Japanese Whisky reviews

Well, my first set of notes in a long time. I'd sipped this before I went on hiatus, and have had it a few times since I resumed sipping. Here's hoping that I haven't lost my sense of smell or taste!Nose…

I kinda expected more from this, though it was an okay dram. Yamazaki 18 yrs, though with a different kind of palate, had given a great introduction to Yamazaki, so 12YO was a bit disappointing.Suntory…

Chichibu distillery is located in the town of Chichibu, close to the city of Saitama and about 120 kilometres to the northwest of Tokyo. Ichiro Akuto, the distillery’s charismatic founder, started con…

Warm slow spicy arrival develops a modest long slow fruit and grainy middle with a fast bitter sour finish.

Taketsuru 21 year-old belongs to Nikka’s core range of blended malt whiskies. The term “Pure Malt” indicates that this does not contain any grain whisky but malt whisky from the Miyagikyo and Yoichi…

Taketsuru San is a legend. He worked in Scotland during the early part of the 20th century at Longmorn and then at Hazelburn all the while carefully plotting a plan that would take the whisky world by…