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The Coleburn Distillery revival is one of the most ambitious whisky projects in Scotland right now, and it is happening quietly in a Speyside gully that most visitors speed past…
Are you looking to expand your whisky horizons? You’re in the right place. It’s very easy to get stuck in a whisky rut, just buying the same bottle over and…
How do your taxes help small distillers? Ian Buxton takes a closer look at what we are getting for our hard-earned cash. Through various regional development funds, taxpayers’ money has…
For the past three years, Sam Barber has spent his working week at Wylye Distillery making whisky. Not gin or vodka while the spirit matures. There’s no cask ownership scheme….
I fondly recall a family excursion to visit the Cutty Sark in Greenwich during the 1960s. I was only a young lad at the time; my brother and I had…
Some welcome news hit our inbox today: Kythe Distillery officially began making whisky on 2 July 2026. The newsletter records this emotional milestone as arriving after a long and “meticulous…
Summertime Specials from That Boutique-y Whisky Company are here! The bottler has packed the factor 50, filled the cool box, and emerged blinking into the sunshine with seven new limited…
There were so many fine new releases in July it was actually quite difficult to narrow down just 10. Tormore was a big one, but we covered that on this…
I was drinking Mango Bay Rum recently. It’s from Mauritius and comprises molasses rums aged for at least three and five years respectively in oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks,…
A New Zealand company called Reactory says it can create decades of flavour in days, using a fraction of the oak, space, and money required by traditional maturation. Here we…
The first-ever official permanent line-up from Tormore is here! Limited editions Blueprint and Legacy in 2025 gave us a hint of what was to come. Now the Speyside distillery is…
Tamnavulin is the UK’s fastest growing single malt whisky. It’s the second biggest in the UK off-trade (supermarkets), behind Jura, and the number one single malt in Sweden. In 2022…
Darkness Whisky is back, bringing with it 10 (ten!) new limited edition Scotch whiskies and a tasting set containing the entire collection. The independent bottler has built its reputation on…
Have you ever had a dram of whisky at the cinema? It’s a thing of beauty. A great picture deserves a great pairing, after all. The Odyssey arrives to the…
You all loved Master of Malt’s Mystery Drop the first time. But many missed out. Here’s your opportunity to correct that. Or to roll the dice again if you enjoyed…
Are you familiar with teaspooned whisky? No, not a cocktail recipe, but one of Scotch whisky’s most delightfully petty secrets. What is a teaspooned whisky? It goes like this: take…
Lancaster Spirits Co. has not released its first single malt whisky yet. It’s not expected to reach the market until 2027. That is not stopping it from planning the next…
We’ve launched the Master of Malt Trade Blog today. And yes, you’re allowed to read it too. Before anybody panics, this blog, the one you are reading now, is staying…
June has been busy. And hot. The best new releases this month are pretty scorching too. You’ve probably seen a few already. But there’s so much to get stuck into…
Who wants to win a golf bag full of Loch Lomond whisky? UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Sarah Thompson! That’s right, Loch Lomond Whiskies returns for another year…
Kyrö Game of Thrones whisky has arrived at Master of Malt, and for two weeks, you’ll only find these new limited edition whiskies here. To celebrate the launch of Kyrö…
To shake or stir cocktails, that is the question. Each choice changes the temperature, dilution, texture, appearance, aroma, and overall balance of the drink. When to shake or stir cocktails…
Old Pulteney is now 200 years old. I recently went to Wick, Caithness to see the whisky distillery and take in the local sights. Because you can’t understand Pulteney without…