Japanese Whisky reviews

Colour is significantly darker than the previous tastes ... sherry influence. Nose is vanilla, butterscotch and some flower blossom aromas. Relatively simple (two note I guess). First taste follows the…

Colour is a fairly pale golden. Nose seems a little sweet and figgy. Very dusty and dry (like a sangiovese) with a hint of invert sugar. Like a molasses cookie. Finishes with a touch of fire and warmth…

For this ‘Single Coffey Malt’ experiment, Nikka used a Coffey still, also known as contiuous still, the large industrial column still used for the production of grain whiskies. At the time of distilla…

The Chichibu was founded as recently as 2007. This new make was distilled in May 2008 and bottled in October 2009, produced from non Braemer non-peated barley. It matured for a year on a bourbon barrel…

Nikka, founded by Masataka Taketsuru, has two distilleries. Miyagikyo (founded in 1969) on the main island of Japan and this Yoichi (founded in 1934, pronounced ‘yo-ee-chee’ with the emphasis on the…

Nikka picked up quite some important prizes at several competition in the last decennium. The 10 Year Old was named ‘Best of the Best’ in 2001 and the 15 Year Old got a gold medal at the 2010 Internat…