A couple of weeks back, a contingent of Chaps from Master of Malt attended the brand new Boisdale over at Canary Wharf, for an extra special Old Pulteney tasting. The…
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Tag: Single Malt Whisky
Check out the all latest news relating to single malt whisky – including top whisky-producing regions like Islay and The Highlands; and top distilleries and single malt whisky brands like Ardbeg, Balvenie,Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Macallan.
Friday was Bunnahabhain’s distillery day… As far as Islay distilleries go, Bunnahabhain is perhaps the least talked about among the Scotch cognoscenti, and whilst this is entirely unfair (due to…
Crikey, a lot happens whilst you’re away for a few days doesn’t it? Turn your back, and all of a sudden the recent uber-releases from Dalmore, Macallan, and Aisla T’Orten…
Last Thursday, a contingent from MoM visited the Hyatt Regency Hotel for a Laphroaig tasting, led by distillery manager, John Campbell. Laphroaig is one of the world’s foremost distilleries, whose…
Are you a single malt drinker of discerning tastes? Do you have the cocked eyebrow and furrowed brow of a whisky aficionado of esteem and worldliness? Well, we regularly cock…
The most recent addition to our single cask whisky selection is a 30 Year Old Caol Ila, distilled in 1980. It was aged in a refill hogshead, and is…
Bushmills recently launched brand new packaging for their standard range. We caught up with Helen MulHolland, the Master Blender at Bushmills… MoM: First off, let’s talk about the new packaging…
Earlier this year we flew up to Glengoyne to help select a very special cask for bottling. The cask would be chosen by the great and the good from England’s…
Okay, so just a teaser at this stage, but you all remember the Glengoyne ‘Scottish Merchants’ Choice’ that was released last year? Yep – you’ve got it – the English…
We made a pact… To boldly offer samples of what no online retailer has ever offered samples of before. We started with some old favourites, and had some pretty exciting…
12 New Samples! Just a quick post to let you know which samples we’ll be adding to the site today. We’ve been adding loads and loads and the range is…
The Next Batch of Whisky Samples The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the birds are just about to start getting on our nerves. But times are good,…
Alchemy is one of Science’s earliest precursors; it is the tool the ancients used in the search of the three most desirable treasures known to mankind: gold, eternal life, and…
Signatory came up with an excellent game plan: find the best single cask whiskies in Scotland, and package them beautifully. Unsurprisingly, they’ve been very successful. The range is…
Bruichladdich’s New Releases for 2010 The Bruichladdich distillery is one of Scotland’s most innovative. Their back catalogue is massive, and they are constantly…
We’re proud to announce that we now stock whiskies from Adelphi. Over the years we’ve had the good fortune to sample quite a few Adelphi bottlings, and we’ve been very…
Kilchoman has firmly cemented itself as a member of that most exclusive club of distilleries… a club whose members release whisky which sells out instantaneously. Now we’re up to the…
Further to our prophetic post last week about Old Whisky, the release has been announced earlier today of the new Mortlach 70 Year Old – the oldest bottled…
Old whiskies have always commanded respect from the drinking public. It is widely thought that the older the whisky, the better. Distilleries have always pushed for this, because they can…
All you avid whisky enthusiasts will know of our little (not so little) prize giveaway of last month. We’ve reached our 25th anniversary and we’re full of collective beans so…