The countdown to festival season is officially on, but if you can’t wait until First Friday tomorrow, our Festivals Bundle 2026 offers a taste of all five of Scotland’s regions. These five bottles have been specially selected by our Whisky Team to celebrate the launch of festival season.

The Festivals Bundle 2026:

Cask No. 1.304:Sanlúcar sunset

Cask No. 53.521:Smoky umami heaven

Cask No. 93.230:Caribbean dreams in Campbeltown

Cask No. 149.24: A farmer in hospital by the sea

Cask No. 156.7: No mean confection

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Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 600: Arran 10 Year Old Arran Barley

Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a new Arran. In 2025, Arran announced a new ten-year-old malt: the Arran Barley. As the name suggests, this malt was distilled using barley grown on the island. Mark first tasted it in November 2025 at the excellent Spirits in the Sky festival in Brussels and not long afterwards he received a bottle as a gift from a few colleagues, so it’s high time to sample it again, he feels.

https://youtu.be/a-RfmL9kBPs