Martini

Here’s our Top 10 Gins for the ultimate Martini. Purchase by clicking on the links in the product’s name. Got any suggestions? Leave them in the comments below.  There’s an…

February 17, 2026Adam O'Connell

On second thoughts, don’t drink like James Bond because he drinks a lot. A study of drinking in the Ian Fleming novels calculated that in one book You Only Live…

April 30, 2024Henry Jeffreys

It’s National Cocktail Day (NCD) on 24 March 2024! We’re sure this is a date you have circled in red pen and you’re counting down the days until you can…

March 14, 2024Henry Jeffreys

As it was National Vodka Day in America on the 3 October, that basically means it’s International Vodka Day so we’re using that as an excuse to whip up a…

October 5, 2022Henry Jeffreys

With World Martini Day coming up on the 18 June, we look at the evolution of the greatest of all cocktails, the Martini. Nowadays, the fashion is swinging back to…

June 15, 2022Henry Jeffreys

Last week we tried a vodka that knocked our socks off, X Muse from Scotland, and what better way to celebrate its magnificence than in that simplest of cocktails, the Vodka…

March 2, 2022Henry Jeffreys

During all the lockdowns, there’s one thing that Nicholas Morgan missed the most: a Martini made by Alessandro Palazzi at Dukes Bar in London. Here’s why… It’s hard to think…

February 17, 2022Nicholas Morgan

We’re having a gin festival at Master of Malt this week so on the blog we’re highlighting five great gins that show the sheer diversity that can be found in…

May 18, 2021Master of Malt

Today’s the day when England’s bars, pubs and restaurants open up properly for the first time since last year’s lockdown. So we asked 10 drinks industry experts which bars they…

May 17, 2021Millie Milliken

Kathy Caton swapped the radio mic for the lab coat when she founded Brighton Gin with some local friends back in 2012. Since then the brand has gone from strength…

February 24, 2021Henry Jeffreys

Forget the old days of just French or Italian, vermouth is now a broad church with examples from Spain, Australia, and England joining the old counties in a celebration of…

February 23, 2021Henry Jeffreys

From the Negroni to the Old Fashioned, here are five easy cocktails to make at home without any equipment more elaborate than a shaker and a jigger. Once you’ve mastered the…

February 4, 2021Henry Jeffreys

With a new season of Sex and the City about to go into production, Lucy Britner looks at some of film & TV’s most celebrated drinks and drinkers and asks…

January 29, 2021Lucy Britner

Thinking of going dry this January, or living with someone who is? We’ve pulled together 10 of our favourite classic cocktail recipes, presented with both boozy ingredients and non-alcoholic spirit…

January 5, 2021Annie Hayes

This week we’re tasting a gin that spent 10 years in virgin oak casks before spending another 10 years in used whisky casks. 20 year old gin! It’s then mixed…

October 8, 2020Henry Jeffreys

We’ve taken the guesswork out of making some of your favourite cocktails with these brilliant bundles of booze. Everything you need to make the perfect serve is included. Well, almost…

July 22, 2020Adam O'Connell