It’s Festival Time 2024
June Outturn 2024: Matt Bailey discusses the upcoming festival releases and regionality in whisky.
Beyond Boundaries
Knowledge Vault: Iain Russell discusses the history of Scotch regionality, from the protected regions to the grey areas of what terminology can be used on bottles.
A Belated Bicentenary
Unfiltered #93: Take a look back at the law that changed it all, the trademark legislation in Scotland, 1823, that legalised distillation. Tom Bruce-Gardyne reflects on the Excise Act and the bicentenary celebrations of a number of distilleries founded in its wake.
Mighty Oaken Cask #3: Cask is the Craft Part of Whisky
May Outturn 2024: Chris Middleton continues his Mighty Oaken Cask series with part 3, exploring coopers and how they're the only truly "handmade" aspect of the whisky creation process, and European oak.
Dram Fine Dessert Pairings
May Outturn 2024: Adam Ioannidis pairs four drams with four desserts and shares his flavour experience as we celebrate desserts and drams month.
Desserts to Die For
May Outturn 2024: Matt Bailey details the Outturn ahead as we dive into the wonderful world of desserts and drams.
Discovery in Every Bottle
Unfiltered #92 Feature: Unlock the secrets of scents with this Unfiltered Magazine preview written by Kami Newton as he delves into the science behind how we smell and taste 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.
Love Bugs
Unfiltered #82 Feature: Going against the grain is nothing new to The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and for our 40th anniversary Society writer Duncan Gorman decided to set up a tasting with a distinctly maverick flavour — with three adventurous members roped in to put it to the test.