Tag Archives: Japan
Yamazaki 1993-2008, 15yo, 62%, Heavily Peated
This single cask from Yamazaki stood there, on The Whisky Exchange’s website in 2008, staring me in the eye. You know, back in the day where a hundred bucks could buy you good Japanese whisky, from all over the spectrum. … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Yamazaki
Tagged 1993, Heavily Peated, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Single Cask, Suntory, The Cask of Yamazaki, Yamazaki
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Nikka Miyagikyo 1989-2007, 18yo, 60%, single cask #105419
It’s been a while since I did a new review and that’s because two of my wisdom teeth were pulled last week. Alcohol wasn’t a really good idea with the painkillers I got and somehow even without the pain medication … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Miyagikyo, Nikka
Tagged 18yo, 1989, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Miyagikyo, Nikka, Sendai, Single Cask
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Heelslaying, or bottle ends in March
When the year started I announced how much smaller my collection had to be by the end of the year. Then, as more people were planning such escapades there was a twitter hashtag with updates on emptied bottles. I posted … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, FEW, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Linkwood, Undisclosed
Tagged Aberfeldy, Arran, Blair Athol, Blended Whisky, Bottoms Up, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, Corsica, Dutch Courage, Evanston, FEW, Gin, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Old Tom Gin, Private Cask, Prometheus, Retro Labels, Rye Whiskey, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shinshu Mars, SMWS, Suntory, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, USA, Wemyss, Whisky Site, Whiskybase, Zuidam
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Mars Komagatake, The Revival 2011, 58%
With a name and age like this you would be inclined to think this is some joke from Glenglassaugh. Or maybe GlenDronach, but then it would have to be older. Five times older to be precise. This sample was a … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Shinshu Mars
Tagged Bottle Share, Free Sample, Japan, Komagatake, Mars, Revival, Shinshu Mars
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2015
I realized a while ago that this 5th edition of the Hielander Whisky Festival is also the fifth time I’m there. So so far I didn’t miss a single one. I think this is something to keep up. This year, … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Armorik, Arran, Balvenie, Blair Athol, Cambus, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Mortlach, Tomatin, Yoichi
Tagged Armorik, Arran, Balvenie, Blackadder, Blair Athol, Cambus, Clan Denny, Clynelish, Dailuaine, Distillery Only, Dutch Connection, French Whisky, Glen Garioch, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Grain Whisky, Hielander, Hielander Whisky Festival, Highlands, Japan, Jurgen's Whiskyhuis, Kintra, Lochranza, Millésime, Mortlach, Samaroli, Signatory, Speyside, Texelse Brouwerij, Tomatin, Uisge Beatha Taich, Warenghem, Yoichi
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The annual Bottom’s Up tasting at De Whiskykoning
This year I was invited again to join the Bottoms Up tasting in Den Bosch. Yesterday was the date and after a nicely long train journey I walked through my old home town to get to the shop just in time. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Malt, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Ardbeg, Bakery Hill, Ben Nevis, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Craigellachie, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenlossie, Linlithgow, Mortlach, St. Magdalene
Tagged Akashi, American Whiskey, Ancient Old Kentucky, Ardbeg, Ardbog, Authentic Collection, Blackadder, Bourbon, Cadenhead, Cadenhead's, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Craigellachie, Feis Ile, Glenburgie, Glenfarclas, Glenlossie, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Islands, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Linlithgow, Lowlands, Millennium Bottling, Mortlach, Raw Cask, Speyside, St. Magdalene, USA, White Oak
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Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013, 48%
So here it goes. Before I go into full year-review-mode I wanted to get this under my belt so I can add it to my lists, if it turns out Jim Murray is on to something. He called this his … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Yamazaki
Tagged Free Sample, Japan, Jim Murray, Sherry Cask, Whisky Bible, Yamazaki
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Karuizawa Noh, 1980-2013, 59.2%, cask #3565
Like yesterday’s Mars Shinshu whisky I got this in a trade of some samples I did with a fellow Usquebaugh Society member last Sunday when we were at the Zuidam distillery to select our next club bottling. More on that … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa
Tagged Closed Distillery, Japan, Karuizawa, Kirin, Sherry Butt
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Shinshu Mars, 1992-2004, 43%, cask #1124
That’s a nice way to be introduced to a distillery you haven’t tried before. Trade a sample, and have it turn out to be a single cask as well! A split cask, by the looks of it on Whiskybase, since … Continue reading
Bottoms Up!
Tonight a couple of friends and I are going to try and get my open-bottle-count down somewhat. Since I’ve been trying to do this on my own last year I found that a) it doesn’t work that well, and b) … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Compass Box, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hazelburn, Jim Beam, Karuizawa, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Old Potrero, Port Ellen
Tagged 18th Century Style, Anchor Brewery, Blended Whisky, Campbeltown, Compass Box, CV, Douglas Laing, Elements of Islay, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Great King Street, Hazelburn, Highlands, Islay, Japan, Jim Beam, Kamiasobi, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Noh, Number One Drinks, Old Potrero, Port Ellen, Provenance, Rye, San Francisco, Speciality Drinks Limited, Speyside, Springbank, Straight Bourbon, The Ultimate, The Whisky Exchange, Van Wees
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