First revealed towards the end of 2014, the Founder's Reserve single malt Scotch whisky is now available in the UK and will be replacing The Glenlivet 12 year old in many of the mature markets despite ...

The US*1 Bourbon from Michter's in Louisville, Kentucky, is made in small batches, typically comprised of no more than two dozen barrels. Top quality stuff, brimming with caramel, vanilla and fruit ...

To produce Steam & Fire, master blender Michael Henry used both Loch Lomond's traditional swan neck and unique straight neck stills. But the fun doesn’t end there because the ageing process is quite ...

Master of Malt gift vouchers make a top-notch pressie. They’re cooler than most vouchers because they’ll never expire and will earn you 5% interest per year. Pretty neat, eh? Choose between a physical ...

My love affair with Spain began on a language exchange to Madrid. From a boring suburban town near Watford, suddenly I was in the middle of one of the most exciting cities in the world and at 16* ...

Next week Buffalo Trace will open the doors of a new American whiskey tasting and retail space in Covent Garden. Called Buffalo Trace Distillery London, it’s the distillery’s first official home ...

Today, we’re taking a look at the often violent and cruel but never boring history and culture of rum. Rum came about when European colonists brought sugar cane which is native to Asia to the ...

Spoiler alert, everyone’s answer to this question is going to be different. It’s down to personal preference and palate, and with the descriptor ‘dark rum’ covering such a vast array of styles, it ...

On second thoughts, don’t drink like James Bond because he drinks a lot. A study of drinking in the Ian Fleming novels calculated that in one book You Only Live Twice he drank 132 units in one week – ...

Michter’s has been making its mark for a while and we thought it was about time to peer behind the curtain at a brand that has risen to considerable heights. It’s an indication of the regard Michter’s ...

It started as a ‘what if’ born of too much thinking time over Christmas, and if I’m honest, it escalated pretty quickly once we realised it needed to be a monthly thing. I (and the family – to their ...

That’s an easy one, it was John Whisky from Auchtermuchty who came up with the brilliant idea when tinkering in his shed one warm afternoon in 1852. If only it was that simple. In fact, the origins of ...