The huge success of its gin gave Isle of Harris distillery more time, and resources, before it released its inaugural whisky. Now, members of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society can experience the first independent release from Harris, after taking our iconic green bottles on a journey to Tarbert and back.
Words: Julien Willems The Society’s latest small-batch creation is the result of a collaboration with a Perthshire-based brewer and its experiment with a stout flavoured with locally sourced spruce tips. Julien Willems has the [...]
Words: Richard Goslan Yin and yang. Light and dark. A jigsaw puzzle that comes together to create something more than the sum of its parts. Those are some of the examples that the SMWS’s [...]
Introducing Lily Arnott — our next Ambassador for South Australia. We're proud to announce that Lily Arnott, Bar Manager at NOLA Adelaide and whisky enthusiast, has joined SMWS Australia as your newest South Australia [...]
As you’ve seen over the last few months, the Australia branch has undergone some changes, our incredible Membership Services superstar Suzy Tawse finished up in June after almost 20 years with the branch, and Matt [...]
WINNERS OF THE 2025 AUSTRALIAN MALT WHISKY TASTING CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCED: 1st Place: Kimi Kim 2nd Place: Jayden Taylor 3rd Place: Darian Naidoo 4th place: Ryan Sweeney An electric buzz filled the air on Saturday, [...]
The Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championships are back for 2025 — and in Melbourne for the first time ever! One huge fun night of nosing and tasting whisky, where someone will be crowned the whisky [...]
July Outturn 2025 Feature Article Words: Mads Schmoll The Creators Collection is a new series from the Society that showcases the liquid art of whisky making and the visual art of illustration. We have [...]
June Outturn 2025: After nearly 20 years with The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, the incredible Suzy Tawse will be hanging up her whisky hat.
April Outturn 2025: Adam Ioannidis chats with T25 winner Leah Dunnigan from our Brisbane Partner Bar Savile Row about her recent award — being crowned the top bartender in Australia.
