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Aug 15, 20246 min read
American classics and their origins, part 1: Michter’s rye and bourbon
Pioneering spirits, in every sense of the word Summer break is done and dusted. As so often, I intend to take just a short break of a few...
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maltymission
Jun 26, 20245 min read
Looking for malternatives, part 4: The Italian job
Ok, time to put this series of ‘looking over the whisky wall’ to rest. And I’m ending it by taking a closer look at a drink that arguably...
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maltymission
Jun 19, 20247 min read
Malternatives part 3. Cognac: made in France, thanks to the English
After rum and jenever, I’m looking south of the border in my search for good malternatives. France is by many people regarded as ‘the...
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maltymission
Jun 13, 20247 min read
Malternatives part 2: rum
After last week’s deep dive into jenever (a consequence of it being a local spirit to me and I felt I needed to elaborate a bit as it’s...
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maltymission
Jun 6, 202412 min read
Broadening the horizon, or how to battle whisky fatigue
It’s arguably one of the most 1st world – like problems out there: option overkill. By which I mean having a plethora of options to...
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maltymission
May 30, 20244 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part VII: The English are coming... Oh wait, they're already here.
If nations were to have social media accounts, I feel as if the Scottish – English relationship status would read something down the...
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maltymission
May 23, 20244 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 6: it doesn’t get more NAS than this
What defines the character of a whisky? Its identity? Is it the craft, knowledge and know-how  of the people making it? The barley? The...
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maltymission
May 16, 20246 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 5: The need for peat
Ok, time to spice things up a bit. In the build-up for this series, I’ve been going back and forth through my cabinet, deciding on which...
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maltymission
May 8, 20244 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 4: back to India!
It’s been said before, but the fact that ‘world whiskies’ are upping the ante in terms of quality pretty much  all over the world, is...
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maltymission
May 2, 20245 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 3: value for money!
So far in this series, I’ve covered a rather expensive newcomer and the hopelessness of Global Travel Retail. Two examples which, when...
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maltymission
Apr 25, 20245 min read
Which NAS kicks ass, part 2: the hot mess that is Global Travel Retail
There was a time, when I wore a younger man’s clothes, where I spent many an hour in and around airports. A good dose of my carefree...
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maltymission
Apr 18, 20245 min read
Which NAS kicks ass? Part 1: new kids on the block
Easter break done and dusted, it’s time to get back in the saddle and mount the whisky horse again. Back in 2022, I did a series on Non...
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maltymission
Mar 28, 20244 min read
Pricy, but worth it, part 4: the try before you buy option
Ok, I’ll admit that this is a bit of a poorly chosen header. After all, it could (and should) be applied to many a whisky, particularly...
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maltymission
Mar 21, 20245 min read
Pricy, but worth it (?) Part 3: the one that used to be a no-brainer
Throughout this series, I’m taking a closer look at a few whiskies that are all on the pricier side of what I (and I assume, a lot of you...
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maltymission
Mar 14, 20245 min read
Pricy, but worth it (?) Part 2: A contender for whisky of the year - and it’s not a Scotch!
Throughout this series, I’m taking a look at whiskies that are on the pricier side of the scale of what I’m comfortable paying for...
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maltymission
Mar 7, 20247 min read
Pricy, but worth it (?)… Whiskies that are close to pushing my limits.
Whisky is, I’m sure you’ll agree, a costly hobby. Even if you have ‘moderation’ written in big letters all over your collection, and...
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maltymission
Feb 29, 20244 min read
Around the world in 80 drams or less: part 5. ‘That other’ Taiwanese distillery
As I said last week, it would be 50/50 on where we would eventually land for the final part in this series. It would either be a review...
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maltymission
Feb 21, 20245 min read
Around the world in 80 drams or less, part 4: A Dutch treat redefined
Well in with this little series on world whiskies, and my take has always been that there are lots and lots of interesting things...
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maltymission
Feb 14, 20245 min read
Around the world in 80 drams or less, part 3: meanwhile, in Australia
In the build-up to a series such as this - series where I step away from what I usually do (talking about and reviewing Scotch single...
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maltymission
Feb 8, 20245 min read
Around the world in 80 drams or less: the sweet taste of India
There’s no denying that some of the more interesting ‘new’ countries in whisky can be found (from my European based point of view) on the...
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