Mighty Oaken Cask #4: Sherry Butt, the Cask that Made Whisky
July Outturn 2024 Feature Article: the fourth instalment in Chris Middleton's Mighty Oaken Cask series exploring wood in whisky.
Scotch & Sherry: From the Forests to the Cooperage
Unfiltered #94 Preview: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society goes to great lengths to ensure that we can trace the provenance and guarantee the quality of the casks we use for sherry maturation – and that includes being able to see exactly where the wood comes from, as well as how the casks are coopered.
It’s Festival Time 2024
June Outturn 2024: Matt Bailey discusses the upcoming festival releases and regionality in whisky.
Right Time, Right Place, Right Sounds
April Outturn 2024: Adam talks about the role that music plays in venues, and chats with various bars and cafes to understand the different approaches taken. Originally published in Unfiltered #80.
The Perfectly Unlikely Pairing
April Outturn 2024: Music & Malts is back at the SMWS; Matt discusses the unlikely pairings that music and whisky can produce and how much mood factors into things when selecting Music & Malts pairings.
The Society’s Seal of Approval
Unfiltered #89 Feature: Society Tasting Pannelist Angus MacRaild explains the inner workings of the SMWS' famed Tasting Panel, the process, and how it has evolved over the last 40 years.
Mighty Oaken Cask #2: Celtic Casks and the Magnificent Quercus
Featured in February Outturn 2024: Part 2 in the Mighty Oaken Cask series from veteran whisky journalist Chris Middleton going deeper into the history of wood casks and the significant impact the Celts had on the wooden vessels.
Fun in the Sun
February Outturn 2024: Matt discusses the versatility of whisky, and how production of the spirit has been steadily evolving with new ways and processes being explored even today.
Mixing Things Up…
January Outturn 2024: Matt discusses the stages of whisky appreciation as we mix up our summer sippers with some refreshing Fever Tree mixers.
The Wide World of Sports…
Check out Matt's Ambassador's address in December Outturn 2023, the final issue of Outturn for 2023.