Japanese Whisky reviews

So its uni holidays and I've ventured down to the good town of Melbourne for some solid R&R. After conquering an entire bottle of JD Tennessee Honey and a Japanese bar which's lavatory featured relieving…

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Hakushu distillery is located in the Southern Japanese Alps and is owned by Suntory, one of the big two Japanese single malt distillers. The distillery started operating in 1973 on the 50th anniversary…

This has been a favourite of mine for quite some time. It has been matured in a complex mixture of casks including ex-sherry, ex-bourbon and mizunara oak.The nose has got a heavily sherried profile. Wow…

Hibiki is a mix of different malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries as well as of grain whisky from the Chita distillery.The nose is quite floral, with plenty of vanilla, a hint of…

I bought the Hibiki 12 and 17yo at Christmas and really enjoyed their silky smoothness but thought they lacked a little kick. The Nikka from the Barrel sorted that out and is in my top five, now I've…