The Scotch Malt Whisky Society proudly announces its first ever Australian whisky! In a seismic shift for Australian whisky and the appreciation of local spirit, we'd like to proudly welcome Society bottling code 147 to [...]
The Society’s small-batch Islay Festival bottling Smoky Maritime Hit wins ‘Extraordinary: Ultimate Recommendation’ award in prestigious USC competition. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Islay Festival bottling for the United States, Smoky Maritime Hit, has proved [...]
Canberra, let's warm up! Canberra's renowned hospitality ramps up a notch with the SMWS presenting our Maple Malts tasting in collaboration with fantastic team at Caribou in Kingston! Whisky, food & fun the Canadian way [...]
Brisbane, let's drink whisky! QLD members rejoice, we’re back at Malt Dining on Friday 19 March for one of the most popular formats of ‘Challenge the Panel’. A fun flavour-led full tasting with supper for [...]
PRESS RELEASE The SMWS joins the ADA! The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is excited to announce its membership to the Australian Distiller’s Association. As the Society grows and takes a keen interest in the development [...]
THE DOT ONES Throughout the history of the world's most unique whisky club, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, we've been pushing the boundary of innovation, of surprises, of panel-approved casks of whisky. In [...]
CELEBRATING TEN YEARS Whisky & Alement Special Release of SMWS bar pick of Cask 72.89 Pirate's breakfast juice People often ask me which cities on earth have the strongest ‘whisky culture’? Which places have a [...]
Casks treated by the condensed sherry syrup known as paxarette have been around for more than a hundred years. SMWS traces the history of its use in the Scotch industry and asks if its reputation is [...]
Although I technically qualify as a millennial, even I can get overwhelmed by the overuse of hashtags. They often get thrown around with wild abandon, and one would be forgiven for thinking they are unimportant [...]
September 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 [...]
