What should a whisky club be?
Matt Bailey2019-11-05T22:50:42+11:00If there’s something that we know a bit about, it’s how to run a whisky club. That might sound like a bit of hubris, but after 36 years it’s something we’re quite proud of… So [...]
Festive Outturn: Alex Moores
Matt Bailey2019-11-01T16:37:08+11:00Just when I thought in 2018 that the Society couldn’t get any better, along came 2019... -- What a fantastic year it has been. There is always a bit of a lull over the new [...]
Navigating our festive Outturn for 2019
Matt Bailey2019-10-31T22:40:58+11:00It's that time of year again, where our massive festive Outturn is upon us and we release our bumper double-issue covering November and December to make your warm dramming months as wonderful as can be. [...]
History of the SMWS in Australia – Part One
Matt Bailey2019-10-27T14:06:05+11:00The following was written by John Rourke, one of the co-founders of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Australian branch, back in 2002. He wrote this for our Vaults 1682 dinner menu for guests on the [...]
The Gathering: Sydney
Matt Bailey2019-08-08T16:54:47+10:00What is the Gathering? It's a global Society evening being hosted in as many cities and towns around the world as possible with the idea harking back to the Scottish meaning of the word 'Gathering': [...]
The Gathering: Canberra
Matt Bailey2019-08-08T16:49:29+10:00What is the Gathering? It's a global Society evening being hosted in as many cities and towns around the world as possible with the idea harking back to the Scottish meaning of the word 'Gathering': [...]
Dark Mofo Single Casks – Hobart
Matt Bailey2019-06-12T15:11:11+10:00DARK MOFO SINGLE CASKS In the darkness of night, in the middle of winter, in our esteemed and long-running Partner Bar, Lark Distillery Cellar Door, let's gather around a full lineup of new single cask, [...]
The Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship 2018
Suzy Tawse2018-07-26T10:11:35+10:00The Champs are back for 2018! You’ve possibly seen it in Outturn, you might have bumped into me talking about it already, but the rumours are true: the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship is back [...]
The Finished Article
Matt Bailey2018-04-12T09:36:33+10:00If 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 [...]