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A few years back I was at a literary festival giving a talk about booze history and someone in the audience asked where the current gin boom came from. Why…
Ten gins to buy for Mother’s Day 2024Mother’s Day is coming! Mothering Sunday is imminent! It’ll be here on 10 March and nother can be done to stop it. Except perhaps an asteroid hitting the earth. But…
The rise of cask-aged ginLast month we ran some data into our Cray Y-MP supercomputer to compile our regular trend report and an interesting stat spewed out of the dotmatrix printer: cask-aged gin sales…
Our favourite gins of 2023The gin market isn’t what it once was when it felt like not a day went by without a new gin brand being launched. Since the heady days of 2018,…
The best gin to buy at any priceGin is a spirit as diverse as it is unique, tracing its roots back to the Dutch jenevers of the 17th century. Since that time, numerous styles and types of…
Gins to watch out for in 2024As the mercury falls and 2023 draws to a close, we’re reminiscing on the year that was and thinking of the very special releases we’ll be enjoying in 2024. We’ll…
Top 10 gins with wonderfully summery botanicalsGin is a delicious drink in the summer. Having a G&T in the garden when the sun comes back out should be a requirement in the British Constitution if the…
New Arrival of the Week: Citadelle Rouge ginThis week we’ve got a fruity new gin from one of our favourite producers. And at the moment you can only buy it from Master of Malt. It’s Citadelle Rouge!…
A Love Letter to GinRomance 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…
VAT is the big deal? Jaffa Cakes: biscuit, cake, and botanicalIf you don’t remember the turbulent history of Jaffa Cakes and its fight for cake supremacy rather than the bottom of the biscuit tin, why not grab a glass of…
New Arrival of the Week: Booth’s Finest Old Dry GinThe original gin is back. Today we’re celebrating the start of a new week with one of the oldest brands in existence, dating back to 1740. It’s Booth Finest Old…
Procera revisited: the Kenyan Gin story continuesProcera, the unique Kenyan gin made with African juniper, has been one of the biggest drinks success stories of the last few years. Now with two new versions on the…
We’ve picked some of our favourite new gins and some classics which will make great gifts for Father’s Day. We’ve even included some tips on how to enjoy them. So,…
What is London dry gin?Ok, so we had some comments recently from people regarding London dry gin and it seems many still think the style must be made in the capital. This isn’t true,…
Coming soon: The Master of Malt Gin FestivalOur virtual Gin Festival is coming next week, with several brands each getting a turn in the spotlight on our social platforms. Here we tease what’s to come… The sun…
Five minutes with… Lorna Scott, CEO and founder of Inverroche GinWhen your own back story is as interesting as the drink you make, you better believe you’re making it onto the MoM blog. This week Inverroche Gin’s Lorna Scott tells…
