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Festival seasons & the regionality question | May Outturn Podcast
Apr 29, 2026
53m 45s
A revival from ruin & the magic of a single cask | Annandale distillery
Apr 16, 2026
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Getting 'fleeing' filming Still Game & ELEVEN year old whisky | Greg Hemphill & Rab Florence
Apr 9, 2026
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Distilleries with massive variety & whiskies that look insane | April Outturn Podcast
Mar 30, 2026
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Peated lowlands & new wave distilleries | March Outturn Podcast
Mar 4, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/29/26 |  Festival seasons & the regionality question | May Outturn Podcast✨ | whisky regionsfestival season+3 | — | — | UKEU | whiskyfestival+3 | The Scotch Malt Whisky Societywm8 | 53m 45s | |
| 4/16/26 | A revival from ruin & the magic of a single cask | Annandale distillery | Refer a friend to the Society and earn £50 in vouchers: UK: https://smws.io/wm8 EU: https://smws.io/gzj Become a member of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: UK: https://smws.io/3gu EU: https://smws.io/mp1 Tune into this episode of the Whisky Talk Podcast as Richard Goslan visits Annandale distillery to meet co-founder Professor David Thomson. Richard finds out about the incredible story of resurrection, renovation and the revival of whisky-making at the site near Dumfries after almost a century. | — | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | Getting 'fleeing' filming Still Game & ELEVEN year old whisky | Greg Hemphill & Rab Florence | Refer a friend to the Society and earn £50 in vouchers: UK: https://smws.io/wm8 EU: https://smws.io/gzj Become a member of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: UK: https://smws.io/3gu EU: https://smws.io/mp1 Settle down and enjoy some quality drams and craic with these three legends of Scottish comedy; Greg Hemphill, Rab Florence, and Michael Hines. Known for their roles in creating iconic Scottish comedies like Still Game, Chewin’ the Fat and Burnistoun, there was no shortage of laughs in this episode. This isn’t one you want to miss! | — | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Distilleries with massive variety & whiskies that look insane | April Outturn Podcast | This this month Duncan is joined by brand ambassador Francesco Ramella and assistant Queen Street manager Logan Shaw. The trio get stuck into some of the most exciting casks coming out in April and say farewell to Logan as he counts down his final days with the Society. | — | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | Peated lowlands & new wave distilleries | March Outturn Podcast | This month Calum and Duncan are joined by Anna Grahn where the trio uncover our latest Creators Collection, uncork a brand new 'Heresy' release, and get stuck into the Society's third year of partnership with the OurWhisky Foundation. | — | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | Women in whisky & The OurWhisky Foundation | Becky Paskin | OurWhisky Foundation is a non-profit organisation that seeks to recognise, support and empower women working in the whisky industry. The Society’s Julie Roberts has been both a mentee and mentor for OurWhisky Foundation. She sat down for a catch up at The Vaults with founder Becky Paskin, where the pair sampled our latest release of special bottlings for International Women’s Day in support of the programme. | — | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Traumatising first drams & debunking tasting myths | Brendan McCarron | In this episode we're joined by whisky expert and master distiller Brendan McCarron. Having spent time with Diageo, Distell, and Glenmorangie, Brendan has worked with some of the biggest names in Scotch whisky, and is no stranger to us here at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Listen in as he recounts his horrific first dram, offers up a whisky masterclass, and analyses today's industry. | — | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Unconventional drams & insanely long fermentation times | February Outturn Podcast | This month love is in the air as Calum and Duncan unpack some of the Society's most scintillating Valentine's Day bottlings. With plenty of cheeky names along the way the pair dive into an unconventional Speyside, a distillery with a staggeringly long fermentation and a popular Islay dram. | — | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | Industry secrets & custom made casks | January Outturn Podcast | This month Calum and Duncan welcome in the new year by covering a great range of Society offerings. They uncloak a lesser-known industry secret with our two new 'Heresy' bottlings, get a taste for life down under with our latest Creators Collection, Fortified, and get stuck into some custom casks from a peculiar distillery. | — | ||||||
| 11/28/25 | Solera systems & unique distilling techniques | December Outturn Podcast | This month Duncan and Calum are joined by the Society's head of whisky creation Euan Campbell where the trio get stuck into all the best drams in the December Outturn. In this Christmas special we embrace the festivities, uncover some unsung heroes, and taste the first bottling to come from the Society's very own solera system. | — | ||||||
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| 11/18/25 | The man who brought The Macallan to the world stage | Willie Phillips | As managing director of The Macallan in the 1970s, Willie Phillips helped to build its reputation at a time when the industry was in the doldrums and the market for single malts was still miniscule. After bringing The Macallan to the world stage, Willie went on to become chairman of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, collecting plenty of stories along the way. | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | The biggest Outturn of the year & Edinburgh whisky festival | November Outturn Podcast | This month Calum and Duncan head out to Edinburgh Whisky Festival where they get stuck in to the biggest Outturn of the year. Tune in to hear them chat with some familiar Society faces, uncover an entirely new cask type and get into the Christmas spirit with the perfect stocking filler. | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 | The founder of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society | Pip Hills | In this episode Richard Goslan sits down with Pip Hills, the founder of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Pip lost contact with the Society in the 1990s, and didn't rekindle his relationship with the SMWS until Richard tracked him down in 2018. Here the pair reflect on Pip's return to the Society, his health at the age of 85 and how the Society became a force for good with more than 40,000 members across the world. | — | ||||||
| 10/7/25 | Sleeping in the maltings & whisky goosebumps | Stewart Buchanan Benriach distillery | Global Malts Ambassador for Brown-Forman, Stewart Buchanan stepped into Queen Street earlier this year to talk about his whisky adventures with Mads Schmoll. From his early days on the island of Mull to travelling the world to talk all about all things BenRiach today, he’s worked in nearly every part of the industry. Tune in to hear more and watch as Stewart and Mads try The Vaults Collection, Cask No. 12.80: Heaven in a leather hammock. | — | ||||||
| 10/2/25 | Eight new flavour profiles & local whisky heroes | October Outturn Podcast | This month Calum and Duncan are joined by Mads Schmoll to uncover the Society's eight new flavour profiles. Working their way through each of the new profiles, the trio reveal what members can expect from this evolution and shine a light on a new Winter Series. | — | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | The perfect pairing & whisky that makes you go mad | September Outturn Podcast | No description provided. | — | ||||||
| 7/29/25 | Taiwanese whisky & worm tub condensers | August Outturn Podcast | This month Calum and Duncan tuck into some unusual cask types, taste whisky from Taiwan and find the perfect introduction to peat. Our latest Creators Collection, Tales of the Worm Tub, transports the duo back in time as they experience a different era of Scotch whisky distillation. | — | ||||||
| 7/2/25 | Episode 77: Brutal Islay weather, direct fired stills & peated Lowland whisky | July Outturn Podcast | This month Duncan and Calum are joined by Society brand ambassador and member services executive, Francesco Ramella. While finding out what's on offer in the July Outturn, the trio remember their favourite outdoor adventures and discuss Francesco's whisky journey. | — | ||||||
| 6/4/25 |  Episode 76: Logan Shaw and SMWS June Outturn | This month Calum and Duncan are joined by Logan Shaw, the assistant venue manager at our Queen Street Members’ Room. With hip flasks in hand, the three get stuck into this month’s Outturn with plenty of adventures, stories and drams along the way. | — | ||||||
| 4/2/25 |  Episode 75: Anthony Delcros and SMWS April Outturn | This month Calum and Richard are joined by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society's Anthony Delcros as the trio prepare for this year’s whisky festivals. Anthony reveals his own whisky journey while covering all the adventures he has planned to take the Society’s tastings off the beaten track at the Speyside, Campbeltown and Islay festivals. | — | ||||||
| 3/5/25 | Episode 74: Lucy Connor and SMWS March Outturn | This month Calum and Richard get zen as they’re guided through a ‘dramaste’ styled tasting by Lucy Connor. Lucy took a day out from her time behind the bar at The Vaults to chat through this year’s International Women’s Day bottlings, discuss some of her maverick tasting ideas, and share her own whisky journey. | — | ||||||
| 2/4/25 |  Episode 73: Matt Bailey and SMWS February Outturn | Richard and Calum catch up with Matt Bailey, who recently joined The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s European team as managing director. The trio discuss Tasmanian whisky, psychotic dram decisions and delve into some of the Society bottlings coming out in the UK and Europe in February. | — | ||||||
| 5/15/24 |  Episode 72: Olaf Meier | Scotch Malt Whisky Society ambassador and Tasting Panel chairperson Olaf Meier is a fountain of knowledge, driven by a limitless number of whisky stories and a huge passion for the Society and the wider whisky world. Olaf now finds himself celebrating his 20th year representing the Society. Despite having more than two decades of whisky experience, Olaf started his journey with humble beginnings, as Duncan Gorman finds out. | — | ||||||
| 5/2/24 |  Episode 71: Scotch & Sherry | In this episode we’re going on a special journey across Spain, to tell the story of whisky and sherry and the wonderful synergy between the two worlds when it comes to sherry cask matured whisky. We travel to the oak forests of Galicia in the far northwest of Spain to take the creation of Spanish oak casks right back to the beginning, in the Cantabrian forest, before heading south to Jerez and the Sherry Triangle, to visit the cooperages and bodegas where the casks are built and then seasoned with different styles of sherry wine. | — | ||||||
| 4/17/24 |  Episode 70: Paul John | Regular listeners will know that we are fortunate at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society to welcome representatives from distilleries, who visit us in our Members’ Rooms, share some special samples of their whiskies with our members, and give us their insights and knowledge about their distilleries. In March we had a visit to the Vaults by Heemanshu Ashar from Paul John, the pioneering Indian distillery based in Goa on the country’s tropical west coast. Before enjoying the tasting, we took the chance to find out more about Paul John distillery, India’s whisky journey since independence in 1947 and what tropical maturation brings to this spirit. | — | ||||||
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