Japanese Whisky reviews

It's been a few years since the boom yet the grip of anything Japanese whisky adjacent hasn't loosened. It can be hard to find any whisky from known Japanese distiller/producers and even harder to find…

This is a fresh bottle of Nikka Whisky from the Barrel. Being fresh, I've let it sit for about 30min before giving it any attention. I'm acting as a mule for this bottle for someone in a board controlled…

Nikka is cutting even more into their output to be able to re-launch Yoichi and Miyagikyo with an age statement in due course. At this point in time, this bottle is the only one with an age on the label…

The world has gone completely mad about the Chichibu releases, that sell for big bucks… if you first won a ballot to be allowed to buy a bottle, that is. It does not get any crazier than this. This is…

A rather elaborate name for a 4 years old malt, wouldn’t you say? They are mighty proud at Mars’ of the fact that this is a sherry butt that matured in their warehouses in Tsunuki. Well, it’s more than…

Shinshu Mars released this single malt, distilled in 2011, in 2016. It first matured on bourbon- and sherry casks and then got a finish on Japanese red wine casks from Yamanashi. The malt is 5 years old…

Since 2011 spirit trickles from the stills at Shinshu Mars and for this Double Cellars a vatting was made from malt that matured in warehouses from Shinshu and Tsunuki, hence the name. There are two…

There is not a lot to be found about this whisky. The blend is ‘produced’ by the San Food Company from Nishizakicho, Itoman, Okinawa on the very southern coast of Japan. The company is active in the…

At Domo Bar, Madrid, Nov 16 2015, writting down my impressions beside the NYT crossword.It pours golden to copperish. Very sweet aromas of banana, caramel, muesli and molasses. Mouthfeel is both soft and…

On ice at Dry Martini Bar, Madrid.A cloudy yellowish amber pour with nice oiley streaks.Aroma is quite intense: sweetish (vanilla), citrusy (kumquat, yuzu), licorice, iron, even (and I'm gonna get a lot…