – following an €11m redevelopment. We sent Jake over to Ireland for…

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Whisky Mag Battle of the BlendsThe Result of Battle of the Blends Challenge No. 2!

Discover who has come out on top in Whisky Mag’s second Battle of the Blends in association with Master of Malt: is it Neil ‘General Mashtun’ Ridley or George ‘Aegir’…

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Roe & Co Irish Whiskey and an interview with Brand Ambassador Peter O’ConnorRoe & Co Irish Whiskey and an interview with Brand Ambassador Peter O’Connor

The launch of new Irish whiskey Roe & Co also sees Diageo return to Irish whiskey and the George Roe name return to bottles, plus there’s a new distillery in…

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An interview with Irish Distillers Master Blender Billy Leighton
An interview with Irish Distillers Master Blender Billy Leighton

We speak to Irish Distillers Master Blender Billy Leighton about Redbreast, the latest Irish Distillers news including Jameson’s renovated Dublin home and the growing Irish whiskey scene. Continuing from yesterday’s…

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