When are we best able to appreciate the complexities of a Society single cask, single malt? Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tasting Panel chair Angus MacRaild says it depends on whether you’re drinking for analysis, or [...]
5 mistakes that most whisky drinkers make and how to avoid them: I remember a few years ago reading an article which was entitled something similar, about the 'mistakes' that whisky drinkers make, but instead [...]
Since it was founded in 1983, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s mission has been to unearth the best single cask, single malts for its members. But there have been plenty of experiments and innovations along [...]
Newcomers to the SMWS might be bamboozled as to what all these words and numbers are in an Outturn, and even where to start once they get their first Outturn in the mail. Longer-term members [...]
In 2018, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has been celebrating 35 years as a whisky club, bringing people together through the appreciation, enjoyment, and community of fine dramming on great spirit. While we've seen a [...]
35 Years of the SMWS Last year we celebrated fifteen years of the Australian branch of the SMWS. This year we look at the bigger picture and celebrate 35 years of the SMWS changing the [...]
Not all whisky has to be superstar, just tasty... Anyone who’s sat down for a few drams with me will know that I have a certain affinity for Society single cask offerings where the distillery [...]
Let’s discover Armagnac! Take a flip through this month’s Outturn and you’ll notice we’re releasing our first single cask Armagnac in years. It’s been a while between casks, but we mustn’t rush perfection! So with [...]
If moving whisky from one cask to another adds complexity and flavour to the dram, what’s not to love about the practice of finishing, asks Billy Abbott... Finishing, when we’re talking about whisky, is a [...]
You may have noticed a few more 'C' casks coming through the SMWS of late, including the extremely old C3.1 pictured above. Let's lift the veil on these and explore a bit more... When the [...]
