The way some British patronise other nations, I often wonder whether Queen Victoria still reigns. People persist in trotting out the story of the label boasted: ‘Made from Scottish Grapes - Finest Speyside Whisky’. Everyone [...]
There’s something beautifully self-contained about a distillery that still malts its own barley – taking the grain direct from the farm, steeping it in water and then spreading it over a stone floor, to be [...]
Our ambassador Matt Bailey took a bit of his afternoon to interview Jonnie Edwards, distiller at Lark Distillery, to talk about his journey, flavours, and a barrel sample. Watch it here:
Unfiltered joined SMWS spirits manager Euan Campbell recently when he met up with the director of blending at Chivas Brothers, Sandy Hyslop. Here’s how their conversation went: Hi Sandy, how did your whisky journey begin? It [...]
48.105? 27.112? G7.11? R13.1? One could be easily confused by all these codes, letters, numbers, almost like it’s a super secret whisky club that you have to know them all. I’m here to tell you, [...]
Harriet Leigh, Head of Hospitality, or affectionately known to her friends as 'drinkface', took an hour out of her busy schedule to interview two guys who's friendship through shared experiences and the SMWS has grown [...]
May-June in Scotland is whisky festival season. The sun is up (sometimes) and the weather is nice (mostly) so it's a marvelous time to visit distilleries, catch some live music, and enjoy all that the [...]
Scotland’s Lowlands have been somewhat overshadowed as a whisky region by the bigger, bolder counterparts of Speyside, Islay, Campbeltown and the Highlands and Islands. That could all be about to change through a combination of [...]
Brooke Hayman and Julian White travelled from the other side of the globe to turn their fellow Scotch Malt Whisky Society members’ views about Australian whisky upside down It wasn’t only Brooke Hayman who benefited [...]
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has enjoyed a great start to 2019 with another resounding success in this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition The SMWS has wowed the judges again at the San Francisco [...]
