4 • SOCIETY NEWS Topping up your knowledge AGENDA
The latest lowdown on all aspects of Society life to keep you informed of developments. This issue includes a few fond farewells
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SOCIETY TEAMS UP WITH WHISKY LOUNGE
The Society is joining forces with The Whisky Lounge at its festival in London in April. We will be showcasing a wide range of Society single casks at the Whisky Lounge Fest!, which takes place at the Royal Horticultural Halls on 20 and 21 April. The festival will also bring together more than 20 other whisky
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companies and 40 distilleries. The Whisky Lounge was formed in 2008 by whisky evangelist Eddie Ludlow, with the specifi c aim of staging events that help to demystify whisky. The Society will be taking part in other Whisky Lounge events in the future – see
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It’s all looking up down under
AUSTRALIA
While we in the UK are all still emerging from hibernation, it has been a hugely eventful few months at the Society’s Australian branch. First, they
launched a new Society venue – a SMWS bar within The Royal Exchange private members’ club in central Sydney. As part of the collaboration, Society members may take up to two guests at a time to the venue, to enjoy its fi ne dining and excellent bar. Our antipodean cousins then threw
convention to the wind, with an innovative “expo-style” tasting, dubbed
“15 Steps to Heaven”. Members were presented with a choice of 15 diff erent Society whiskies to sample, and six tokens to redeem for a dram, to make sure no one over-indulged. Branch director Andrew Derbidge explained: “In this style of event, the members still got to sample six diff erent whiskies, but they got to choose which ones they wanted. It was a stand-up, casual
aff air, and a lot of fun.” Finally, in April, they will hold a beer and whisky Tasting at Sydney’s Malt Shovel
Brewery with Chuck Hahn, one of the
most well-known brewers in Australia. The event will see Society whiskies paired with the James Squire range of craft beers – an exceptional combination!
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