A MOST INGENIOUS PARADOX
These little column articles of mine have had a strong nostalgic theme running through them over the last few Outturns, and it’s been great to receive some comments and feedback from members who’ve expressed similar [...]
In Praise Of Youth: What does age mean anyway?
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You’re only as old as you feel.” It’s often accompanied by its colleague, “Age is just a number”. And ain’t that the truth when it comes to whisky! In [...]
Allocations and Outturns: How Does It All Work
One item that often causes discussion (if not confusion!) amongst members is the allocations we get here in Australia. In particular, members may ask why we get 12 bottles of one particular cask, yet 42 [...]
Bread & Whisky: An Unlikely Perfect Pairing
It was a little over 20 years ago that matching whisky to food and hosting whisky dinners became a “thing”. When the Society first launched in Australia in 2002, many of our earliest events were [...]
How to get the most out of your dram
Any time I conduct a tutored tasting, I always take time at the start of the event to spell out some of the more basic and fundamental things you need to do in order to [...]
Giants of the Scotch Industry
If there is one thing you can't accuse the Scotch whisky industry of being, it's static. Interestingly, the industry markets itself on holding steadfast to time honoured traditions, and yet it has never been more [...]
What’s the difference between peat & smoke in whisky?
One of the common questions we get at Society tastings is about the difference between peat and smoke. The terms are often used interchangeably, and we often (incorrectly) assume that one infers the other. It's [...]