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Classy New Arrivals From Edencroft!

April 10, 2019 by Gary Leave a Comment

Cambus / 29 Year Old Sovereign Edition.
£120.00

New Arrivals

Cambus / 29 Year Old Sovereign Edition.
Cambus / 29 Year Old Sovereign Edition.

£120.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Lowland
Age: 
Strength: 45.6%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Lowland.

CATEGORY: Single Grain.

DISTILLERY: Cambus.

BOTTLER: Hunter Laing.

BOTTLING SERIE: Sovereign.

DISTILLED: September 1988

BOTTLED: April 2018

STATED AGE: 29 years old.

CASK NUMBER: HL15010

CASK TYPE: Refill Hogshead.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 299

STRENGTH: 45.6% Vol.

Vanilla on citrus on the nose with a lovely touch of raisins, Lemon meringue pie on the palate with vanilla ice cream and toffee sauce leading to a sweet finish.

Girvan / 25 Year Old Sovereign Edition.
Girvan / 25 Year Old Sovereign Edition.

£95.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Lowland
Age: 
Strength: 58.9%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Lowland.

CATEGORY: Single Grain.

DISTILLERY: Girvan.

BOTTLER: Hunter Laing.

BOTTLING SERIE: Sovereign.

DISTILLED: October 1991

BOTTLED: March 2017

STATED AGE: 25 years old.

CASK NUMBER: HL13285

CASK TYPE: Bourbon Barrel.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 342

STRENGTH: 58.9% Vol.

This beautiful golden whisky has a soft honeyed nose with custard powder and butterscotch sauce poured over fruit salad. Smooth and creamy on the palate with vanilla to the fore then cherries and green apple skins. The finish is long and pleasantly dry with a hint of oak. 

Blair Athol / Old Malt Cask 23 Year Old.
Blair Athol / Old Malt Cask 23 Year Old.

£99.50
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Age: 
Strength: 50%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highlands.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Blair Athol.

BOTTLER: Hunter Laing.

BOTTLING SERIE: Old Malt Cask.

DISTILLED: August 1995

BOTTLED: February 2019

STATED AGE: 22 years old.

CASK TYPE: Sherry Butt.

CASK NUMBER: HL15757

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 321

ABV: 50% Vol.

CASK TYPE: Refill American hogshead.

NOSE: Raspberries, apples and a hint of moss.

PALATE: Strawberries, salted caramel and spice.

FINISH: Long, with a lingering pepper note.

Glencadam / Aged 10 Years.
Glencadam / Aged 10 Years.

£35.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Age: 
Strength: 46%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highlands.

CATEGORY: Single malt.

DISTILLERY: Glencadam.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

STATED AGE: 10 years old.

STRENGTH: 46% Vol.

NOSE: crystal clarity to the sharp, ultra fresh barley. Clean, uncluttered by excessive oak, the apparent lightness is deceptive; the intensity of the malt carries its own impressive weight and the citrus note compliments rather than thins. Enticing;

TASTE: immediately zingy and eye-watering salivating with a fabulous layering of sweet barley. Equally delicate oak chimes in to ensure a lightly spiced balance and a degree of attitude;

FINISH: longer than the early barley freshness would have you expecting, with soft oils ensuring an extended, tapering, malty edge to the gentle, clean oak;

BALANCE: sophisticated, sensual with character and about as puckering elegant as single malt gets…and even thirst-quenching. My God: the guy who put this one together must be a genius, or something

AWARDS: 95 Points / Jim Murray's 2015 Whisky Bible.

TASTING NOTES: Jim Murray's 2015 Whisky Bible ©.

Glencadam / Aged 17 Years Triple Cask Portwood.
Glencadam / Aged 17 Years Triple Cask Portwood.

£105.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Age: 
Strength: 46%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highlands.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Glencadam.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Limited Edition.

BOTTLED: 2016

STATED AGE: 17 years old.

CASK TYPE: Bourbon Casks + Port Wood Finish.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 2765

STRENGTH: 46% Vol.

COLOUR: Stunning rosé pink hue;

NOSE: Toffee and plum sweetness is softly swathed in vanilla and sumptuous malt;

PALATE: Lush sweet malt, plums and prunes swirl as one with summer fruits, vanilla and toffee;

FINISH: Abundantly porty-sweetness yields to a spicy finalé.

AWARDS: 93.5 Points / Jim Murray's 2017 Whisky Bible.

Glencadam / Aged 19 Years Oloroso Cask Finish.
Glencadam / Aged 19 Years Oloroso Cask Finish.

£115.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Age: 
Strength: 46%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highlands.

CATEGORY: Single malt.

DISTILLERY: Glencadam.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

STATED AGE: 19 years old.

STRENGTH: 46% Vol.

COLOUR: Ripe golden barley;

NOSE: Sophisticated pot-pourri of floral malt, raisiny fruit cake with Sherry notes merging with mocha chocolate and crushed walnuts;

FINISH: Mature barley-malt elements are balanced by the rich flavours of fruit cake, mixed nuts and raisins gently drying to embrace some cigar box spiciness;

BALANCE: Wonderfully complex and sumptuous.

AWARDS:   Points / Jim Murray's 2014 Whisky Bible.

Tomatin / Single Malt Aged 12 Years.
Tomatin / Single Malt Aged 12 Years.

£39.50
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Age: 
Strength: 43.0%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highland's.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomatin.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Bourbon & Sherry Casks.

BOTTLED: 2015

STATED AGE: 12 years old.

CASK TYPE: Bourbon Barrels & Sherry Casks.

STRENGTH: 43.0% Vol.

The Tomatin 12 Year Old is smooth and silky,  having been matured in traditional Scotch Whisky, ex-Bourbon and ex-Spanish Sherry casks. A rich, fruity aroma is the prelude to sweet flavours of  ripe apples, pears and a subtle hint of nut before the long, pleasantly oily finish.

Tomatin / Port Cask Finish Aged 14 Years.
Tomatin / Port Cask Finish Aged 14 Years.

£58.50
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Age: 
Strength: 46.0%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highland's.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomatin.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Highland Single Malt.

BOTTLED: 2016

STATED AGE: 14 years old.

CASK TYPE: Bourbon + Port Casks Finish.

STRENGTH: 46.0% Vol.

Added to the core range in 2014, this whisky is soft and smooth with significant sweet influence from the Port casks. After spending time maturing in traditional oak casks, this particular Tomatin spends the last year of its maturation exclusively in Port pipes.

AROMA: Honeydew melon, red berries, baked apples. Rich toffee, butterscotch. Sweet honey and bitter dark chocolate.

TASTE: Fruit and nut. Peaches, apricots, mango and plum. Mixed Walnut and Pecan.

FINISH: Smooth fruit salad which lingers on the palate.

Tomatin / Moscatel Cask Finish Aged 15 Years.
Tomatin / Moscatel Cask Finish Aged 15 Years.

£75.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Age: 
Strength: 46%.
700 ml

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highlands.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomatin.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Limited Edition.

DISTILLED: 2003

AGE: 15 Year Old.

CASK TYPE: Moscatel Barriques.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 6000

STRENGTH: 46% Vol.

SIZE: 700 ml

Time in traditional oak casks and Moscatel wine barriques has brought warm flavours of toasted citrus spices and sun-dried fruits, rounded off with a sweet, creamy finish.

Tomatin / Single Malt Aged 50 Years.
Tomatin / Single Malt Aged 50 Years.

£12,000.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Highland
Age: 
Strength: 45.3%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highland.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomatin.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Warehouse 6 Collection

DISTILLED: 24th November 1967

TRANSFERED: 22nd May 2012

BOTTLED: 20th September 2018

AGE: 50 Years Old.

CASK TYPE: First Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt.

CASK NUMBER: 35817

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 70

ABV: 45.3% Vol.

This exceptional whisky is securely encased within an individually numbered, handblown Glencairn crystal decanter. The decanter is luxuriously presented within a striking Italian crafted wooden box, furnished with soft, premium Italian leather. Sealed with a wooden transit cork, an engraved, solid brass and gold plated glass stopper is also provided. Each package contains a miniature of this exclusive single malt, enclosed in a bespoke gift box, as well as an individually numbered book, hand signed by Distillery Manager Graham Eunson. Finally, a premium leather carry bag completes the presentation.

TASTING NOTES: by the Distillery Manager, Graham Eunson: On the nose, you are met with aromas of freshly felled oak in an orchard of apples, pears and plums.

Warming spices are mellowed by lashings of Manuka honey, as rare and special as this whisky.

Once on your palate, it releases bursts of exotic tropical fruits and dried apricots, sweetened with avours of vanilla toffee, crème caramel and ame raisins. Spices and fruits balance perfectly providing a luxurious, velvety finish.

Craigellachie / 12 Year Old First Edition.
Craigellachie / 12 Year Old First Edition.

£75.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Age: 
Strength: 59.6%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Craigellachie.

BOTTLER: Hunter Laing.

BOTTLING SERIE: First Editions.

BOTTLED: 2019

STATED AGE: 12 years old.

CASK TYPE: Sherry Butt.

CASK NUMBER: HL15807

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 248

STRENGTH: 59.6% Vol.

A nose of flowers, coffee and caramel. The palate is sweet with lemons, caramel and dusty books. The finish is long and mellow with lingering toffee.

Tomintoul / Oloroso Cask Finish Aged 12 Years.
Tomintoul / Oloroso Cask Finish Aged 12 Years.

£42.95
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Age: 
Strength: 40%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomintoul.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

STATED AGE: 12 years old.

CASK TYPE: Oloroso Sherry Finish.

STRENGTH: 40% Vol.

Pure ingredients and the natural environment add to smooth and mellow character of our award-winning Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky, “the gentle dram”.

Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Oloroso Cask Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 12 Years has been lovingly crafted, from a selection of the finest Oloroso sherry casks, and aged for at least 12 years.

COLOUR: blush pink;

NOSE: a touch more than a gentle port influence combines thrillingly with malt and a whisper of peppery spice;

PALATE: soft and elegant with porty-sweet subtlety;

FINISH: a whisky which demands a retaste.

Tomintoul / Single Malt Aged 14 Years.
Tomintoul / Single Malt Aged 14 Years.

£46.15
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Age: 
Strength: 46%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.

CATEGORY: Single malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomintoul.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

STATED AGE: 14 years old.

STRENGTH: 46% Vol.

Pure ingredients and the natural environment add to smooth and mellow character of our award-winning Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky, “the gentle dram”.

Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 14 Years is a naturally coloured and unchillfiltered expression of our mellow and smooth malt.

COLOUR: Pale gold;

NOSE: Delicate, soft and creamy with light floral malt and some sweetness;

PALATE: Elegant, round, soft and gentle. Clean malt with some creamy sweetness;

BALANCE: Long and creamy, tending to dry with slight peppery tones.

AWARDS: 91 Points – Jim Murray's 2017 Whisky Bible.

Tomintoul / Peaty Tang Aged 15 Years.
Tomintoul / Peaty Tang Aged 15 Years.

£55.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Age: 
Strength: 40%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.

CATEGORY: Single malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomintoul.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Single Peated Malt.

BOTTLED: 21.09.2017

STATED AGE: 15 years old.

STRENGTH: 40% Vol.

After "sleeping" for 15 years in hand picked oak barrels this aged whisky exudes a heathery smokiness moderated by soft Speyside malt.

NOSE: Gentle heathery smoke balanced with creamy sweet tones and oaky spice.

PALATE: Conspicuous smokiness moderated by soft Speyside malt and gentle spice.

FINISH: Soft, smoky and prolonged with a hint of barley sugar.

Tomintoul / Portwood Cask Finish Aged 15 Years.
Tomintoul / Portwood Cask Finish Aged 15 Years.

£70.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Age: 
Strength: 46%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomintoul.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Portwood Finish – Limited Edition.

BOTTLED: 02.03.2016

STATED AGE: 15 years old.

CASK TYPE: Bourbon + Port Pipes Finish.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 5820

STRENGTH: 46% Vol.

Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet 15 Years Old Portwood Finish has been created by the careful selection of mature whisky “finished” in Port wood. The malt whisky was transferred from Bourbon casks into the hand-picked Port pipes to “finish” its maturation for a generous period of time.

This process of “finishing” bestows on the whisky refined characteristics, most notably, tones of fruity Port sweetness. Our Master Distiller deemed that the time was right to bottle the whisky at 15 years of age when the malt whisky flavour notes had reached harmony with the sweet attributes of the Portwood.

COLOUR: Rose Gold

NOSE: Summer fruits, strawberries and blackberries tempered with some toffee sweetness and cigar box spiciness.

PALATE: Lush clean malt modified by fruity sweet port and some spicy oak tones.

FINISH: Full and rich with lingering herbal spices and toffee sweetness.

AWARDS: 94 Points – Jim Murray's 2017 Whisky Bible.

Old Ballantruan / The Peated Malt Aged 15 Years.
Old Ballantruan / The Peated Malt Aged 15 Years.

£69.50
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Age: 
Strength: 50%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Tomintoul.

BOTTLING SERIE: The Peated Malt.

STATED AGE: 15 years old.

STRENGTH: 50% Vol.

COLOUR: Barley gold.

NOSE: Gentle “peat -reek” with mild gun-flint notes softened by sweet, mature, creamy Speyside malt. Hints of herbal-heathery spice.

PALATE: The smokiness is very apparent yet soft and tempered with toffee-sweetness and gentle oaky spice.

 

Filed Under: Edencroft Spirit Specialists, New Arrivals

Master of Malt Checks Out With Apple & Google Pay!

April 9, 2019 by Gary Leave a Comment

Master of Malt has added Apple Pay and Google Pay options to its checkout

Master of Malt has revamped its checkout experience for mobile users with the addition of Apple Pay and Google Pay payment processing.

The new functionality dramatically improves the retail experience for smartphone users, with iOS customers able to complete payments via Apple Pay’s Wallet, and Android shoppers via their Google accounts.

Both Apple Pay and Google Pay payment options require the customer to enter fewer details at checkout, reducing friction and improving the overall eCommerce experience.

Mobile is an increasingly important channel for Master of Malt, and now accounts for around 65% of all traffic to the site.

We know that more and more of our customers browse Master of Malt and complete purchases on their smartphones, so we’re delighted to now offer Apple Pay and Google Pay options at the checkout.

We’re constantly working hard to shorten the distance to amazing drinks experiences, and the new payment options literally do just that. It’s now much quicker and easier to check out using a smartphone – less friction means better shopping for our customers.
– Paul Johnson: group head of engineering

Filed Under: Master of Malt, News

New Arrivals From Abbey Whisky – Balblair, Caol Ila & Longrow!

April 9, 2019 by Gary Leave a Comment

Balblair 12 Year Old – Discovery
£47.98

New Arrivals

Balblair 12 Year Old - Discovery
Balblair 12 Year Old – Discovery

£47.98
Country: Scotland
Region: Highland
Age: 12 Years Old
Strength: 43%
70cl
Caol Ila 13 Year Old - Discovery
Caol Ila 13 Year Old – Discovery

£47.98
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Age: 13 Years Old
Strength: 43%
70cl
Longrow 18 Year Old | 2019 Release
Longrow 18 Year Old | 2019 Release

£92.50
Country: Scotland
Region: Campbeltown
Age: 18 Years Old
Strength: 46%
70cl

Filed Under: Abbey Whisky, New Arrivals

New Arrival From Edencroft – Longrow 18 Year Old – 2019 Release!

April 4, 2019 by Gary Leave a Comment

Longrow / 18 Year Old 2019 Release.
£90.00

New Arrivals

Longrow / 18 Year Old 2019 Release.
Longrow / 18 Year Old 2019 Release.

£90.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Campbeltown
Age: 
Strength: 46%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Campbeltown.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Springbank.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLED: 2019

STATED AGE: 18 Year Old.

CASK TYPE: 75% Sherry and 25% Bourbon.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 4,800

STRENGTH: 46% Vol.

NOSE: Oily, tablet and salted jerky. Followed by heather, parma ham and smoked apple wood cheddar.

PALATE: Drying, lemon zest, coffee beans, clotted cream, liquorice and cigar box.

FINISH: Black cherries, cracked pepper, worn leather, salted roasted nuts and a damp camp fire.

Filed Under: Edencroft Spirit Specialists, New Arrivals

Sampling Kilchoman’s Loch Gorm 2019 – Take A Day Trip To The Coast & Trip The “Taste” Fantastic!

April 3, 2019 by Gary Leave a Comment

Loch Gorm 2019

Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2019 will be available worldwide from the 8th April 2019

KILCHOMAN LAUNCH LOCH GORM 2019

Loch Gorm is the name given to the annually released sherry cask matured limited edition from Kilchoman. The loch, murky and peaty in colour, reflects the dark copper tone of the sherry matured Loch Gorm release.

As the only release in the Kilchoman range to be fully matured in sherry casks, Loch Gorm has always attracted special attention from whisky fans, especially given that just 15,000 bottles will be released and made available around the world.

Over the years the Loch Gorm range of limited edition releases have been evolving, each new edition containing a different combination of casks. This, the 2019 edition, is no different. Twenty oloroso sherry butts from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 have been selected for this release, meaning that for the first time Loch Gorm will contain 12 and 13-year-old casks from the Kilchoman warehouses.

It has been fascinating to see first-hand how the character of our oloroso butts have developed over the years. Recent editions of Loch Gorm have seen a coming-of-age for the range, the addition 12 and 13-year-old casks add a fantastic balance and complexity.

Layers of stewed plums, pears and tropical fruit have become more defined in the casks as they age, complimenting the bold spicy and rich character of early releases to create a beautiful marriage of Kilchoman and oloroso sherry cask maturation. I’m delighted with the 2019 release and look forward seeing how it’s received.
– Anthony Wills: Kilchoman Founder and Managing Director

Kilchoman Distillery sits nestled amongst the traditional buildings of Rockside Farm on the north-west coast of Islay. Famous as Islay’s Farm Distillery, the distillery’s barley fields stretch west to the shores of Machir Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

Established in 2005, Kilchoman is unique in many ways, most notably for their 100% Islay range, Scotland’s only Single Farm Single Malt. True to Islay’s rich farm distilling heritage, Kilchoman uses local Islay cut peat, slowly distilling by hand, maturing in traditional dunnage warehouses and bottling on site without colouring or chill-filtration.

Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2019 is bottled at 46% ABV and will be available worldwide from the 8th April 2019.

I was lucky enough to have received a sample of this dram before the launch date – courtesy of Kilchoman – thanks Kilchoman!

So, what did I think? Here are my tasting notes …

Tasting Notes – Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2019 (46%)


Colour: Pale gold.

Nose: Peat n’ smoke with some green apple. Coastal with aromas of Damp, white wood. Leads to a sweet caramel later on.

Palate: Oily and coastal. There’s peat with wiffs of smoke and a rich, sweet, syrup.

Finish: A pleasing Rush of punchy spice and burnt ash coupled with a dry, salty sweetness leads to a satisfying finish.

Overall: There’s certainly a vibrant coastal feel to this dram with layers of peat and gently burning woodsmoke balanced with some sweetness. A lovely dram that I would truly recommend!
So, why not treat yourself? – Take A Day Trip To The Coast and Trip The Taste Fantastic!

Since the first bottling was released in 2009, Kilchoman has quickly established itself as a high quality Islay Single Malt Whisky with these notable awards:

Kilchoman’s exceptional quality was recognised at the prestigious International Whisky Competition (IWC) when Anthony Wills was named Master Distiller of the Year 2013.
In 2016 both core expressions won major awards with Sanaig named Best Single Malt Scotch Whisky – no age statement at the IWSC and Machir Bay came first as Best Islay Single Malt Scotch in the International Whisky Competition.
Machir Bay was also awarded a Gold Medal in 2015 at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) with Loch Gorm being awarded a Silver Outstanding Medal and 100% Islay a Silver at the prestigious awards.
Kilchoman won Malt Advocates Artisan Whisky of the Year 2011, only three years after the first bottling was released.

Kilchoman is available to buy from these Whisky Merchants:-

  • Master of Malt
  • The Whisky Exchange
  • Edencroft Fine Wine & Spirit Specialists
  • Abbey Whisky
  • The Whisky Barrel
  • The Green Welly Stop

Filed Under: Islay, Kilchoman, Loch Gorm, New Arrivals, Sampling, Whisky tasting

Master Of Malt Wins ‘Global Online Retailer’ Award For The Seventh Time In Eight Years!

April 2, 2019 by Gary Leave a Comment

Master of Malt wins for the seventh time in eight years!

Master of Malt has been named the Icons of Whisky Global Online Retailer of the Year 2019, announced last night (28 March) at the Whisky Magazine Awards ceremony in London.

2019 is proving to be a stellar year for Master of Malt!

The Icons of Whisky awards showcase and celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of key figures in the whisky industry. The winners are decided by votes from members of the drinks trade, with final decisions made by the Paragraph Publishing editorial panel.

The Icons of Whisky Online Retailer of the Year award means a lot to the whole Master of Malt team – it’s incredible to be recognised as the world’s best online retailer by our peers in the drinks trade.

We’re constantly striving to make Master of Malt the most useful, most informative and all-round best eCommerce platform in drinks, and to win this award for the seventh time is remarkable. A huge thank you goes to our epic customers – we love what we do, but we couldn’t do it without you!
– Kristiane Sherry: Master of Malt editor

2019 is proving to be a stellar year for Master of Malt. The Icons of Whisky win comes after the retailer retained its Icons of Gin Online Retailer of the Year title in February.

It was also named Online Retailer of the Year 2019 at the Drinks Retailing Awards, and picked up two trophies at the UK eCommerce Awards earlier in March: Food & Drink eCommerce Website of the Year, and eCommerce Social Campaign of the Year for everyone’s favourite supernatural, omniscient, festive, heavily-bearded being, #WhiskySanta.

Filed Under: Icons of Whisky, Master of Malt, News

Japanese New Arrivals From Abbey Whisky!

April 2, 2019 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve
£64.80

New Arrivals

The Hakushu Distiller's Reserve
The Hakushu Distiller's Reserve

£64.80
Country: Japan
Region: Japanese
Age: 
Strength: 43%
70cl
Nikka From The Barrel
Nikka From The Barrel

£38.80
Country: Japan
Region: Japanese
Age: 
Strength: 51.4%
50cl
Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve
Yamazaki Distiller's Reserve

£64.80
Country: Japan
Region: Japanese
Age: 
Strength: 43%
70cl
Hibiki Harmony
Hibiki Harmony

£72.00
Country: Japan
Region: Japanese
Age: 
Strength: 43%
70cl
GlenAllachie 12 Year Old | Spirit of Speyside Festival 2018
GlenAllachie 12 Year Old | Spirit of Speyside Festival 2018

£79.94
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Age: 12 Years Old
Strength: 58.9%
50cl
Vintage: 2006
Bottler: Distillery Bottling

Filed Under: Abbey Whisky, New Arrivals

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