SMWS and sherry
A celebration of sherry casks at the Society
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The olfactory gymnasium
Exercising your sense of smell can increase your enjoyment and appreciation of whisky
International whisky
At the Society, members have come to love our offering of global whiskies
Whisky With a taste for adventure
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Profile: Brendan McCarron
Brendan McCarron is relishing a new chapter in his whisky journey as an independent …
Member profile: Japan whisky quest
A passion for the Society took this couple on a whisky-related quest to Japan
IWSC awards
SMWS toasts success at IWSC awards
Distillery profile: Yuza
Attention to detail and craftsmanship are at the heart of production at Yuza distille…
DRAM1 awards
Society picks up Indie Bottler award at DRAM1 Indie Award 2026
The magic of maturation
Gavin D Smith wraps up his two-parter on maturation
A tale of two Japanese distilleries
This Japanese whisky maker which was instrumental in the country’s development of a S…
Matured to perfection
Celebrate the joy of whisky and fatherhood, a shared passion across generations
Distillery profile: Journeyman
Michigan is home to Bill Welter and Journeyman distillery
Fruit bomb
The Society’s latest small-batch ‘Heresy’ bottling lets an overflowing fruit basket o…
Flavour focus: maturation (part one)
Maturation tames and transforms the raw spirit, playing a key role in defining a whis…
Distillery profile: Copperworks
Copperworks is at the heart of Seattle’s growing distilling scene
BE PART OF THE JOURNEY - NEW CASKS ADDED!
50TH ANNIVERSARY CASK CLUB
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is offering you an unmissable opportunity to create your very own personalised bottling.
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Member story: Anchor drams
For Brian and Helen Russell, sharing a Society whisky after crossing the Atlantic, on…
Flavour focus: distillation (part two)
The character of the spirit still – and how it is operated – can play a key role in …
Father’s Day
Father's Day sorted by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society