Our August Outturn is live and with it 25 plus new casks – each one a unique whisky with a story rooted in oak.

If you cast your mind back to the most basic parts of whisky-making you’ll know that Scotch whisky can only be matured in oak casks. Ergo, no oak, no whisky. But if you’ve ever looked at the cask types in our Outturn, you’ll notice there are quite a few to choose from.

This month we’ll be breaking down some of those cask types to show the importance and the diversity that oak brings to the world of whisky. It’s time to get into the wood stuff.

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

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

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