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Tag: Blended Malt

Blended malt whisky is full of innovation, with regular releases of exciting new brands and expressions coming on the scene every day – keep up with the latest news by checking out the posts below.

Whisky Advent 2018 Day #7: Smokey Monkey

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It’s the first Friday of Advent! Got that weekend feeling? You will once you discover the dram squirrelled away behind Door No.7 of Drinks by the Dram’s Whisky Advent Calendar…

Much excite in these parts today. Not only is it Friday, but there’s a right treat awaiting discovery in the Whisky Advent Calendar today.

But first! Some background. Scotch whisky cocktails are DELICIOUS. But historically (and this is an attitude that can linger in some circles today), single malts have been seen as ‘too good’ for mixing. What’s that all about?! A great drink needs flavour, character and balance, and single malt Scotches tend to have that dream trio in the bucket-load.
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Tags : Blended Malt, Blended Scotch
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Win a VIP trip to Speyside with Copper Dog!

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  • WIN a magnificent trip to Speyside, including two nights at the famous home of Copper Dog – The Craigellachie Hotel!
  • The winner will also receive a tour of a Speyside distillery, a bottle of Copper Dog signed by master blender Stuart Morrison and an engraved copper dog dipper!
  • Everyone’s a winner – enjoy £4 off Copper Dog until 2nd October!

    • If you’re a particularly lucky dog, you could be in for a very special jaunt up to Speyside for a two nights stay in The Craigellachie Hotel! We’ve teamed up with the folks from Copper Dog to send the winner and their plus one on a VIP trip to this spectacular hotel, including dinner and drinks at the Copper Dog pub both nights and a tour of a local Speyside distillery. The winner will also receive a bottle of Copper Dog signed by Diageo master blender Stuart Morrison, along with their own engraved copper dog dipper! (For the nitty gritty details, see the competition terms below.)

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    Categories : Competitions
    Tags : Blended Malt, Copper Dog
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    The Result of Battle of the Blends Challenge No. 3!

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    Discover who came out on top in Whisky Magazine’s third Battle of the Blends: will it be George Keeble or new challenger Lyndsey Gray…?

    Back in March we announced the return of Battle of the Blends and that we needed your help to decide how it would be settled.

    The fates of reigning champion George Keeble, of Soho Whisky Club fame, and new challenger Lyndsey Gray, manager at The Quaich Bar at the Craigellachie Hotel, were in your hands. The task was simple: enjoy two delightful drams of blended whisky, one crafted by each competitor, and determine which effort was superior.

    Fast forward to now and you’ve made your collective choice. The votes are in, the tie is decided. It’s time to find out who has claimed all glory…

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    Categories : News, Tasting Notes, Whisky
    Tags : Battle of the Blends, Blended Malt, Whisky Magazine
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    The Result of Battle of the Blends Challenge No. 2!

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    Whisky Mag Battle of the Blends

    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’ Keeble…?
     

    Back in January we told you all about Battle of the Blends Challenge No. 2, another battle for the ages that you could help settle in the most delicious way possible!

    The fates of reigning champion Neil ‘General Mashtun’ Ridley and Soho Whisky Club’s George ‘Aegir’ Keeble were in your hands and now it’s time to find out who has claimed all glory…

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    Categories : News, Tasting Notes, Whisky
    Tags : Battle of the Blends, Blended Malt, Whisky Magazine
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    Become a Judge in the Battle of the Blends Challenge No. 2!

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    Whisky Mag Battle of the Blends

    It’s time once again for a victor to be crowned in Whisky Magazine’s epic Battle of the Blends and you can be one of the judges! Simply pop a 1p(!) Judging Set into your Master of Malt order now.
     
    Those of you who read Whisky Magazine will already be up to speed with their exciting second Battle of the Blends, and many of you will of course remember last year’s heavyweight bout. For those of you who haven’t followed its progress, we’re currently in the midst of another heroic blending tussle, this time between the reigning champion Neil ‘General Mashtun’ Ridley and George ‘Aegir’ Keeble to produce the perfect blended whisky and claim all glory!
     
    Their whiskies have now been lovingly constructed and once again we’ve been working alongside Whisky Mag to find a winner in this fantastic contest. This means that there’s a chance for you to join the illustrious judging panel!

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    Categories : Whisky
    Tags : Battle of the Blends, Blended Malt, Whisky Magazine
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    That Boutique-y Whisky Company Adds Age Statements

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    That Boutique-y Whisky Company

    That Boutique-y Whisky Company has announced that they’re introducing age statements to all future releases with immediate effect and, right on cue, they have a raft of new and exciting releases on the way!

    All the new releases are listed below and are also available to buy or pre-order from Master of Malt now.

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    Categories : News, Whisky
    Tags : 10 year old, 12 year old, Aberlour, Age Statements, Ardbeg, Ben Nevis, Bison Grass, Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Bowmore, Compass Box, Girvan, Glenrothes, Glentauchers, Invergordon, Islay Whisky, Lagavulin, Macallan, Mortlach, Paul John, Peaty Whisky, Port Charlotte, Speyside Whisky, Stout, That Boutique-y Whisky Company
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    World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners

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    World Drinks Awards World Whiskies Awards 2016

    Yesterday saw the World’s Best whiskies and spirits crowned at the World Drinks Awards, including the World Whiskies Awards.

    Before we get into the results though, some good news! Drinks by the Dram have once again teamed up with the World Drinks Awards to create an easy way to taste a whole bunch of these award winners! Head over to our World Drinks Awards 2016 page to browse their selection of 8 different World Whiskies Awards and World Drinks Awards Winners Tasting Sets.

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    Categories : Armagnac, Cognac, Gin, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Scotch Whisky, Vodka, Whisky
    Tags : 18 year old, 40 year old, Blended Malt, Blended Whisky, Brandy, Hakushu, Hibiki, Highland Whisky, Jura, Master of Malt, Old Pulteney, Smooth Ambler, Speyside Whisky, Teeling, World Drinks Awards, World Whiskies Awards
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    The Return of Johnnie Walker Green Label!

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    Johnnie Walker Green Label

    We’re delighted to announce that Johnnie Walker Green Label has returned to the UK and reclaimed its place in the Johnnie Walker range!

    First introduced in 2005, in 2012 it was announced that the 15 year old blended malt whisky was to be discontinued, to the disappointment of its many fans (although it was never actually removed from all markets worldwide). In 2015 it was reintroduced in North America on a temporary basis to mark its tenth anniversary, but its long term future still hung in the balance.

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    Categories : News, Scotch Whisky, Whisky
    Tags : Blended Malt, Johnnie Walker
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    Whisky Advent Day 10: Monkey Shoulder

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    Whisky Advent Calendar

    We’ve made it to day 10 of #WhiskyAdvent! Time to open another window of Drinks by the Dram’s Whisky Advent Calendar, and we have a good feeling about this one…

    Yep, it’s time to have some fun with Monkey Shoulder! Whether it’s Pop-Down bars or Monkey Comps with UK Brand am-BADASS-ador Grant Neave, or practising your spooning so you can mix up some delicious Monkey cocktails, pretension gets left firmly at the door today.

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    Categories : Scotch Whisky, Tasting Notes, Whisky
    Tags : Advent Calendars, Balvenie, Blended Malt, Drinks by the Dram, Glenfiddich, Monkey Shoulder, Speyside Whisky
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    #WhiskySanta Gives Away Thousands of Gifts at the Checkout!

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    Whisky Santa

    Well, I did say that I might have something else up my immaculately cuffed sleeve this year, and here it is! I’ve used my powers as an omniscient supernatural Christmas being to ‘get in’ to the Master of Malt checkout. From here I’ll be giving away thousands of festive gifts to lucky customers (at least £20,000 worth, in fact!)…

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    Categories : Cognac, Competitions, Gin, Liqueurs, News, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Whisky, Wine
    Tags : Bathtub Gin, Blended Malt, Christmas, Ginvent, Rumbullion, Spirit of Hven, Whisky Santa
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