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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.
ISC Trophies for our 40 Year Old Speyside & #WhiskySanta!
ISC Trophies for our 40 Year Old Speyside & #WhiskySanta!

Master of Malt 40yo Speyside and #WhiskySanta pick up Trophies at the International Spirits Challenge 2016! Last night we were bursting with pride as we picked up two massive shiny…

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Scapa Jutland 16 Year Old – HMS Indefatigable Auction!
Scapa Jutland 16 Year Old – HMS Indefatigable Auction!

We are auctioning a one-of-a-kind bottle of Scapa Jutland 16 Year Old named after HMS Indefatigable, to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The Scapa distillery have produced…

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Our English Whisky Co. Single Cask Bottlings & an Interview with Andrew Nelstrop!
Our English Whisky Co. Single Cask Bottlings & an Interview with Andrew Nelstrop!

Long time readers of the Master of Malt Blog will know that we visited the home of the English Whisky Company in Norfolk all the way back in 2009 –…

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Kingsbarns Distillery Passes Some Big Milestones…
Kingsbarns Distillery Passes Some Big Milestones…

The Kingsbarns Distillery in Fife has just passed some big milestones – not only was it their first anniversary in November last year (they launched the Kingsbarns Distillery Founders’ Club…

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We’re Indie Islands Bottler & Grain Bottler of the Year!
We’re Indie Islands Bottler & Grain Bottler of the Year!

After being named Highland Independent Bottler of the Year in 2014 at Whisky Magazine’s Independent Bottlers’ Challenge, we’re extremely proud to announce that for 2015 Master of Malt have picked…

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Whisky in Space (2015: A Space Oddity)
Whisky in Space (2015: A Space Oddity)

Space. The final front ear. Home of paranoid robots named HAL, space stations that ain’t no moons, cats and David Bowie. Recently whisky has also been crowbarred into this list…

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Kininvie Special Release To Mark Distillery’s 25th Anniversary
Kininvie Special Release To Mark Distillery’s 25th Anniversary

Almost exactly a year after we told you about Kininvie single malt’s UK launch (along with some information on the distillery and too many 12 Monkeys references), we have some…

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Talisker Skye in June
Talisker Skye in June

Earlier this year Talisker added another no age statement whisky to its range: Talisker Skye. This means that whilst it may not be able to claim to be “the only…

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Tasting Ledaig 42 Year Old Dùsgadh 1972
Tasting Ledaig 42 Year Old Dùsgadh 1972

Crikey it’s been busy around here lately! Father’s Day is upon us and we also have imminent releases coming out the wazoo! Sometimes you simply have to drop everything though,…

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The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!
The Charity Run of the Bumblebee!

This bank holiday/Star Wars day weekend saw the Charity Bee Run take place! Wheels that were put in motion back on Glenfarclas 105 Day with our Facebook competition saw a…

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Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong
Sorry guys… The Bruichladdich Prices *were* wrong

So, here’s the thing. We fucked up. We got the pricing on our recently released Bruichladdich single casks wrong. To be precise, we accidentally used the figure per litre of…

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New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1
New Innovative Glass Closures Now Available Separately For Just £1

You may have seen that we recently launched a couple of single casks that featured our shiny new innovative glass closures, which you can read all about here. We also…

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The Lakes Distillery – A Delightful Weekend In The Country
The Lakes Distillery – A Delightful Weekend In The Country

“Are you a sponge or a stone? Do you like to experience all facets of life, or do you shut yourself off from new experience?” With whisky distilleries opening right…

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Glenlivet Nàdurra First Fill Selection
Glenlivet Nàdurra First Fill Selection

A little while back I received a sample of Nàdurra First Fill Selection only to get all full of horrible cold when the time came to taste it. Hmph. After…

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Celebrate The Holi Festival and Win Great Prizes!
Celebrate The Holi Festival and Win Great Prizes!

Holi, the spring festival of colours, is almost upon us. You know, it’s the one with all the powder and paint that always looks like loads and loads of fun!…

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Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 8: William McHenry and The Small Concern)
Tasmanian Whisky – Everything You Need to Know! (Part 8: William McHenry and The Small Concern)

This is the final instalment in my series on Tasmanian Whisky and we begin with William McHenry and Sons; a distillery located about as remotely as you could imagine, on…

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