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Five minutes with… Cape Byron Distillery’s Eddie BrookHead to the hinterland of Australia’s Byron Bay and you’ll find Cape Byron Distillery nestled among 96 acres of lush greenery and macadamia orchards. Here, co-founder Eddie Brook talks about…
Five essential tips for making the most of your distillery tourWhether it’s your first time getting up close and personal with a pair of stills – or you’ve already checked off the HQ of your entire drinks trolley – you’ll…
A postcard from Kyrö DistilleryIsokyrö might be tiny town, but it’s inspired one of Finland’s fastest-growing and best-known gin and whisky brands. We go back to nature with the Kyrö Distillery team. . ….
Decoding your bottleThe world’s biggest booze producers often deploy impressive-sounding phrases like ‘award-winning’ and ‘special edition’ to shift their signature spirits, but what do those terms actually mean? Join us as we…
5 minutes with. . . Dr. Don Livermore from Hiram WalkerWe don’t talk enough about Canadian whisky on the MoM blog. To remedy this, we spoke with the master blender at Hiram Walker, Dr. Don Livermore, on Canadian distilling history,…
RSVP crimesOur resident bartender Nate Brown is not impressed with people in the drinks industry who say they are coming to events and then don’t show up. In fact, he’s hopping…
Five minutes with… Ervin Trykowski from The SingletonScotch whisky is the most versatile spirit in the entire world, says Singleton’s global brand ambassador Ervin Trykowski, but the drinking ritual it’s long been associated with – sipped neat,…
World spirits: fabulous flavours from far off landsThis week, we’re gathering a whole host of delicious spirits from all over the globe, so you can get a taste of far flung lands and intriguing botanicals wherever you…
Milk & Honey Distillery: A taste of Tel AvivForget tradition: Tel Aviv’s Milk & Honey Distillery is taking conventional whisky-making and turning it on its head in pursuit of bold flavour and a focus on locality. This is…
Diageo Special Releases 2019 details are here!Diageo has just this moment released early details of its Special Releases 2019 collection – eight cask-strength Scotch whiskies under a ‘Rare by Nature’ theme. We’re excited! While pricing, full tasting…
New Arrival of the Week: Darkness 8 Year OldSherried Scotch whisky your thing? Then today’s New Arrival of the Week is set to get you salivating… Say hello to Darkness 8 Year Old! We ADORE sherried whisky here…
Relive all the fun of Fèis Ìle 2019!Nine days, 12 distilleries and open events, and one magical island. It can only be Fèis Ìle! Join us as we relive all the Islay (and Jura!) whisky fun. Back…
Terroir in spirits: the myths and the marketingNate Brown says that the word ‘terroir’ is becoming increasingly meaningless as producers and marketers deploy it to describe a whole range of inappropriate products. It’s time we stopped using…
The Nightcap: 12 JulyIt’s Friday which means it’s time for the news. This week we’ve go a celeb booze special with Jon Bon Jovi, Breaking Bad, Charlie Sheen and cocktails named after your…
New Arrival of the Week: Starward NovaThis week we shine our special Master of Malt spotlight on a new release from Melbourne’s Starward distillery. It’s a single malt whisky aged entirely in Australian wine casks. Founder…
The Nightcap: 28 JuneWell, it feels like summer might finally be here to stay. We were up in Edinburgh this week and the city was bathed in sunlight. Everybody seemed a bit surprised….
