Japanese Whisky reviews

I dare to say, in my humble opinion... The Yamazaki 18 is the best whisky i've ever had. Ok, now that i have cleared that out of my chest lets move on. The arrival is intense. Waves of vanilla, honey and…

Yamazaki distillery was established in 1923 by the Kotobukiya Company, owned by Shinjiro Torii. It is located in Yamazaki, a small town situated between Kyoto and Osaka. Production started in 1924 with…

This is the whisky that began my journey of single malts. For years I've drank the regulars: JW Black Label,Pinch, Glenlivet 12, Glenfiddich 12,etc. When I was first introduced to The Yamazaki 12, it was…

It is hard to resist this whisky from the get-go simply by the looks of it. The bottle is one of the nicest bottles/decanters out on the market today and it shows in this whisky's popularity. However…

I have had both this and the Hibiki 12 for quite some time and have tasted both separately and together in comparison.I think many would take the Hibiki over this one because it is more appealing in both…

Karuizawa distillery was established in 1955 by the Mercian Wine Company. Mercian owned a former vineyard and decided to convert this into a small traditional distillery. Apparently the location at…