Japanese Whisky reviews

A pure malt which is primarily made from Yochi malt. No age statement and no statement as to the other ingredients.* Nose: Marzipan, peaches, nectarines and golden syrup come first, underneath there are…

Nose: Lemon curd and lots of campfire smoke , sweet peat and an earthy Element too. Ground black pepper as well. Given blind I would guess this is a young Caol ila maybe because of the lemony sort of…

Nose : Sweet almost Bourbon-like notes here. banana . Demerara sugar. lovely actually. some cinnamon too. I like this nose very very much, it feels much richer than the 40% ABV, lovely stuff.Palate:…

I have yet to come across a Japanese whisky that I didn't like. Sure, some are better than others but generally any expression with Kanji symbols on the label is going to be good. And so is the case with…

I haven’t tried much in the way of Japanese whiskies. This will be my first review of one. In keeping with the blend kick I’ve been on lately, I figured I’d start off with the Hibiki 12. Admittedly, the…

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…