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BELONG TO THE WORLD’S MOST AWARDED WHISKY CLUB

AWARDS AND TESTIMONIALS

BELONG TO THE WORLD’S MOST AWARDED WHISKY CLUB

We’re not ones to brag, but we’re pretty pleased with the haul of awards we’ve been able to share with our members.

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OUR AWARDS

SOCIETY CELEBRATES TRIPLE CENTURY OF AWARDS WITH SFWSC WIN

SOCIETY CELEBRATES TRIPLE CENTURY OF AWARDS WITH SFWSC WIN

Celebrations are in order after The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s triumph at this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC). The impressive win of three double gold, one gold and six silver medals took the Society’s haul of awards above 300 since 2018, topping out at 307 across all competitions.

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 SOCIETY MASTERS BLAST

SOCIETY MASTERS BLAST

The Society’s run of awards success continues with a best-ever result in the Spirits Business Scotch Whisky Masters competition 2023.

Awards season is well and truly upon us and we’re delighted to announce that we’ve brought home a delightful haul of seven medals from The Scotch Whisky Masters 2023. That’s the Society’s best-ever result in this competition, made up of five Masters medals, one Gold and one Silver. The Scotch Whisky Masters medals bring The Society’s total number of awards since 2018 to 290.

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RECORD BREAKERS!

RECORD BREAKERS!

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has marked its 40th anniversary by setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most participants in an online whisky tasting event.

On Saturday, 30 September, 447 of our members in more than 15 countries gathered online for the world record tasting attempt at our newly refurbished spiritual home, The Vaults in Leith. Overseen by an adjudicator from Guinness World Records, the whisky tasting started at 2pm BST with members around the world tasting the same three drams of whisky simultaneously.

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SOCIETY STRIKES GOLD IN INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS CHALLENGE

SOCIETY STRIKES GOLD IN INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS CHALLENGE

SMWS scores best-ever result with five Golds and a Silver in ISC competition 2023. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s award-winning streak of success continues, with a record haul of five Gold medals in the International Spirits Challenge (ISC), along with one Silver.

The International Spirits Challenge medals bring the Society’s total number of awards since 2018 to 297.

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SOCIETY SCORES IN TOKYO SPIRITS COMPETITION

SOCIETY SCORES IN TOKYO SPIRITS COMPETITION

The news is out! The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is delighted to have brought home five medals from the 2023 Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) in Japan.

The haul includes three Superior Gold, one Gold and one Silver awards. One of those Superior Gold medals went to the Society’s Vaults Collection bottling, Cask No. 24.169: Bonkers for Conkers.

This is the fifth year of the competition, which had 918 entries in the whisky and sochu categories, making it the largest competition of its kind in Asia.

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SOCIETY BRINGS HOME GOLD FROM SAN FRANCISCO

SOCIETY BRINGS HOME GOLD FROM SAN FRANCISCO

It’s good news from San Francisco where the Society has brought home a haul of accolades from this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC). The team of expert judges have awarded the Society 10 medals, which includes four Double Golds, five Gold Medals and one Silver Medal.

This brings the Society’s total awards count to 269 since 2018.

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TESTIMONIALS

HERE'S WHAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY

GEMMA DAMEN

“Joining the Society is an opportunity to discover your own favourite flavour profile – whether you prefer something lighter, or something deeper and more complex. There are so many options to try out.”

GEMMA DAMEN

JAMES HARKINS

“The Society’s Tasting Notes describe the whiskies in an imaginative way, but as you go through them you understand what they’re talking about and you can identify some of those flavours – it’s a massive learning experience.”

JAMES HARKINS

HELEN WELCH

“If you want to try unique drams that you’re not going to get anywhere else, then get in because it’s amazing and it changes every week. Any time I go in there’s always someone there to recommend their current favourite.”

HELEN WELCH

LUCA CASSETTA

“The Tasting Panel selects the whiskies carefully and the Society offers bottlings you can’t find anywhere else. Plus the Members’ Rooms are very comfortable and great to escape the Scottish weather with a fireside dram!”

LUCA CASSETTA

GEORGE KAMPS

“You’ll find people from all walks of life in the Society, but all with the same common interest around whisky. And that’s been the most fun for me, getting to explore a wide range of whiskies with a diverse group of people.”

GEORGE KAMPS

Alasdair Kyle

“There are great Members’ Rooms where you can go and have a dram with very knowledgeable staff, who can all point you in the direction of where you should start your whisky journey.”

Alasdair Kyle

Norman Cherry

“I’ve always taken great enjoyment in talking about the Society and sharing a bottle at home with friends, it always leads to a wonderful evening.”

Norman Cherry