HOLYROOD DISTILLERY TASTING:

After landing the cover of Whisky Magazine in October, following the release of its award-winning inaugural whisky Arrival, Holyrood Distillery is well on its way to earning its “whisky stripes.”

As you may or may not know, the founders of SMWS Canada are also the co-founders of Holyrood Distillery, a new single malt distillery in the heart of Edinburgh.

To celebrate the arrival of Arrival into the Canadian market, Distillery Manager Calum Rae is travelling across the pond to share it with you, along with some single cask samples and experimental bottlings.

At only $20 per ticket ($15 each if you buy two!), this is not to be missed (plus, Calum is super-excited about coming to Canada for the first time, even though it’s in January, so let’s show him what a great whisky community there is in the Okanagan).

HOLYROOD DISTILLERY TASTING

at ARC LIQUOR – 1973 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

Tuesday, Jan. 23rd  7:00pm  $20

Please enjoy our products responsibly; no drinking and driving

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Laphroaig The Archive Collection: Register Your Interest Today

With only 400 bottles available worldwide, Distillery Manager Barry MacAffer could hardly contain his excitement at getting to taste The Archive Collection for the first time. This first release is a striking and refined tasting experience, with its sherry seasoning making for a hearty, rich depth of flavour.

Register Interest Today to secure one of only 400 bottles produced.

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Laphroaig Archive Collection 36 Year Old

A decade-by-decade journey of flavour brought to life, The Archive Collection 36 Year Old is first in a new series of highly limited aged whiskies. This release is housed in custom-made, hand-blown glass bottles inspired by the sea glass found on the beaches of Islay.

£3500.00

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Free Next Day Delivery for 12 Months For just £14.95 you can enjoy free next day delivery on all your orders for a whole year! Geographic restrictions apply, see full T&Cs. Find out more ❯

JANUARY SMWS OUTTURN TASTING 

Kick off the new year right! The January Outturn tasting at ARC Liquor will be here before you know it, so grab your spot now. This is also a chance to get some holiday shopping done: tickets to a tasting for a whisky lover in your life will make a great present or stocking stuffer!

SMWS JANUARY OUTTURN TASTING:  Registration is open for the January SMWS Outturn tasting at ARC Liquor in Kelowna. You can expect another great line-up of drams, including:

-two bottlings from the same distillery in polar opposite flavour categories – a great compare-and-contrast opportunity

-a new distillery code in the form of the 2023 Lowland Whisky Festival bottling with an interesting back story

-a smoky treat from our rarely seen “Heavily Peated” flavour category described as “mad and brilliant”

Bring a friend (or 2 or 3 or…) and enjoy a night of great drams and great company as you sample your way through January’s new releases.

This is open to members and non-members alike; contact ARC Liquor (Harvey Ave location) at 236-420-4060 or email ajay.s@armstrong.coop to get tickets or sign up below

SMWS JANUARY OUTTURN TASTING

at ARC LIQUOR – 1973 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

Friday, Jan. 5th  7:30pm

Please enjoy our products responsibly; no drinking and driving

SIGN UP FOR SMWS JANUARY OUTTURN TASTING

SIGNED LINDORES ABBEY DISTILLERY TRIO PLUS GLASSES & PIPETTE CHARITY COMPETITION

(ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO CHARITY)

The Collectors Club is a brand new whisky based competition website launched this year by Scott & John Lang. They are two friends who share a serious passion for our aqua vitae and want to make all kinds of new, old & rare whisky accessible to everyone & anyone, for the price of just a single dram!

The Collectors Club are proud to be asked to help a friend of the Club, Richard Cameron. Richard is trying to raise money for 5 specific charities who have helped his son Mackenzie battle a rare autoimmune condition (the same condition that sadly led to the loss of his Daughter at just age 7). Mackenzie has fought against the odds to live life to the full. He has dealt with many challenges that adults would never cope with. In January 2021 Mackenzie contracted COVID. He was in intensive care and on a ventilator for 7 weeks. He suffered 2 cardiac arrests and 2 respiratory arrests. He fought very hard and managed to stay with us. As part of his recovery he had to learn how to walk again. He was supported along the way by Richards local community and raised over £2500 for charity, something which we think is nothing short of remarkable! He also won Young Achiever Award 2021 in the Scottish Health Awards.

Thanks to Lindores Abbey Distillery, who have been extremely generous to donate a fantastic 3 bottle plus extras prize for the lucky winner, we are honoured to be the hosting platform for raising the funds, but we can only do it with your donations! Tickets for this competition are just 99p and there are 999 up for grabs.

If you would like to donate what you can to Richard’s cause, click the link to go to www.thecollectorsclubcompetitions.com . You will find the Lindores Abbey competition on the home page, alongside all of our other current competitions for all different types of whisky. Each competition has a time limit and they will display in ascending order. Every single penny of the Lindores Abbey competition will go to CHAS, one of Richard’s chosen charities. Hopefully with your support we can raise the maximum amount possible! The entries for this competition will close on December 21st at 8PM and you can watch us draw it (plus other competitions) live on our facebook page from 7PM.

All the best, and good luck!

CHRISTMAS OFFERS
AT THE WHISKY EXCHANGE

Get set with your Christmas shopping and grab a bargain at the same time. From stocking fillers and gift sets to classic single malts and a whole lot more, we’ve got your presents and serving bottles sorted. Our offers this month include a rich and sherried Dalmore, the iconic Johnnie Walker Blue Label, an eye-catching luxury Strathisla 2007 15 Year Old Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange, and our newly appointed LOCH LOMOND 18 YEAR OLD Whisky of the Year 2024.

  DISCOVER NOW 

TWO EVENTS!

JANUARY SMWS OUTTURN TASTING & HOLYROOD DISTILLERY TASTING

Kick off the new year right! The January Outturn tasting at ARC Liquor will be here before you know it, so grab your spot now. This is also a chance to get some holiday shopping done: tickets to a tasting for a whisky lover in your life will make a great present or stocking stuffer!

SMWS JANUARY OUTTURN TASTING:  Registration is open for the January SMWS Outturn tasting at ARC Liquor in Kelowna. You can expect another great line-up of drams, including:

-two bottlings from the same distillery in polar opposite flavour categories – a great compare-and-contrast opportunity

-a new distillery code in the form of the 2023 Lowland Whisky Festival bottling with an interesting back story

-a smoky treat from our rarely seen “Heavily Peated” flavour category described as “mad and brilliant”

Bring a friend (or 2 or 3 or…) and enjoy a night of great drams and great company as you sample your way through January’s new releases.

This is open to members and non-members alike; contact ARC Liquor (Harvey Ave location) at 236-420-4060 or email ajay.s@armstrong.coop to get tickets.

Or sign up below and keep reading to find out about another cool event!

SMWS JANUARY OUTTURN TASTING

at ARC LIQUOR – 1973 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

Friday, Jan. 5th  7:30pm

Please enjoy our products responsibly; no drinking and driving

SIGN UP FOR SMWS JANUARY OUTTURN TASTING

HOLYROOD DISTILLERY TASTING:

After landing the cover of Whisky Magazine in October, following the release of its award-winning inaugural whisky Arrival, Holyrood Distillery is well on its way to earning its “whisky stripes.”

As you may or may not know, the founders of SMWS Canada are also the co-founders of Holyrood Distillery, a new single malt distillery in the heart of Edinburgh.

To celebrate the arrival of Arrival into the Canadian market, Distillery Manager Calum Rae is travelling across the pond to share it with you, along with some single cask samples and experimental bottlings.

At only $20 per ticket ($15 each if you buy two!), this is not to be missed (plus, Calum is super-excited about coming to Canada for the first time, even though it’s in January, so let’s show him what a great whisky community there is in the Okanagan).

HOLYROOD DISTILLERY TASTING

at ARC LIQUOR – 1973 Harvey Ave. Kelowna

Tuesday, Jan. 23rd  7:00pm  $20

Please enjoy our products responsibly; no drinking and driving

SIGN UP FOR HOLYROOD DISTILLERY TASTING

INTERESTED IN A FRONT ROW SEAT FOR THE NEXT DECADE?

As our 40th anniversary celebrations end, there’s still time to join us in the 50th Anniversary Cask Club. We’re excited that so many of you have already joined us, with some of the cask types already selling out.

We’ve carefully hand-selected batches of new-make spirit from two prestigious Scottish whisky distilleries, placing them into casks where they will mature into remarkable, one-of-a-kind whiskies. Once bottled, the whisky from these casks will form part of a unique 50th Anniversary range in 2033, only available to those members who are part of this programme.

Whether you’ve dreamt of maturing your own whisky or are simply looking to deepen your connection to The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, this is your chance to be part of something truly remarkable.

Don’t let this exclusive opportunity slip away! Visit the website to discover everything you need to know about the 50th Anniversary Cask Club.

JOIN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CASK CLUB TODAY

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

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

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Winners Revealed in 5th Annual Scottish Whisky Awards 2023

The winners in the national awards programme for Scotch whisky have been announced following a St Andrews Day dinner and industry celebration held in Glasgow the evening of November 30th. The 5th annual Scottish Whisky Awards revealed the winners from its comprehensive competition that included the blind tasting of over 200 Scotch whiskies produced by over 60 Scottish distilleries and independent bottlers.

Maureen Robinson Receives The Dr Jim Swan Award For Services To Scotch Whisky

One of the whisky industry’s most accomplished master blenders has been announced as the recipient of the 2023 Dr Jim Swan Award for Services to Scotch Whisky. Maureen Robinson, who retired from Diageo earlier this year, was celebrated for her 40 year career developing and curating Scotch Whisky for in the Diageo portfolio at the 5th Scottish Whisky Awards held in Glasgow on Thursday 30 November 2023.

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SHARE WHISKY SHOW THIS CHRISTMAS

Whether you’re a committed whisky geek, or looking for a Christmas present to share with your friends and family, Whisky Show is a great chance to explore the world’s most fascinating and diverse spirit. It’s been 50 days from launching Whisky Show 2024 and we have sold half of our tickets. Book now to avoid disappointment.

BOOK TICKETS NOW

WHISKY TASTINGS

Running every day, we have a delightful choice of whisky tastings on offer from our ever-popular Introduction to Whisky to Whisky & Cheese and Whisky & Chocolate tastings! Fun is guaranteed at these hosted events by our expert whisky ambassadors. All bookable online.

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