Whisky Freedom 2016 Perth
It’s not any stretch of the truth to say that most of the whisky focus when it comes to events, bars, and festivals is often centered around the east coast, specifically Sydney and Melbourne. That’s [...]
Kingsbarns Distillery Profile
In case you missed it in Unfiltered March, SMWS UK Ambassador Phoebe Brookes visited Kingsbarns Distillery to meet its Founder Douglas Clement. Here she discovers why the former pro golf caddy decided to open a distillery. As home to [...]
Archie Rose x SMWS: We have lift off!
We’ve arrived! Our tenth Partner Bar, Archie Rose, launched last night with the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in our short but very select list of Partner Bars in Australia. Kicking off the evening with an [...]
A Year of Firsts: Announcing B4.1
A Year of Firsts! Hard to believe it’s almost October, and what a year we’ve had so far with some absolutely incredible events and casks still in the pipeline for this year. This year, for [...]
Archie Rose & SMWS: A partnership made in heaven
Being a Partner Bar with the Scotch Malt Whisky Society is something we take pretty seriously, and something which you’ve no doubt seen some of the changes to over the last 12 months for members. [...]
The Launch: The Gresham joins the Society as Partner Bar
It’s official: The Gresham has successfully partnered with the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in being the latest Partner Bar in Australia to serve up our single cask delights for members and non-members. The Gresham, barely [...]
Introducing: The Gresham as Partner Bar
Formal Announcement: The Gresham joins the Scotch Malt Whisky Society as our latest Partner Bar. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society would like to proudly announce that Brisbane’s top spirits destination, The Gresham, joins us in [...]
Independent’s Day Melbourne 2016
Being ‘independent’, in any field, is a funny term the more I think about it. It’s something that always truly excites me through both opportunity and innovation for product. In this case, great spirits. [...]
SMWS C1: A milestone for the Society coming next month
There’s something truly amazing on our shores as of this August, and I challenge you to really have an open mind to what’s coming up in Outturn. Come this August, we’ve got a meaty Mortlach, [...]
The Magic of Youth
Age statements and youthful maturity are a funny mix. I thought about writing an epic-length essay on age statements while looking at the industry as a whole, but realised that not only has that been [...]