All Whisky reviews

Having been inspired to review my miniature of Auchentoshan 18 by @Markjedi1, it was suggested to me that I try the Valinch. Sadly, it is no longer available, but @Astroke came to the rescue (twice now…

Raymond Armstrong and a group of partners restarted this mothballed distillery around the turn of the century. Unfortunately, with severe limitations by Diageo on what could be produced (part of the…

I was tasting some miniatures with my younger brother a few days ago, we were sharing some ideas and my brother said he doesn't get that why everybody is drinking Johnnie Walker and it's overrated. So…

Taketsuru is a blended malt composed of both Yoichi and Myagikyo malts and named after the founder of the Nikka concern, Masetaka Taketsuru. Their standard bottling used to be a 12 Year Old, but the…

Due to a shortage of Japanese whisky, Nikka withdrew all age statement off the market. Hence Yoichi and Miyagikyo are now released as NAS bottlings. This bottle has been around for a while and is the…

The Togouchi 12 Year Old is a Japanese blend that consists of 40% Scottish single malt and 60% Canadian grain. The casks were, after importing, naturalised - so to speak - and put to sleep in a long and…

Chugoku Jozo calls their whisky Togouchi, after the city where it matures. Togouchi, by the way, merged with two other cities and together they became Akiota. Just so that you know what to look for on…

Both Yoichi and Miyagikyo single malts are distilled in traditional pot stills, but the company Nikka also has several column stills as well, called Coffey stills. Those are used to create both grain and…

Both Yoichi and Miyagikyo single malts are distilled in traditional pot stills, but the company Nikka also has several column stills as well, called Coffey stills. Those are used to create both grain and…

The Pure Malt Black from Nikka, should it have been a Scottish product, would have to be called Blended Malt Black. It is composed with mostly Yoichi malt whisky, but upholstered with peated malt of…