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.
Fèis Ìsle: The Mother of All Whisky Festivals
Andrew Derbidge2024-05-30T13:19:28+10:00June Outturn 2024: Andrew Derbidge discusses Fèis Ìle, the largest and most celebrated whisky festival in the world.
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.
Beyond Boundaries
Adam Ioannidis2024-05-15T10:01:54+10:00Knowledge Vault: Iain Russell discusses the history of Scotch regionality, from the protected regions to the grey areas of what terminology can be used on bottles.
A Belated Bicentenary
Adam Ioannidis2024-05-06T11:07:21+10:00Unfiltered #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.
Mighty Oaken Cask #3: Cask is the Craft Part of Whisky
Adam Ioannidis2024-06-27T11:29:29+10:00May Outturn 2024: Chris Middleton continues his Mighty Oaken Cask series with part 3, exploring coopers and how they're the only truly "handmade" aspect of the whisky creation process, and European oak.