SOCIETY’S COLOURFUL NEW BOTTLE DESIGN FOCUSES ON FLAVOUR 

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s new bottle design highlights its 12 flavour profiles 

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has unveiled a colourful new design for its bottle, which emphasises its flavour-based approach to whisky – the first change to its bottle in almost a decade.

While the Society’s iconic green bottle and dedication to single cask whisky remains unchanged, the new look introduces 12 colours to the bottle caps, in a strip on the label and in the age statement. Each colour reflects one of the Society’s unique 12 whisky flavour profiles, such as ‘Young & Spritely’ or ‘Old & Dignified’.

The Society introduced its 12 flavour profiles in 2014 to help whisky lovers navigate the hundreds of bottles the Society releases each year, and to encourage people to focus more on the flavours within the whisky rather than on perceptions stemming from traditional regional classifications.

Another change is a larger age statement to reflect the fact the Society bottles its whiskies when it feels they are at their best, rather than following traditional ages such as 10, 12 and 18 years old.

Finally, the new design includes an update of the logo, which emphasises the shape of a whisky bottle in the Society’s spiritual home at the Vaults in Leith. The Society’s evocative and unusual bottle names, which are based on the flavour of the whisky (‘Juicy & Delightful’ remain on the label, again to focus attention on the flavour.

Helen Stewart, Senior Brand Manager for the Society, said: “Our new-look bottle blends our heritage with a colourful new design that reflects our 12 flavour profiles. The colours will help whisky lovers explore our range of flavours and ever-changing selection of whiskies.

“From our unique bottle names and Tasting Notes, to not revealing the distillery where the whisky is from, we’ve been celebrating the flavours of whisky for many years and this is the latest step in that journey.

“At the same time, our famous green bottle remains the same, as does our commitment to seeking out exceptional single cask whisky.”

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About The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is an international whisky club which bottles rare single cask, single malt whisky, and a range of other spirits
• The Society releases a new batch of around 30 single cask single malt whiskies every month
• The Society was established in Edinburgh in 1983 and now has more than 26,000 members and branches around the world
• The Society has bottled whisky from more than 132 distilleries in its history
• The Society offers different levels of membership
  • Membership Pioneer with gift box containing 3 samples, £122
  • Member at £61.50 – without gift box
  • Sample Subscription – free.