A special announcement from the team at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Australia Here at Society HQ, there’s always plenty happening behind the scenes. Whether it’s planning our next big event, preparing our next [...]
When it comes to appreciating a great whisky, there are a few techniques that I have adopted to ensure I get the most out of my tasting experience. Techniques such as using the right [...]
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was founded in 1983 through a spirit of friendship – a small group of people who used the discovery of single cask whisky as a reason to get together and enjoy each [...]
Society makes it three-in-a-row with Independent Bottler of the Year award! The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has claimed its third consecutive title of Independent Bottler of the Year in Whisky Magazine’s Independent Bottlers’ Challenge (IBC) [...]
If there’s something that we know a bit about, it’s how to run a whisky club. That might sound like a bit of hubris, but after 36 years it’s something we’re quite proud of… So [...]
The Icons of Whisky 2020, Australia awards were held in Sydney on October 21st this year. The Icons of Whisky is an awards program convened by Whisky Magazine and its international agents to recognise the people, places, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, we bottle our whisky straight from the cask. This means that while the majority of Scotch whisky sold today has been diluted, filtered and often artificially coloured prior to [...]
When are we best able to appreciate the complexities of a Society single cask, single malt? Scotch Malt Whisky Society Tasting Panel chair Angus MacRaild says it depends on whether you’re drinking for analysis, or [...]
