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New Arrival of the Week: Crabbie 25 Year Old 1994Today we’re celebrating a single cask release from John Crabbie & Co. Normally this independent bottler keeps the source of its whisky secret but in this case we are allowed…
What we’re buying for Father’s DayToday 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…
Lessons in sherry casks with TamdhuWe take a lesson in the complexities of sherry cask-ageing with one of the very few single malts that is entirely aged in sherry casks, Tamdhu in Speyside. The last…
New Arrival of the Week: Balvenie Edge of Burnhead Wood 19 year oldThis week we’re shining our giant Master of Malt spotlight (think 20th Century Fox logo) on a new release from Balvenie made entirely from estate-grown barley and kilned using local…
The hidden world of private cask sales part oneEver fancied your very own cask of Springbank? Well, until quite recently, this is how much single malt whisky was sold. In the first of a two part story, Ian…
The search for perfect snack & spirit pairingsIf you’ve ever felt uncertain mixing spirits with snacks, you’re not alone. However, through rigorous and very scientific testing methods, we think we’ve uncovered some perfect pairings… Food and drink….
New Arrival of the Week: The Glenlivet SpectraA new and mysterious limited edition Glenlivet has just arrived exclusively at MoM HQ. Or rather three new Glenlivets have arrived in one package with very little information attached. We…
Take a VR tour of Wolfburn Distillery!Thanks to wonders of VR technology, you can now tour the wonderful Wolfburn Distillery from the comfort of your own home! Just because you’re self-isolating or on lockdown, it doesn’t mean…
New Arrival of the Week: Glen Elgin 2007 (Douglas Laing)You don’t hear about Glen Elgin as a single malt very often, mainly because 95% of its production goes into blends. So, we thought it’s time to celebrate this little…
It’s Indian whisky, my friendIndian whisky brands sell a staggering amount on their home turf but much of what is sold as ‘whisky’ wouldn’t be recognised as such in the EU or America. But…
Five minutes. . . with Kerri WattWe talk to Scottish singer Kerri Watt ahead of her gig at Glengoyne Distillery on 20 March about music, meeting your heroes and the best ever song about whisky. Whisky…
Kilchoman’s new stillhouse and visitor centre are openIslay’s eighth distillery Kilchoman has doubled its production capacity with a new stillhouse extension that opened this week. We managed to grab a quick chat with founder Anthony Wills about…
Master of Malt tastes. . . Ardbeg BlaaackToday we had an advance sniff of a special limited edition Ardbeg inspired by the enormous number of sheep in New Zealand so it’s aged in Pinot Noir casks. How…
New Arrival of the Week: Bruichladdich 28 Year OldThis week’s New Arrival is a single cask Bruichladdich bottled by Hunter Laing and filled in the early ‘90s when the future of the distillery looked far from certain. Islay…
Master of Malt tastes… The Dalmore Aged 51 YearsThe Dalmore has launched a 51 Year Old expression and we were lucky enough to be one of the first to taste it. No, really. Here’s what we thought. Any…
Benriach: painting with whiskyWhile there are many parallels between the worlds of whisky-making and art, the two rarely meet in a literal, visual sense. And perhaps for good reason. Is it even possible…
