The Society’s latest Creators Collection tells a 30-year-old tale of two sherry cask-matured whiskies from distillery 96, as Mads Schmoll from SMWS UK writes… The Creators Collection is a series that brings liquid storytelling [...]
The Society’s Tasting Panel is fundamentally unchanged since it first formed in founder Pip Hills’s kitchen in Edinburgh in the early 1980s, but more rigorous than ever. Its mission – to assess every sample before it can make it into a Society bottle, to create a name and tasting note and to uphold the Society’s mission: to leave no nose upturned.
We’re kicking off February with a new release from our ‘Heresy’ small-batch series: Batch 30 Skooshy Stroopwaffel. As Julien Willems states, it’s a beautiful marriage of ex-bourbon hogsheads and European oak sherry butts that brings to mind a squirt of whipped cream on a Dutch (or even Belgian) caramel waffle.
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.
Join Lee “Connas” Connor from SMWS UK as he unravels the magic behind the ancient worm tub condenser and reveals its role in modern-day whisky production. Fermentation, distillation and maturation. Making whisky is easy [...]
We're thrilled this November to welcome a few new codes to Aussie members, one of which is Distillery 161, a "new-world" distillery which we think will excite fans. Cask 161.2 Rebellious raisins is almost reminiscent [...]
Words: Julien Willems The Scotch whisky regions have long been used as a benchmark for referencing a dram’s flavour. Although these can still be helpful, more distilleries than ever are defying traditional expectations and [...]
Words: Julien Willems Spanish splendour is the latest addition to the Society’s non-standard ‘Heresy’ series of small-batch bottlings, and even for this collection, it is a bit of an unusual expression as it is [...]
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 [...]
Unfiltered #98 preview: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society works with a range of cooperages and bodegas in Spain to source the very best sherry-matured casks for our whisky. Here are some of the suppliers who play a key role in making sure everything we offer is of the highest quality.
