Whisky Talk - Episode 53: Pip Hills and his whisky epiphany

Episode 53: Pip Hills and his whisky epiphany

01/03/23 • 29 min

The origin of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society can be traced back to the founder, Pip Hills, visiting his friends at a farmhouse in deepest rural Aberdeenshire, where he first experienced single cask, cask strength whisky, served up from a lemonade bottle by a neighbouring farmer. Richard Goslan returned with Pip to his friends' farmhouse to hear them tell the story in their own words.

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Episode 52: Iain McAlister

Glen Scotia distillery is a favourite of Society members, and we were delighted in early December to welcome distillery manager and master distiller Iain McAlister to The Vaults in December to present a fantastic selection of cask samples, along with an SMWS bottling from distillery 93. Tune in to Whisky Talk to sip along with Iain and Olaf.

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Episode 54: Malts & Music with Sam Heughan

Outlander star and whisky fanatic Sam Heughan joins Vic Galloway in our latest episode of Whisky Talk Malts & Music. Sam discusses his passion for whisky, his appreciation of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and his own plans for whisky and the wider spirits world. Tune in as Sam shares his thoughts along with both Society and his own Sassenach whisky, all paired with a suitable choice of music.

Whiskies tasted and Sam Heughan’s tunes were:

SMWS Cask No. 112.39: Tractors and old medicine / Toby Keith – I Love This Bar
SMWS Cask 35.251: Elgin Marvels / Paolo Nutini – Through the Echoes
Sassenach / Martyn Bennett – Blackbird
SMWS Cask 53.318: Entropy meridian / Tears for Fears – Pale Shelter

You can watch a video of the conversation on the SMWS YouTube channel here
Spotify link can be found here
Find out more about The Scotch Malt Whisky Society here