When the whisky speaks clearly – Ardbeg Embassy and SMWS

It starts already in January. A door opens, not to a room, but to a series of evenings where glass clinks like little secrets and time softens around us.

At Ardbeg Embassy, we gather month after month to continue the adventure that began in a Scottish kitchen in the 80s, when a few friends discovered what single casks could really do to a person. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was born out of curiosity, friends and a lemonade bottle filled with sherry-like magic. That first shock of pure, undiluted taste — we carry it forward every time we meet.

That's why every tasting here in Stockholm feels like a new chapter in the same book: one that always smells of oak, ideas and good stories.

In the spring of 2026, we will hold our tastings in our usual location, in the safe walls of Ardbeg Embassy, where the warmth of the bar and the chatter of whisky people form the perfect backdrop. Always at 6:00 PM, always on the last Thursday of the month — as a promise to put the world on pause for a while and let the flavors take over.

Here is your calendar for spring:
• January 29, 2026
• February 26, 2026
• March 26, 2026
• April 23, 2026
• May 27, 2026
• June 24, 2026

As usual, SMWS members get their whisky at a reduced price, and the tasting fee is 500/550 SEK. The discount is, as it should be, on the SMWS whisky itself. For questions, bookings or just shouts of joy, Ardbeg Embassy is at info@ardbegembassy.se.

Each date is just a headline right now — but you know we'll fill them with themes, dram choices, and little stories that emerge as we see which bottlings land. Until then, this is your reminder to reserve the evenings where we return to the simple: whiskey in its purest form, people in their most curious state, and an adventure that continues as long as someone raises a glass.

And when you put these dates in your calendar, you're saving more than times and places. These are evenings that want to become memories. Evenings where we together drive the SMWS journey forward — one drama, one story, one bout of laughter at a time.

Spring 2026 is not about filling the seats. It is about creating energy. About letting Ardbeg Embassy become the place where more people than ever discover what single cask can do to the atmosphere in a room. We are going for a spring that pulses with curiosity, laughter, knowledge and that special glow that only occurs when the whisky, the people and the moment are completely in sync.

So save the dates, lock the calendar, and invite those who should be there. We'll raise our glasses in January and let the rest of spring be a showcase of how high we can aim when we do it together.

Now we're making spring 2026 the season that breaks all records — not out of luck, but out of pure whisky joy.

Register: chabbe@ardbegembassy.se