Japanese Whisky reviews

This particular bottle of the Yamazaki 12 was opened well over a year ago and has not only maintained it's elegance but become a little more mature as well. For example it's not as floral as I remember…

from a purchased sampleNose; Rather malty and on traces of peat and more subtle hints of sherry. Lots of white wine. Lightly chalky chardonnay. The sherry is so faint that, as Ferris Buehler would say…

I’m still an amateur when it comes to Japanese whiskies, but I recently had the chance to try something quite rare and lovely. The 2013 release of the Hakushu Sherry Cask is a limited release, and I…

Nose: Syrupy and tightly wound cherries latrices. Brown sugar soup. Soy sauce, smoked Chinese pork ribs (light sulfur?) Moss, earthy mushrooms and old, nourished forest. A little closed, too. With time…

Nikka Gold & Gold was launched in 1968 and for a long time seems to have been one of the figureheads of Nikka blended whiskies. Nowadays it is not so easy to find. These tasting notes were compiled from…

A good friend of mine recently brought me a gift. Half a bottle of whisky that he had recently purchased that he thought that I should try.You see we're whisky friends. Our friendship started when he…