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It’s Master of Malt Islay Festival 2021 day 1. And we begin over a week of Islay whisky fun with a look at the island’s newest producer, Ardnahoe. We find…

May 28, 2021Henry Jeffreys

The world’s most famous whisky festival is returning in virtual form from 28 May-6 June 2021 and we’ve got plans of our own to mark the occasion. Here’s a rundown…

May 27, 2021Adam O'Connell

There’s big news in the Scotch whisky transfer market! Elixir Distillers has just signed Georgie Crawford from Diageo to be the manager for the brand’s forthcoming Islay distillery. Today we…

April 20, 2021Adam O'Connell

Here’s a much anticipated new whisky: it’s the 2021 release of Kilchoman Loch Gorm, a heavily-sherried single malt from the cult Islay distillery. It’s not going to hang around. Kilchoman…

April 12, 2021Henry Jeffreys

Islay’s first dedicated rum distillery, a troll-inspired beer and more all await you in this week’s edition of The Nightcap: 19 March edition. Get stuck in. Tomorrow it’s officially Spring™….

March 19, 2021Master of Malt

We spoke to the new Ardbeg distillery manager, Colin Gordon, about being a whisky romantic, the future of the category, and what the distillery and its new stillhouse have in…

March 15, 2021Millie Milliken

For The Botanist Islay Dry Gin, there really is no place like home. We chat with brand ambassador Abi Clephane about foraging, second-hand stills, and cocktail ideas for Mother’s Day….

March 12, 2021Kristiane

This International Women’s Day we’re celebrating the women behind the drinks you love. Today, we have Kirstin Neil young who plays a vital role as a coppersmith, building and repairing…

March 9, 2021Henry Jeffreys

With the world tentatively opening up, we asked some of the team here at Master of Malt where they would go if they could go anywhere. Some picked exotic locations,…

July 8, 2020Adam O'Connell

Today industry veteran Ian Buxton takes a look at how Scotland’s whisky business has coped with the global pandemic and what the mood is as the world begins to return…

June 17, 2020Ian Buxton

Today we ask a few people from around the office which bottle they are buying this Father’s Day for their dads. Some of the answers might surprise you… For many…

June 9, 2020Master of Malt

Peat is frequently used as a catch-all term for ‘smoke’, but this essential whisky ingredient is far more nuanced than we give it credit for. Here David Miles, senior whisky…

June 3, 2020Annie Hayes

With the promise of warmer weekends ahead, now’s the time to pin down a selection of light, refreshing and unfussy al-fresco drinks. Here, American Bar at The Savoy’s bartender Jake…

May 19, 2020Annie Hayes

It’s known that Bruichladdich day is an unmissable Fèis Ìle occurence. Here’s how our second day on Islay went down… My alarm rang through the MoM-slash-Whisky Lounge villa at 7am,…

May 27, 2018Annie Hayes

Brilliant sunshine, cooper tutorials and Lagavulin and coke: welcome, one and all, to the very first day of Fèis Ìle 2018! Today’s blog spotlight dazzles upon the fabulous folks at…

May 26, 2018Annie Hayes

Welcome news for peat lovers: Islay-based single malt whisky producer Ardbeg is to double its production capacity with a brand spanking new still house and two additional stills. It’s all…

February 19, 2018Annie Hayes