THE CHAMPS ARE BACK FOR 2018
The 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 [...]
Back to Basics: Making the most of Outturn
Back to Basics: What is Outturn, how do you make the most of it, and how to score that special bottle you're looking at... Our full monthly Outturn at the SMWS is released to members [...]
35 Years of Expertise
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has played a key role not only in the growing appreciation for single cask, cask strength whisky, but in our understanding of what we’re drinking. A thirst for knowledge has [...]
Press Release: Shirt Bar Barangaroo to have entire SMWS Outturn each month!
NSW & Sydney Members: You asked for it, we delivered! If there's one piece of recurring feedback we get from members of all walks, but especially NSW, is that they would like to taste whiskies [...]
Back to Basics: Whisky Events
Back to Basics: Whisky Events In the mad rush of always presenting new casks to members and setting up incredible events, it’s easy to lose track of everything going on around you, and it’s just [...]
Where we’ve come from – and where we’re going
It’s been quite a year for The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and our members. Let’s take a moment to reflect on everything that’s happened, before we look ahead to 2018. As we enter 2018 [...]
Welcome Bar Lafayette to the SMWS as Partner Bar!
We’ve had an absolutely massive year at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society this year, and it’s the members being a part of Australia’s best whisky club make the journey worthwhile! From our 15th anniversary of [...]
Society named Independent Bottler of the Year for Whisky Magazine IBC Competition
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has been named Independent Bottler of the Year in Whisky Magazine’s prestigious Independent Bottlers’ Challenge (IBC) competition! The SMWS has concluded a wonderful year of recognition for its single cask, [...]
What we do differently at the SMWS
The roots of the SMWS go back to a time before single malt whisky was fashionable, even in Scotland. Since 1983 we’ve been challenging preconceptions and doing things our own way. Here are some of [...]
How to have your whisky in a cocktail and eat it too
As far as booze related debates go, the one about how whisky should be drunk is as evergreen as it gets. How many times have you been told that expensive whisky should only ever be [...]