Our members are ringing in the holidays and enjoying their Christmas delights! Are you?
This is your last chance to get your hands on the much-awaited Paul John Christmas edition before anyone else! It is exclusively available to SMAC members for 2 more days.
Head to bit.ly/3DhBBO1 to book your bottle today. Limited stocks available for Bangalore pick-up only.
New glassware alert! 
Colour, colour, which colour do I choose? Our set of 6 Glencairn Glasses is perfect for your blind tasting sessions.
It includes the world’s most iconic whisky glass in 6 distinct colours – black, blue, green, gold, red, and clear. It also doubles up as a great Christmas gift!
We only have five sets in stock! Head to https://bit.ly/3DJ3nTw to buy yours now!
Last night scenes! Private tasting session by SMAC.
Wonderful session last night for Financial services organization, really enthusiastic crowd.
Another evening where the malts from India trumped a couple of very popular Scottish whiskies.
The ever so popular blind tasting session from SMAC, removing the bias created by marketing and/or packaging.
The Paul John Christmas edition. An annual release from the distillery in Goa, India. This limited edition is a apt reflection of the wonderful flavour profile of the distillery.
Started in 2018 this series is become one of the most awaited annual releases in the now bustling single malt space in India. Right from the packaging to the liquid this edition brings together (with harmony) a wonderful celebratory styled whisky.
This year the treat has been delightful with Madeira casks contributing to a nice citrus tinge to the dark chocolate, resinous and date syrup notes.
A must try this season; while tastes and palates differ, this is perhaps the best of the Christmas editions to date by the notes of club founder Hemanth Rao.
SMAC members get to book and crack this open before anyone else! Yes we are exclusive till the edition is released for all in the market shortly. Book your bottle today! Stocks reserved for members limited.https://smacindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/256807974_197793685842930_3640042004947382558_n-1.mp4
Calling all peat lovers! We are very excited to announce that there are limited bottles of Ardbeg’s Wee Beastie available exclusively for our club members in Bangalore.
This feisty spirit while being complex, packs a mighty set of flavours. We are certainly impressed by Ardbeg’s confidence to unleash this young, 5-year-old single malt, which has been matured in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks.
If you love intense smoky flavours, this one is for you. It has beautiful aromas of cracked black pepper, pine needles, vanilla and honey-glazed ham. The palate offers notes of dark chocolate, tar, smoked bacon, and eucalyptus, and a long salty finish with hints of cocoa and fudge.
📣The first 50 members to purchase this whisky receive a stunning, black, Ardbeg bar kit!
Head to https://bit.ly/3DhBBO1 to book your bottle now!
Booking for the Paul John Christmas edition 2021 for the members of SMAC has been closed for delivery in Mumbai.
Bookings open for members with Bangalore as a pick up location.
Fantastic 4 campaign for the other bottles remain open for all members across
For members who have forgotten your booking ID please check your registered mail for your latest Whisky Statement.
If you do not have a Membership ID please register today at www.smacindia.com/membership
This festive season SMAC goes all out to enhance your celebration by offering you 4 stellar Single Malts. Gift yourself and your dear ones these spectacular whiskies that are set to satiate a range of palates preferences from young & seashore peat to sherry & the much awaited Madeira Christmas cake.
Pre book these fantabulous whiskies and make this festive season a memorable one.
Ardbeg Wee Beastie (Includes a festive offer*)
Paul John Christmas Edition – 2021
Amrut Neidhal
Amrut Amaze III
Some of these as you can see are few left from previous campaigns and are available in very small numbers, booking will be on a first come serve basis.
Link to book: https://forms.gle/zU25QwvKa1LA1VWTA
For members who have forgotten your booking ID please check your registered mail for your latest Whisky Statement.
If you do not have a booking ID please register today at www.smacindia.com/membership
Top 3 Whiskies.
Last week we shared club founder’s 3rd best experience with the Longrow which was his third best whisky of all time. The reason why the whisky is in your top 3 may change from person to person; for him it is the ability of the Whisky to surprise.
His notes:
Today is number 2 which is a Springbank
Springbank 30 year old, bottled for the Milroy Associates. Milroy of Soho on Greek street is wonderful place to spend an evening with friends & drams, and if you dont have friends you are going to make some there!
As a dram Springers are of a very different profile from most whiskies. Generally its notes refer to the ‘funk’ in the whisky, which is difficult to grasp unless you taste. It’s a note which is like drawing from the brine and saltiness of a Talisker (without the peat), some minerals from an Old Pultney. A nose which is as fragrant as a Benriach with some elements of Farclas. A hint of medicine from the Islay whiskies & oilyness of a Clynelish. So yes it has Funk! This was my first ‘big’ Springbank and this one knocked my scoring around as it kept evolving. It has Golden strength on the label and is bottled at 50% abv which is an excellent bottling strength IMHO.
The nose is a combination of a mineral loaded citrus syrup (yes I felt the thickness on the nose!) with soot of a diesel locomotive. Very vibrant and not a shy one.
Mouth – The elements on the nose seem to sort of take a step back and other performers take the centre stage. The oily texture is not huge but enough to keep the minerals and the reek of peat in harmony. It turned quite spirity and showed a bit of rawness for a couple of seconds leaving you gasping before a creaminess takes over. Motor oil like dirtiness with freshness at the same time? Tobacco and leather with just some sherry sweet oils.
Finish – Its one of the whiskies that had the longest finishes experienced and kept me on the hooks for a while. Some Heather and vegetal notes with a bit of chocolate. Rubbery and chewy
Twisted description? It is an understatement
What are your top 3 Whiskies of all time?
Festivities in India are around the corner and I am sure some of you are looking forward to time with family and friends. This is the time that perhaps the celebratory bottles come out! Yes, it’s the time for the best liquid in your stash. Club founder, Hemanth Rao shares his top 3 Whiskies of all time. What’s your top 3? Hemanth Rao’s notes – Longrow from Samaroli
Distilled 1973 and bottled in 1985
12 years old
ABV – 53% One of the most unusual whiskies that I have had ever. The number of layers and wildly different notes that I found in this whisky were outstanding. Right from bacon to minty toffee (Some in India of my time may know this). Plethora of vegetation and brine, add peat and smoke with the minerals and you have a look on your face that makes you wonder if this is really a whisky that you are drinking. Mind you this may not be the easiest whiskies if you dont like peat, a bit of sulphur and minerals; but if you do then its a one to take you to orgasmic levels. The raw natural appeal of this is quite a charm and the 53% while delivering a punch on your palate settles down and the next few sips offer quite some salty and peaty aftertastes. A very unusual note of Indian chutney which I felt was my mind playing tricks but it had “churan” and ginger all over it. Not had the good fortune to have many whiskies from Samaroli but this one showed me why the name is revered in the fraternity. Top class. This whisky makes it to my top 3 as I thought I had largely tasted the usual profiles of all types of whiskies but this made me this as always ingraved in my mind now – ‘Amateur’!
On this edition of Fun Facts…did you know that a dram is not a standard measure of whisky?
GIVEAWAY ALERT! 
Follow these simple steps and you and your friends can stand a chance to win a curated virtual whisky tasting with the professionals. CONTEST DURATION: 25th Oct – 1st Nov*T&C’s apply. Pick the whisky of your choice from the market and have experts from SMAC curate a tasting session for you. The contest is open for participants aged 25 years and above, across the globe.
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Happy dramming
