History of the SMWS in Australia – Part One
The following was written by John Rourke, one of the co-founders of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Australian branch, back in 2002. He wrote this for our Vaults 1682 dinner menu for guests on the [...]
More accolades for SMWS Bottlings at IWSC 2019
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society continues to wow judges at international tasting competitions, with a string of awards in this year’s International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), now in its 50th year. The IWSC’s top award of Gold Outstanding [...]
What do all those numbers mean?
48.105? 27.112? G7.11? R13.1? One could be easily confused by all these codes, letters, numbers, almost like it’s a super secret whisky club that you have to know them all. I’m here to tell you, [...]
Old Pulteney Distillery
When you think of the great coastal distilleries that play on their maritime location, the usual suspects typically include the likes of Talisker, Lagavulin, Bunnahabhain, even Highland Park. One distillery that particularly plays on its [...]
Digging deeper on 4 casks in our April Outturn tomorrow
Digging deeper on April Outturn 2019 Every month, without fail, we get hit with heaps of questions from curious members on more detail on the casks in an upcoming Outturn. Don’t get me wrong, [...]
Different Ways to Enjoy Your Dram
While it may look like all Society drams are enjoyed from a stemmed Society glass, it's not always the case. Here Inoka Ho from Cocktail Co explores unique flavours that make up the sum of [...]
The Society ‘Finishing’ School
From scrubbing dishes at The Vaults to becoming a global brand ambassador, or starting up your own distillery – The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has proved a great place to launch a career in the whisky [...]
How to win the whisky championship in 2018
How to win the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship on 28th July 2018 The Champs are fast approaching and I’ve already had a few friends and colleagues ask me “so what’s in the lineup [...]
First Prize Announced for the Champs
For Immediate Release: The SMWS formally announces 1st Prize for the Champs next month! Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it here first. The Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championships (or 'Champs' for short), to be [...]
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 [...]