SMWS TASTINGS CALENDAR
UPCOMING EVENTS
NEW OUTTURN
4 NOVEMBER 8PM, 2025
The last full Outturn for this year, packed with 10 new releases covering several flavour profiles and regions, including a grain whisky.
The last full Outturn for this year, packed with 10 new releases covering several flavour profiles and regions, including a grain whisky.
PAST EVENTS
Homecoming Online Tasting
18 SEPTEMBER 8PM, 2025
Join us for a special online tasting featuring the Homecoming series in The Creators Collection. Due to limited stock these whiskies will not be available for retail, this will be the only opportunity to try them.
Join us for a special online tasting featuring the Homecoming series in The Creators Collection. Due to limited stock these whiskies will not be available for retail, this will be the only opportunity to try them.
NEW OUTTURN
9 SEPTEMBER 8PM, 2025
This Outturn features whiskies aged from 5 to 18 years old, covering 4 different Scotch regions and 4 flavour profiles, and includes an American rye and a Heresy small batch grain release.
This Outturn features whiskies aged from 5 to 18 years old, covering 4 different Scotch regions and 4 flavour profiles, and includes an American rye and a Heresy small batch grain release.
THE ONLY WHISKY SHOW, JHB
AUGUST 7 & 8, 2025
Join us as we exhibit at this year's The Only Whisky Show again! We will have a lovely selection of SMWS drams, including some unreleased whiskies, and an under-the-counter special pour of our members only. Wear your lapel pins!
Join us as we exhibit at this year's The Only Whisky Show again! We will have a lovely selection of SMWS drams, including some unreleased whiskies, and an under-the-counter special pour of our members only. Wear your lapel pins!
THE ONLY WHISKY SHOW, CT
AUGUST 14 & 15, 2025
Join us as we exhibit at this year's The Only Whisky Show again! We will have a lovely selection of SMWS drams, including some unreleased whiskies, and an under-the-counter special pour of our members only. Wear your lapel pins!
Join us as we exhibit at this year's The Only Whisky Show again! We will have a lovely selection of SMWS drams, including some unreleased whiskies, and an under-the-counter special pour of our members only. Wear your lapel pins!
ONLINE GATHERING
24 JULY 8PM, 2025
Save the date for our next member's Online Gathering, and our first event for the year. Join Marc to have a look at the SMWS year ahead, share some drams and take a deeper dive into the latest Outturn. Zoom link will be available in our members newsletter and WhatsApp group closer to the event.
Save the date for our next member's Online Gathering, and our first event for the year. Join Marc to have a look at the SMWS year ahead, share some drams and take a deeper dive into the latest Outturn. Zoom link will be available in our members newsletter and WhatsApp group closer to the event.
MEMBERS GATHERING, JOBURG
Sandton, 24 June
Join us for our next in-person SMWS Gathering: good company, great whisky, and the unmistakable Society spirit. Your ticket includes entry, light snacks, and two drams from our upcoming Outturn. We're hosting simultaneous evenings in both Cape Town and Joburg, with smoking areas available for those who fancy a cigar with their dram.
Join us for our next in-person SMWS Gathering: good company, great whisky, and the unmistakable Society spirit. Your ticket includes entry, light snacks, and two drams from our upcoming Outturn. We're hosting simultaneous evenings in both Cape Town and Joburg, with smoking areas available for those who fancy a cigar with their dram.
Online Peated Tasting, Joburg
5 June 8PM, 2025
Join us for a special online tasting for the peat-fans, featuring the Peat Plants series in The Creators Collection - the first time this series has been available in SA, and due to limited stock will not be available for retail. For a palate cleanser we'll be starting with a Taiwanese whisky, before moving onto the main course of four peated, single cask whiskies ranging in age from 25 to 33 years old from across Scotland.
Join us for a special online tasting for the peat-fans, featuring the Peat Plants series in The Creators Collection - the first time this series has been available in SA, and due to limited stock will not be available for retail. For a palate cleanser we'll be starting with a Taiwanese whisky, before moving onto the main course of four peated, single cask whiskies ranging in age from 25 to 33 years old from across Scotland.
Obscura Tasting, Joburg
14 May 7PM, 2025
Join us for our next SMWS South Africa members in-person tasting in Joburg! We'll be sampling five exceptional whiskies from our upcoming Outturn. In an unusual change the tasting line-up will remain a secret until the night, and the whiskies will be tasted blind!
Join us for our next SMWS South Africa members in-person tasting in Joburg! We'll be sampling five exceptional whiskies from our upcoming Outturn. In an unusual change the tasting line-up will remain a secret until the night, and the whiskies will be tasted blind!
Queens Tasting, Cape Town
14 MAY 7PM, 2025
Join us for our next SMWS South Africa members in-person tasting in Cape Town! We'll be sampling five exceptional whiskies from our upcoming Outturn. In an unusual change the tasting line-up will remain a secret until the night, and the whiskies will be tasted blind!
Join us for our next SMWS South Africa members in-person tasting in Cape Town! We'll be sampling five exceptional whiskies from our upcoming Outturn. In an unusual change the tasting line-up will remain a secret until the night, and the whiskies will be tasted blind!
Online Members Tasting
27 FEBRUARY 7PM, 2025
Join us for our first online tasting for 2025, where we will sample a selection of three sherry cask matured whiskies in an official tasting set. The event will be co-hosted by Olaf Meier, the SMWS Tasting Panel Chairman, who will be joining us from Scotland.
Join us for our first online tasting for 2025, where we will sample a selection of three sherry cask matured whiskies in an official tasting set. The event will be co-hosted by Olaf Meier, the SMWS Tasting Panel Chairman, who will be joining us from Scotland.
ONLINE GATHERING
30 JANUARY 8PM, 2025
Save the date for our next member's Online Gathering, and our first event for the year. Join Marc to have a look at the SMWS year ahead, share some drams and take a deeper dive into the latest Outturn. Zoom link will be available in our members newsletter and WhatsApp group closer to the event.
Save the date for our next member's Online Gathering, and our first event for the year. Join Marc to have a look at the SMWS year ahead, share some drams and take a deeper dive into the latest Outturn. Zoom link will be available in our members newsletter and WhatsApp group closer to the event.