Partner Bar Announcement: Beneath Driver Lane in Melbourne
Adam Ioannidis2022-05-12T14:48:31+10:00The Scotch Malt Whisky Society would like to formally welcome Beneath Driver Lane to our fold of Partner Bars!
Partner Bar Announcement: The Captain’s Balcony in Sydney
Adam Ioannidis2022-05-10T15:32:06+10:00The Scotch Malt Whisky Society would like to formally welcome The Captain’s Balcony to our fold of Partner Bars!
My Summer Serve
Adam Ioannidis2021-12-17T09:45:22+11:00Whisky & Alement Events Manager, Miranda Lidgerwood, takes us through her perfect summer serve, first experiences with whisky and what it was like for the bar during Melbourne's lockdown.
Welcome Dean’s Lounge to the Society!
Matt Bailey2020-11-04T00:18:25+11:00Welcome Dean’s Lounge to the SMWS! We’d like to formally welcome Dean’s Lounge to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society as a Partner Bar! Located at 7 Kellett Street, Potts Point NSW, Dean’s Lounge is a [...]
Celebrating Ten Years with Whisky & Alement x SMWS
Matt Bailey2020-10-13T19:03:11+11:00CELEBRATING TEN YEARS Whisky & Alement Special Release of SMWS bar pick of Cask 72.89 Pirate's breakfast juice People often ask me which cities on earth have the strongest ‘whisky culture’? Which places have a [...]
Your dram, your way…
Matt Bailey2020-06-03T15:38:32+10:00Transparency is the key to enjoyment, however that is. I’ve spent years behind the bar serving some of the most incredible whiskies, from striking vintage Port Ellens to stunning young Aussie malts, and everything in [...]
Whisky in Australia: A whole new world
Matt Bailey2019-04-16T21:13:21+10:00Brooke Hayman and Julian White travelled from the other side of the globe to turn their fellow Scotch Malt Whisky Society members’ views about Australian whisky upside down It wasn’t only Brooke Hayman who benefited [...]
Bar Lafayette x SMWS Pop-Up Bar
Matt Bailey2019-02-10T21:35:59+11:00I tweeted earlier today that whisky isn’t just the barley, water, yeast. It’s the cask, it’s the time, but most importantly, it’s the people that make it and work tirelessly in every aspect of this [...]
Introducing The Grumpy Piper as a Partner Bar to the SMWS!
Matt Bailey2019-01-18T14:50:35+11:00Welcome The Grumpy Piper to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society as our newest Partner Bar! The Society proudly has a network of Partner Bars around the globe that take pride in serving up drams of [...]
Welcome Bar Lafayette to the SMWS as Partner Bar!
Matt Bailey2018-03-14T10:01:00+11:00We’ve had an absolutely massive year at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society this year, and it’s the members being a part of Australia’s best whisky club make the journey worthwhile! From our 15th anniversary of [...]