Our Outturn is hot off the press and once again sprinkled with delicacies from across all regions of Scotland and beyond, including a few bottlings from extremely rare – and in some cases closed – distilleries. You can also find out what dishes SMWS head chef James Freeman recommends to go with what whisky. Inspiration …
How many times have you tasted the same whisky, and each time it seemed different? A dram can taste completely different on a quiet winter evening in front of the fire than on a sunny summer afternoon. SENSPLORATION – Professor Charles Spence examines how atmospheric and sensory impressions influence the enjoyment of whisky. It’s an …
Have you always wanted to bring whisky and music into harmony? Admittedly, just like whisky, music will always be a matter of your own particular tastes. In the latest edition of Outturn, you’ll be able to get a bit of inspiration from BBC Radio DJ and SMWS member Vic Galloway. He has assigned a style …
In the current edition of Outturn, we introduce you to the westernmost distillery in Scotland: Ardnamurchan. Alex Bruce has given us detailed information in the form of an interview. If you would like to hear the recording of the original interview, then I recommend Whisky Talk; you can watch a visual version of the production …
In the current issue of Outturn, you will discover two bottlings from the only distillery in Wales that currently produces single malt whisky: 128.12: “Where dwell the brave at heart!”, from a Ruby Port cask, and 128.14: Dark chocolate crémeux, from an Oloroso Butt. At the turn of the millennium, a group of friends from …
The current issue of Outturn includes some surprises of the kind you’d like to see under your Christmas tree in a few weeks. I am confident you’ll find something to suit your taste. With the BAT.10: Spice Cannon, we are presenting you a true sherry-blended malt. It is made using whiskies from Speyside and the …
In this month we present the first Cotswolds Distillery Society bottling; 146.1: Orangudram. In a short interview, the distillery’s founder and CEO explains how it came about and what makes this distillery so unique. As always, the bottlings from the first barrel of a distillery are extremely sought after and since we only have 18 bottles …
We are proud to present our latest issue of Outturn – imbued with delicacies from every region of Scotland and nearly every flavour profile. Cask 30.112: Umami heaven is my personal favourite! By the way, I hope you don’t mind if I take you on a little journey back in time to the 1990s (but …
The May Outturn with lots of festival bottlings, even though no festivals can take place. Naturally, this gave rise to the question of whether the bottlings should be sold or put to one side for 2021. The society let the members vote on this on Facebook, and over three-quarters of the members were in favour …
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was founded in 1983 through a spirit of friendship – a small group of people who used the discovery of single cask whisky as a reason to get together and enjoy each other’s company. As word of mouth spread about how good the whisky was, friends of friends started to …
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