SMWS Worldwide: Alina Lucia Cichozki, Flying Dutchmen Cocktails (Amsterdam)
March Outturn 2025: Adam Ioannidis chats with Flying Dutchmen Cocktails Bar Manager and Social Media Manager Alina Lucia Cichozki ahead of her visit to Australia.
Meet the Sherry Masters
Unfiltered #98 preview: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society works with a range of cooperages and bodegas in Spain to source the very best sherry-matured casks for our whisky. Here are some of the suppliers who play a key role in making sure everything we offer is of the highest quality.
Scotch & Sherry: From the Forests to the Cooperage
Unfiltered #94 Preview: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society goes to great lengths to ensure that we can trace the provenance and guarantee the quality of the casks we use for sherry maturation ā and that includes being able to see exactly where the wood comes from, as well as how the casks are coopered.
A Belated Bicentenary
Unfiltered #93: Take a look back at the law that changed it all, the trademark legislation in Scotland, 1823, that legalised distillation. Tom Bruce-Gardyne reflects on the Excise Act and the bicentenary celebrations of a number of distilleries founded in its wake.
Discovery in Every Bottle
Unfiltered #92 Feature: Unlock the secrets of scents with this Unfiltered Magazine preview written by Kami Newton as he delves into the science behind how we smell and taste whisky.
Love Bugs
Unfiltered #82 Feature: Going against the grain is nothing new to The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and for our 40th anniversary Society writerĀ Duncan GormanĀ decided to set up a tasting with a distinctly maverick flavour ā with three adventurous members roped in to put it to the test.
Cask Custodians
Unfiltered #91 Feature: Duncan Gorman pulls back the curtain to find out more about how the SMWS' team operates, and how they ensure our members receive only the highest quality of whisky.
The Society’s Seal of Approval
Unfiltered #89 Feature: Society Tasting Pannelist Angus MacRaild explains the inner workings of the SMWS' famed Tasting Panel, the process, and how it has evolved over the last 40 years.
Blazing a Flavour Trail
Unfiltered #89 Feature: Duncan Gorman authors a brilliant article highlighting the trailblazing work that the Society has done over the last 40+ years, beginning with our founder Pip Hills in 1983. A perfect read for new SMWS members.
Mostly single cask…but so much more
January Outturn 2024: Euan Campbell, Head of SMWS Whisky Creation, discusses the direction the SMWS is heading, and how every Society release is of the highest quality, single cask or otherwise.