Discover Grain
Matt Bailey2020-04-01T11:23:38+11:00With the release of this month’s Cask G4.19 ‘Could solve any problem!’, we thought it might be a good time to analyse grain whisky a bit more, dispel some myths, and learn more about the [...]
Brunch in the Bunker
Matt Bailey2020-03-28T21:32:24+11:00The following has been graciously authored by our American chapter ambassador, Jenna Elie. Like many of us, I rarely have the opportunity to sit down and enjoy a warm and delicious breakfast during the week. [...]
Learn more about cask types
Matt Bailey2020-02-25T21:27:38+11:00The humble wooden oak cask. The vessel to which changes everything in whisky. What do some of those words on the label describing it mean however? Barrel? Hoggie? Butt? These words all refer to [...]
Legendary Bottlings: The Society’s Early Single Casks
Matt Bailey2020-02-07T23:14:54+11:00The coded numerical system that features on the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s (SMWS) bottlings was originally created in order to collaborate with distilleries. But the range serves today as a time capsule of a pivotal [...]
Whisky Talk: Adding Water To Your Whisky
Matt Bailey2020-01-25T12:09:15+11:00When it comes to appreciating a great whisky, there are a few techniques that I have adopted to ensure I get the most out of my tasting experience. Techniques such as using the right [...]
The SMWS by Playwright David Mamet in 1995
Matt Bailey2019-12-16T21:37:33+11:00The following article was written by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author, David Mamet. It was written in 1995 for Penthouse Magazine and then faithfully reproduced for attendees to the Vaults 1682 Experience in [...]
The art of collecting whisky
Matt Bailey2019-11-26T15:33:21+11:00After reading a great article recently by our Cellarmaster on ‘whisky flippers’ and the ugly side of scalping whisky, I was inspired to look at the other side of the coin: whisky collecting. What does [...]
An Outturn in Couplets?
Matt Bailey2019-10-29T23:12:54+11:00Earlier this week on our nightly Instagram livestream at 8pm each day, member 'SMYAN' challenged our Cellarmaster if Outturn could be communicated in couplets... SMYAN made us blow our own trumpets, By challenging us [...]
5 things I wish I knew earlier in my whisky journey
Matt Bailey2019-08-23T12:30:56+10:005 things I wish I knew earlier in my whisky journey I’ve proudly been talking about single cask whisky, single malts, rums, Armagnacs, grains, Cognacs, and more for years and years now. I absolutely love [...]
Matt Bailey interviews Jonnie Edwards, Lark Distillery
Matt Bailey2019-06-23T12:18:16+10:00Our ambassador Matt Bailey took a bit of his afternoon to interview Jonnie Edwards, distiller at Lark Distillery, to talk about his journey, flavours, and a barrel sample. Watch it here: