INTRODUCTION • 3
Contents 04 Society news
The latest updates on Society life from all over the world
07 Paul Miles
Reflects on 30 years of the Society
08 The Knowledge
An inside view on the magic of distillation
10 Malt Impostor
The impostors wax alchemical over a favourite bottling
28 Think Tank
Think bottled whisky is inert? Think again
32 Outturn Three more members give their notes on Society bottlings
34 Giants
Suntory’s Seiichi Koshimizu celebrates his own 30 years
35 Aide
Mémoire A round-up of Society events
26 Our
indispensable guide to
hosting your own tasting
23 16
Charles MacLean unpicks the secrets of Daftmill
EDITOR’S WELCOME
JANUARY 2013 ~
20 Tomorrow’s
whisky makers share their dreams
Adventure and the exploration of new horizons have always been part of the Society’s DNA, ever since its foundation 30 years ago. So in this issue, we’re looking forward to the future of whisky, challenging conventional wisdom and unwrapping some modern mysteries. The tiny and secretive Daftmill
READ JIM MURRAY’S
PRAISE FOR OUR WHISKY ON PAGE 5
Art, writing and whisky: A match made in heaven
distillery is a true enigma in today’s big business world of whisky producers and, until this issue, few if any outsiders had even tasted the whisky since it started up six years ago. We’ve also spoken to
tomorrow’s distillers and whisky makers, who didn’t give
us quite the responses many would expect. They’re an adventurous, unconventionally minded and ambitious bunch and are determined to put their stamp on the world of whisky. It’s going to be very interesting to see how they get on over the years. And we’ve looked back at the
26 Malts project, that the Society was part of in 2005. It was a very brave decision to entrust 26 of our precious single casks to a group of excited creatives, but the results still have people talking today. Enjoy.
Kai Ivalo, editor unfi ltered@
smws.com
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Grain whisky: Cinderella or ugly sister?
Right: Still spry. We look into the ‘old bottle effect’.
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