WHISKY WITH CHARACTER
Explore all 12 of our flavour profiles and discover your whisky character. Share your discoveries with us on social media using the hashtag #whiskycharacter
Explore all 12 of our flavour profiles and discover your whisky character. Share your discoveries with us on social media using the hashtag #whiskycharacter
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Favours the ambition and sparkle of youth, honed to perfection and eager to impress
A smooth operator in pursuit of sumptuous sensory pleasures
A soft and gentle exterior belying the passion within
Fiery and fervent with
WOW factor
Distinguished and sophisticated with a sense of serenity
Mighty and majestic, always makes a lasting impression
Powerful, strong and brave – fearless in the face of peat
Meaty, peaty, bold and full-bodied
Gentle power and ruthless beauty striking softly at the senses
An unquenchable sense of adventure, voyaging joyfully into the unknown
Tantalises with charm and charisma, full of surprise and delight
A gentle dram that doesn’t fail to dazzle
Throughout May, SMWS are celebrating the wonderful diversity of its whisky along with the colourful characters of its members. Let’s come together to share unique whisky experiences.
MULTI-FLAVOURED FESTIVAL FUN
We’re taking our colourful whisky events and characterful cask strength whisky to the Speyside, Campbeltown and Islay festivals throughout the month. Prepare to expect the unexpected…
Here’s everything you need to know to get involved – whether you’re able to travel in person or not.
Our first appearance at the Campbeltown Malts Festival on 21 and 22 May, where we’ll be setting up camp at our partner bar in the Ardshiel Hotel. The Society bar will be open from 1-4pm on Tuesday, 21 with celebratory bottles and drams available, and our Master Brand Ambassador John McCheyne on hand to help you discover the right flavour profile to suit your character.
COLOURFUL CAMPBELTOWN
Wednesday evening from 7-9pm will see John and the Society’s ambassador Matt Bailey – all the way from Australia – joining forces to present a virtual tasting from the Ardshiel Hotel.
If you can’t be there in person, be sure and buy your Festival Discovery Pack and join us online to share this unmissable evening with your fellow Society members.
JOIN IN AT HOME
The celebrations roll off the ferry onto the magical whisky island of Islay for Feis Ile, the Islay Festival of Music and Malt, from Friday, 24 May, with a variety of events taking place in the splendid surroundings of Islay House at Bridgend.
Everyone is welcome to the Society’s Open Day, kicking off at 1pm and going on well into the evening, where as well as the Society whisky bar we’ll be offering local produce, a seafood barbecue and live music into the night.
SMWS ambassador Matt Bailey will also be on hand to host our series of Islay masterclasses, including an exploration of our celebratory festival bottlings from 2-3pm and a deep dive into the world of old and rare peated gems from 6.30-7.30pm.
In between, you can fulfil your fantasies of taking part in a Highland Games, when we hold two rounds of our own version of Islay-inspired games on the grounds of the house. Expect hi-jinks, soft landings, and of course liquid gold prizes for the winners.
OVER THE SEA
There’s no better way to experience the glories of Islay and tick off a stop at each of the island’s nine distilleries than by bike – so on Saturday, 25 May we’ll be rounding up a peloton of members for a gentle spin around the island. Starting off from Ardbeg distillery at 10am, bring your bike and we’ll provide the map, the card to get a distillery stamp at each stop, and even a free Society cycle jersey for the first 10 to sign up. Then of course, it’s all back to Islay House for a dram.
Sign up now by emailing unfiltered@smws.com
You can find out about bike hire on the island here: Islay Cycles
TOUR DE ISLAY
Throughout May, SMWS are celebrating the wonderful diversity of its whisky along with the colourful characters of its members. Let’s come together to share unique whisky experiences.