The Wild Scientist of Chocolate Returns
Adam Ioannidis2024-07-25T15:49:57+10:00August Outturn 2024: Adam chats with Krsna about what to expect from the upcoming SMWS x BASIK Chocolates collaboration for 2024 — our 5th year of flavour collaboration.
Five Years of Flavour with BASIK
Matt Bailey2024-07-25T13:23:07+10:00August Outturn 2024: Matt reflects on five glorious years of flavour collaboration with Krsna from BASIK Chocolates.
Beer and Whisky: It Need Not Be Complicated
Adam Ioannidis2024-06-27T11:27:49+10:00July Outturn Ambassador's Address: discover whisky and beer, two marvels of malted barley.
Mighty Oaken Cask #4: Sherry Butt, the Cask that Made Whisky
Adam Ioannidis2024-06-27T11:29:17+10:00July Outturn 2024 Feature Article: the fourth instalment in Chris Middleton's Mighty Oaken Cask series exploring wood in whisky.
Scotch & Sherry: From the Forests to the Cooperage
Adam Ioannidis2024-06-07T14:45:23+10:00Unfiltered #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 – and that includes being able to see exactly where the wood comes from, as well as how the casks are coopered.
It’s Festival Time 2024
Matt Bailey2024-05-29T10:29:57+10:00June Outturn 2024: Matt Bailey discusses the upcoming festival releases and regionality in whisky.
Right Time, Right Place, Right Sounds
Adam Ioannidis2024-03-27T11:29:13+11:00April Outturn 2024: Adam talks about the role that music plays in venues, and chats with various bars and cafes to understand the different approaches taken. Originally published in Unfiltered #80.
The Perfectly Unlikely Pairing
Matt Bailey2024-03-27T11:29:15+11:00April Outturn 2024: Music & Malts is back at the SMWS; Matt discusses the unlikely pairings that music and whisky can produce and how much mood factors into things when selecting Music & Malts pairings.
The Society’s Seal of Approval
Adam Ioannidis2024-02-07T09:32:36+11:00Unfiltered #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.
Mighty Oaken Cask #2: Celtic Casks and the Magnificent Quercus
Adam Ioannidis2024-06-27T11:29:56+10:00Featured in February Outturn 2024: Part 2 in the Mighty Oaken Cask series from veteran whisky journalist Chris Middleton going deeper into the history of wood casks and the significant impact the Celts had on the wooden vessels.