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.
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.
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 Society’s latest small-batch creation is the result of a collaboration with a Perthshire-based brewer and its experiment with a stout flavoured with locally sourced spruce tips. Julien Willems has the [...]
Originally published in Unfiltered Magazine Our latest release from the Society’s ‘Heresy’ series of small-batch bottlings comes from Ireland. Julien Willems describes that Caramel cascade not only comes from across the sea, it’s also [...]
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 [...]
March Outturn 2025: Sullivans Cove Marketing Coordinator Miranda Lidgerwood sits down for a candid chat with Sullivans Cove Distillery Manager Heather Tillott in this incredible long-form interview.
March Outturn 2025: Adam Ioannidis chats with Flying Dutchmen Cocktails Bar Manager and Social Media Manager Alina Lucia Cichozki ahead of her visit to Australia.
January Outturn 2025: Adam explores Bar 26 — one of our Sydney Partner Bars and the cellar door of Otter Craft Distilling — highlighting its features, atmosphere, and chatting with co-owners Eduard and Julie Otter.
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.
