Tag Archives: Japanese Whisky
Eigashima 5yo, Kiri Cask, 58% – OB for Gaia Flow
I had to look up what kind of Cask a Kiri cask is, but it turns out to be a Japanese white wine cask. This whisky was finished in that for two years, after maturing for the first three years … Continue reading
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Tagged Akashi, Eigashima, Gaia Flow, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Kiri cask, Single Cask, White Oak, Wine cask
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White Oak 5yo, Single Sherry Cask 5117, 50%
When I sold my last bottle of Hanyu a while ago I agreed upon a partial trade as well as moneys. Luckily, when I went to drop off the bottle BP just got a lot of new Japanese whiskies in. … Continue reading
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Tagged Akashi, Eigashima, Japanese Whisky, Sherry Cask, Single Cask, White Oak
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Nikka Yoichi 20 years old, 52%
I’ve reviewed this whisky in the past when I went to a tasting of a bunch of Japanese whiskies at De Whiskykoning. Then I found some interesting notes, but I thought it was time for a do over. Also, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Hokkaido, Japanese Whisky, Nikka, Yoichi
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Yamazaki Limited Edition 2015, 43%
As part of a deal for a bottle I recently sold I could come over the guy who bought it and pick some samples. He’s very focused on Japanese whisky and therefore has some contacts in the land of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, Japanese Whisky, Limited Edition, NAS, Yamazaki
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Yoichi 15, 45%
Yesterday I finished this bottle. I’ve been enjoying it for a while and at some point the time comes to drink the last drop. The drawback of that is that my stash of Japanese whisky is shrinking rapidly. If you … Continue reading
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Malt Fascination 