{"id":681,"date":"2019-03-14T13:28:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T12:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smwsch.wpengine.com\/willkommen-2019\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:08:57","slug":"willkommen-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"681\" class=\"elementor elementor-681 elementor-451\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87ecda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a87ecda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300e959 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"300e959\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4d48c elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"fc4d48c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/ein-scotch-whiskyskandal-neu-beleuchtet\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-skandal-4-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-skandal-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-skandal-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-skandal-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-skandal-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-skandal-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/ein-scotch-whiskyskandal-neu-beleuchtet\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA SCOTCH WHISKY SCANDAL REVISITED\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t9. June 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Society member Justine Hazlehurst is an expert on Leith\u2019s whisky history. Now she has turned her attention to the infamous story of the local Pattison brothers, who have become synonymous with the collapse of the whisky market at the turn<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/ein-scotch-whiskyskandal-neu-beleuchtet\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A SCOTCH WHISKY SCANDAL REVISITED\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u2026\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bd615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67bd615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1331111 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"1331111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3373 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-en category-outturn-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/get-your-nose-into-the-good-stuff-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-2606-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-2606-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-2606-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-2606-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-2606-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img-outturn-2606.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/get-your-nose-into-the-good-stuff-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWHATEVER YOU\u2019RE INTO: GET INTO THE GOOD STUFF\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t5. June 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>May we take you on a journey through Scotland this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/get-your-nose-into-the-good-stuff-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about WHATEVER YOU\u2019RE INTO: GET INTO THE GOOD STUFF\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u2026\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3369 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/heresy-small-batch-delights-the-five-regions\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-five-regions-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-five-regions-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-five-regions-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-five-regions-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-five-regions-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-five-regions-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/heresy-small-batch-delights-the-five-regions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\u00abHeresy\u00bb Small Batch Delights: The Five Regions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t16. May 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Whether you can make it in person or not to one of May\u2019s whisky festivals, the Society\u2019s latest small-batch \u2018Heresy\u2019 bottling is ready to bring a taste of Scotland\u2019s five whisky regions to you, as Julien Willems explains <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/heresy-small-batch-delights-the-five-regions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \u00abHeresy\u00bb Small Batch Delights: The Five Regions\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u2026\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3342 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/share-your-story-3\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-claudia-jaermann-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-claudia-jaermann-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-claudia-jaermann-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-claudia-jaermann-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-claudia-jaermann-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-claudia-jaermann.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/share-your-story-3\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tShare your Story\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15. April 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Claudia J\u00e4rmann | member since 2022 At the Springbank Whisky<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/share-your-story-3\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Share your Story\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u2026\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3329 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events-en category-news-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/whisky-maess-winterthur-25-april-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-events-whisky-maess-winterthur-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-events-whisky-maess-winterthur-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-events-whisky-maess-winterthur-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-events-whisky-maess-winterthur-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-events-whisky-maess-winterthur-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img-events-whisky-maess-winterthur.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/whisky-maess-winterthur-25-april-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhisky M\u00e4ss Winterthur \u2013 25 APRIL 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t14. April 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Visit us at the Whisky M\u00e4ss Winterthur. We will be<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/whisky-maess-winterthur-25-april-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Whisky M\u00e4ss Winterthur \u2013 25 APRIL 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u2026\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df7067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4df7067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de08e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de08e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a member of the SMWS Single-Cask Club<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b84c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4b84c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/846188405?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0&amp;h=b7ad289675#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d1582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"87d1582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/membership\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbf660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ccbf660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db5b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db5b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Scotch Malt Whisky Society<\/h2><p>The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is the world&#8217;s leading authority on single cask single malt whisky. Only members of the Society enjoy access to its unique, rare whiskies.<\/p><p>The Society only bottles whiskies from single casks. Therefore, each Society whisky is exceptional and only available for a limited time.<\/p><p>Membership of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society brings numerous benefits and advantages:<\/p><ul><li>Exclusive access to Society whisky bottlings and other spirits<\/li><li>Access to the extensive tasting programme with like-minded whisky lovers<\/li><li>Free subscription to our award-winning online magazine Unfiltered<\/li><li>Access for you and up to three guests to the Society&#8217;s Members&#8217; Rooms in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smws.ch\/en\/membership\/\">Find out more here &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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