The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is cream of the crop at whisky awards

Friday 07 November 2008

2008 is shaping up to be a very good year for The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, as it scooped the most prizes at the Whisky Magazine awards last week - just in time for its 25th Anniversary celebrations.

The Society achieved nine accolades, which included three golds and four silvers, in the Independent Bottler's Challenge (IBC) clearly demonstrating the superb quality of the single cask, single malt whisky that it offers.

Passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world before even being bottled for the Society, the specially selected malt whiskies faced a rigorous blind tasting from the panel of experts to decide which ones came out on top at the Whisky Magazine awards.

Paul Miles, Managing Director of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, commented: We are very pleased that such a number of our bottlings have achieved award recognition. We pride ourselves on offering the finest selection of single cask, single malt whiskies available anywhere, and these awards just add credibility to that claim. Being recognised in a number of categories by some of the most well regarded experts in the industry is a very positive endorsement for the Society.

A small quantity of some of the award winners remain available for members to buy.

About the award winning whiskies

Campbeltown
Gold award in 13 to 18 years old category
Cask no. 93.31 ‘Cigar boxes and fish crates’, 16 years old

Highlands
Silver award12 years old and under category
Cask no. 26.56 ‘Excites the taste buds’, 8 years old

Bronze award 13 to 18 years old category
Cask no. 125.14 ‘Tranquillity and bliss’, 13 years old

Islands
Silver award 12 years old and under category
Cask no. 4.125 ‘Nectar in a hip flask’, 8 years old

Islay
Gold award 12 years and under category
Cask no. 33.68 ‘Honeycomb smoke’, 9 years old

Lowland
Silver award 12 years old and under category
Cask no. 5.22 ‘Complex and monumental’, 9 years old

Silver award 19 years old and over category
Cask no. G3.1 ‘Hours of entertainment’, 29 years old

Speyside
Gold award 12 years old and under category
Cask no. 39.65 ‘Lifts the heart …’, 11 years old


Silver award 19 years old and over category
Cask no. 76.58 ‘Honey ham and spice’, 23 years old

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