A wonderfully sherried 15 year old dram from Glenfarclas, boasting oodles of dried fruit notes. It’s bottled at 46% ABV simply because this was the strength that George Grant’s grandfather preferred ...

Fans of Glentauchers single malt, you've come to the right place. This is a delightful expression from independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail it snapped up in 2022 as part of its Distillery Labels ...

Cognac. Cognac! Ah, Cognac, the very word if a byword for luxury and sophistication. Cognac, drunk by hip hop stars and oligarchs and comes in lavishly packaged crystal decanters. All true. But ...

The two bestselling Scotch single malts in the world, Glenlivet and Glenfiddich are just a short 30-minute drive from one another, in the heart of the Speyside whisky region. Situated in the northeast ...

The first (official) single malt Scotch whisky release from a new distillery is always an exciting moment. Especially as in this case when it’s the first foray into distilling from Douglas Laing, the ...

We love a Margarita here at Master of Malt. There’s really nothing better, especially as the weather finally seems to be warming up around our secret HQ on a nondescript industrial estate in Kent. But ...

A good name can make a world of difference. Remember when Homer Simpson became Max Power? Life changing. Also, the name of a real-life professional footballer. Would he have made it that far if he had ...

We’re celebrating brandy this week at Master of Malt so we were delighted to get some time with one of the biggest names in the industry, Thibaut Hontanx chief blender at Courvoisier. He’s the man ...

It’s spring! The sun has come out… sort of. Colour has started to come back into the world. And our craving for fruity gin is perhaps at its peak. Until summer. What are we like? Fruity gins capture ...

Yes, many Scotch whisky brands use artificial colouring. It’s not possible to put an exact number on how many distilleries and brands do this, but it’s fair to say it’s a lot. That’s because colouring ...

We’ve offered some pretty amazing prizes recently but we think this one is going to have particular appeal to Master of Malt customers – it’s a trip to Islay with Bunnahabhain including a tour and ...

The Indian subcontinent has a surprisingly rich whisky heritage, there’s even a distillery in Pakistan called Murree. Indian whisky brands like Officer’s Choice, Royal Stag, and Imperial Blue sell in ...