Japanese Whisky reviews

The color is a dark, rich gold for such a light-tasting whiskey, suggesting artificial coloring, but I honestly have no clue. The nose is sharply fruity, with a zing of passion fruit and tart white fruit…

This is like velvet on the palate. Oily enough to create nice, soft velvet coating without being too oily. Creamy texture with good flavours – dark and sweet notes."Like Some Velvet Morning" came to my…

Tasting NotesAppearance: Honey goldNose: Insistent Sweet, floral, tropical fruits, mild honeyPalate: Smooth and steady Starts sweet, developing spiciness initially, fruity, creamy, mild citrusFinish:…

This is a blend of malts from the now-closed Hanyu distillery which were finished in a French oak cask that contained Japanese red wine. The vatting and bottling took place at Chichibu distillery in 2010…

This expression was first released in Spring 2014. It's a NAS which benefits from being matured in Bordeaux wine casks for 3 years. This has then been added with some older spirit matured in sherry casks…

Akashi whisky is produced at the White Oak distillery that is located in Akashi, close to the city of Kobe in Japan. The distillery was founded by Eigashima Shuzo in 1888 with the aim to produce sake and…