I make no apologies for admitting that when it comes to the spirits of Christmas, I quite often make a bee line for Master of Malt, who have been named On line Retailer of the Year at Icons of Gin for the second year in a row, just one of several awards.

Master of Malt have now carried out some research into some of our Christmas drinking habits and the results are surprising, or maybe they’re not.

Champagne and Christmas seem natural bedfellows and Master of Malt sell more than 5 times of this festive fizz than in any other month of the year.

Keeping with the Christmas theme it seems that Master of Malt Customers still love snowballs at Christmas, not those icy white spheres but rather the classic cocktail made with lemonade, lime juice and the Dutch egg -based liqueur, Advocaat. Sales of Advocaat are 10 times that of a typical month according to Master of Malt.

Along with the wide range of quality Whisky and Gin gifts I was delighted by the tasting set ‘Drinks by the Dram’ which is an interesting tasting set of your favourite tipple containing 3 x 3 cl bottles of the spirit of your choice together with tasting notes. This would make an ideal gift for someone who wishes to experiment, before committing to more expensive spirits or who simply likes to try a range of a particular spirit. Master of Malt have a wide range of Tasting Sets starting from £23.00 right up to £274.00 (the latter in case any of my family are reading this and are feeling particularly generous)

Finally for those of you (surely it can’t just be me?) who always leave at least one present until the very last minute Master of Malt may be able to come to the rescue with their gift vouchers which never expire and even accrue 5% interest per year (trackable in real time) and refunds are always available.

For more information: Master of Malt