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Cocktail of the Week: The Dark ‘n’ StormyIt was 40 years ago this week that Gosling’s rum in Bermuda took the bold step of trademarking the island’s drink, the Dark ‘n’ Stormy. To celebrate this anniversary, we…
New Arrival of the Week: Salcombe Whitestrand RumIt’s another rum-heavy week here on the Master of Malt blog. To kick things off we have a special botanical rum distilled in Devon from the people who brought you…
Westerhall Rum: Grenada’s Best-Kept SecretGrenada’s Westerhall Estate has produced rum since the late 1700s, but it only ever supplied neighbouring Caribbean islands. That all changed in 2014, when entrepreneurial rum lovers Annabel Kingsman and…
New Arrival of the Week: Dunderhead RumThere’s a bit of a rum theme this week at Master of Malt. No particular reason, we just love the stuff. We’re particularly excited about a bottle that has just…
Cocktail of the Week: The Brazil Basil SmashThis week we’re learning about Brazil’s native spirit from the founder of Avua Cachaça Nate Whitehouse and he’s showing us how to make a deliciously herbaceous concoction. What a nice…
Two Drifters: The World’s First Carbon-Negative DistilleryAs the world’s first carbon-negative distillery, Two Drifters is battling climate change one bottle of rum at a time. Here, MoM caught up with head distiller and co-founder Russ Wakeham…
What Does ‘Single Estate’ Actually Mean?What defines a spirit as ‘single estate’? Since there’s no single, unifying designation, we asked folks from six brands to share what the term means to them. Here, they touch…
Six yummy rums you need to tryFancy a tipple with a tropical twist? These six rums are complex, mixable and tremendously tasty. Rum is in vogue right now. 2020 has been tipped as rum’s moment in…
Tune in to our live tastings on Instagram!Mark the diaries, folks! Team Master of Malt is taking to Instagram for a series of live tastings. And we want you to join us! Here at MoM Towers, there’s…
Top 10 Brilliantly Boozy Mother’s Day Gifts!Make sure you’re her favourite this Mother’s Day – these are the most delicious gifts to put a smile on her face (and cement your position as top child) on…
New Arrival of the Week: Central Galactic Spiced RumIt takes a certain amount of pizzazz to go and create a spirit that tastes like the centre of the galaxy. What’s perhaps even more surprising is that it’s accurate!…
Equiano: The World’s First African-Caribbean RumIn blending Cognac cask-aged rum from Africa with ex-bourbon cask rum from the Caribbean, Equiano Rum brings together liquid from Barbados’s Foursquare Distillery and Gray’s Distillery of Mauritius in one…
The Nightcap: 21 FebruaryThis week on the Nightcap: a packed programme from the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, a record-breaking private whisky collection, and a gin that’s so green it’s both ‘carbon negative’…
Island Spirit: A Visit to Mermaid GinLast year on a beautiful clear August day, we visited the Isle of Wight to meet the team behind Mermaid Gin, film at the distillery and learn the secrets of…
New Arrival of the Week: Relicario Peated Finish rumThis week we’re particularly excited about a Dominican rum with a difference, it’s been finished in casks that formerly held a peated Speyside whisky giving the spirit a subtle smoky…
Black Tears: The New Spirit of CubaTwo of the biggest trends in drinks are spiced rum and premiumisation. So we were excited to try Black Tears, an elegantly-flavoured Cuban rum that was launched recently. We talk…
