Understanding The Regions Of Scotland
Adam Ioannidis2022-02-17T16:55:51+11:00Explore the different regions of Scotland and discover some of their unique flavours.
It’s All in the Narrative
Andrew Derbidge2022-01-20T11:02:05+11:00Cellarmaster, Andrew Derbidge, explores the way views are changed over time in the whisky world and how something like the importance of an age statement can be changed through a different narrative.
Exploring the New World of Wine Cask Whiskies
Adam Ioannidis2022-03-01T17:29:59+11:00Luke McCarthy explores the new world of wine cask whiskies and how they have evolved and become more common in recent years.
Inside the Cask: A Look at Maturation
Adam Ioannidis2022-01-13T17:06:53+11:00A brief overview of maturation and how different casks and environments affect the maturation process.
Celebrating the Australian exclusive Gathering cask
Matt Bailey2020-08-31T23:22:58+10:00September each year is all about the Gathering. A global coming together of members across the world to celebrate the joy of whisky camaraderie. The joy of sharing great single casks with flavour adventurers at [...]
Lindores Abbey
Matt Bailey2020-06-03T15:30:54+10:00Queensland Manager Scott Mansfield is a first generation Australian. On his mother’s side, he can trace his family’s connection to Newburgh, Fife in Scotland back to the 1600’s. There’s no doubt his family ties extend [...]
An Islay Icon
Matt Bailey2020-03-01T19:52:33+11:00Let's dig a bit deeper on some of the fascinating single casks in this Friday's March Outturn: The island – and whisky region – of Islay is often erroneously pigeonholed under one label: “Smoky and [...]
To mash or not to mash?
Matt Bailey2020-02-29T22:11:25+11:00If you’ve never visited Scottish distilleries and have a purely idyllic perspective on what all distilleries look like, then when you do visit, you’re likely to be a bit disappointed... As I’ve said at [...]
Learn more about Glenfarclas and Loch Lomond
Matt Bailey2019-12-06T18:08:12+11:00Cask 1.210 'Kept in the dark' There's not much really I can say about Glenfarclas that your station host and Cellarmaster Andrew Derbidge doesn't know. It's his favourite distillery and he's kinda my oracle of [...]
Learn more about Kavalan and Bunnahabhain
Matt Bailey2019-12-05T22:17:11+11:00Cask 139.5 'Midnight espresso' Euan from the SMWS HQ doesn't mince words when he admits he's been chasing Kavalan for years. We finally bottled our first casks from distillery 139 this year (pictured), and they've [...]