Back to Basics: Start with Flavour!
Newcomers to the SMWS might be bamboozled as to what all these words and numbers are in an Outturn, and even where to start once they get their first Outturn in the mail. Longer-term members [...]
Member reflections on 35 Years of the Society
In 2018, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has been celebrating 35 years as a whisky club, bringing people together through the appreciation, enjoyment, and community of fine dramming on great spirit. While we've seen a [...]
Winners of the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship 2018!
Last Saturday night saw the biggest whisky tasting in Australia take place with the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship for 2018 kick off. We'd like to formally congratulate the winners of the Champs, plus a [...]
The Whisky Champs Pre-List for 2018 is here!
The Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship (AMWTC) for 2018 kicks off this Saturday, and back by popular demand the pre-list of 50 x malts is now disclosed 72 hours before the start of the Champs. [...]
A History Of Wood Management
A history of wood management For almost as long as The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has been in existence, it has not only been bottling whisky taken from a single cask – it has been [...]
35 Years Of Visionary Spirit
35 Years of the SMWS Last year we celebrated fifteen years of the Australian branch of the SMWS. This year we look at the bigger picture and celebrate 35 years of the SMWS changing the [...]
How to win the whisky championship in 2018
How to win the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship on 28th July 2018 The Champs are fast approaching and I’ve already had a few friends and colleagues ask me “so what’s in the lineup [...]
First Prize Announced for the Champs
For Immediate Release: The SMWS formally announces 1st Prize for the Champs next month! Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it here first. The Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championships (or 'Champs' for short), to be [...]
Meet a Member: Melissa Clare
We've met our new members, we've met titans of industry, we've met a diverse range of members across the country. In the latest Meet a Member segment I found time to sit down with [...]
What’s in a name – or a number?
With the Society’s release of a new distillery code, 135, we thought it might be time for a refresher course in our curious system of coding bottles. Pay attention – this could get a little complicated… [...]