Inside the Cask: A Look at Maturation
A brief overview of maturation and how different casks and environments affect the maturation process.
Celebrating the Australian exclusive Gathering cask
September each year is all about the Gathering. A global coming together of members across the world to celebrate the joy of whisky camaraderie. The joy of sharing great single casks with flavour adventurers at [...]
Lindores Abbey
Queensland Manager Scott Mansfield is a first generation Australian. On his mother’s side, he can trace his family’s connection to Newburgh, Fife in Scotland back to the 1600’s. There’s no doubt his family ties extend [...]
An Islay Icon
Let's dig a bit deeper on some of the fascinating single casks in this Friday's March Outturn: The island – and whisky region – of Islay is often erroneously pigeonholed under one label: “Smoky and [...]
To mash or not to mash?
If you’ve never visited Scottish distilleries and have a purely idyllic perspective on what all distilleries look like, then when you do visit, you’re likely to be a bit disappointed... As I’ve said at [...]
Learn more about Glenfarclas and Loch Lomond
Cask 1.210 'Kept in the dark' There's not much really I can say about Glenfarclas that your station host and Cellarmaster Andrew Derbidge doesn't know. It's his favourite distillery and he's kinda my oracle of [...]
Learn more about Kavalan and Bunnahabhain
Cask 139.5 'Midnight espresso' Euan from the SMWS HQ doesn't mince words when he admits he's been chasing Kavalan for years. We finally bottled our first casks from distillery 139 this year (pictured), and they've [...]
Learn more about Caol Ila and Glenlossie
Cask 46.72 'Jungle slippers' 25 years is a long time. That was 1994. What were you doing then? Glenlossie is often a grassy, complex, and backbone of many Diageo blends. It also sits next door [...]
Learn more about Ruadh Maor and Cragganmore
Cask 16.38 'ACME ghost repellant' A truly fascinating return to form for distillery 16 with the SMWS. We've not seen a 16 coded bottle for some time, and this is just the 38th cask ever. [...]
Learn more about Strathila and Glenallachie
Cask 58.28 'Usquebae an' blankets warm' Often quite a heavy spirit at Strathila, known for being the most picturesque distillery in Scotland with it's stunning gardens and old-school pagoda roof. Visiting the distillery will reveal [...]