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Tag Archives: Number One Drinks
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 Spirit, 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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Karuizawa 1984, #3663, 56.8% – Speciality Drinks Ltd.
As most people who friended me on Facebook will probably have realized I got ‘my’ bottle of Karuizawa 1984 in yesterday. I say ‘my’ in a reserved way, since I am the one who got it, but it actually is … Continue reading
Posted in Karuizawa
Tagged Japan, Karuizawa, Number One Drinks, Speciality Drinks Ltd., The Whisky Exchange
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Karuizawa, Noh Whisky, 1977-2008, 62.8%
The Karuizawas that came out when they were only starting to get popular were bottlings that were of stunning quality, and fairly affordable compared to a lot of other bottlings by Scottish distilleries. Those times have come and gone and … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa
Tagged Ama the Fisher-girl, Japan, Kamiasobi, Karuizawa, La Maison du Whisky, Noh Whisky, Number One Drinks, Sherry Butt
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My favourite whiskies of 2013
I see a lot of blog(ger)s out there have already started their end-of-year lists rating some of their most favourite whiskies of the annum. I’ve been doing the same since I started so I can’t lag behind now, can I? … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Grain Whisky, - Irish Whiskey, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Balblair, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, GlenDronach, High West, Invergordon, Karuizawa, Lagavulin, Midleton, Springbank, Zuidam
Tagged American Prairie Reserve, Balblair, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Campbeltown, Douglas Laing, Feis Ile, Four Roses, Glen Scotia, Grain Whisky, High West, Highlands, Invergordon, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Japan, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Lagavulin, Limited Edition, Master of Malt, Midleton, Millstone, Netherlands, Number One Drinks, Old Particular, Small Batch, Springbank, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Whisky Exchange, USA, Wealth Solutions, Zuidam
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Karuizawa Noh, 32yo, 1976-2009, 63%, cask #6719
Ever since I tried my first Karuizawa I’ve been a fan of this distillery’s products. The first one wasn’t even one from a rich sherry cask like only they knew how to do. It was a Japanese wine cask. One … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Karuizawa
Tagged Hagoromo, Karuizawa, Noh, Number One Drinks
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Karuizawa 1964, 57.7% – Number One Drinks
Short review: Best whisky ever. Long review: When I saw the first reviews of the Karuizawa 1964 from Number One Drinks, Wealth Solutions and Master of Malt it did cross my mind that there was a chance I would get … Continue reading
Posted in Karuizawa
Tagged Karuizawa, Master of Malt, Number One Drinks, Wealth Solutions
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Top drams of 2012
Just as I did last year, the last week of December is spent on reviewing everything that’s happened during this solar orbit. Yesterday I listed my favorite records of 2012, and today it’s time for the top whiskies. Again, like … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Balvenie, BenRiach, Glenfarclas, Glenturret, Karuizawa, Longmorn
Tagged Balvenie, BenRiach, Black Label, Glenfarclas, Glenturret, Gordon & MacPhail, Johnnie Walker, Master of Malt, Number One Drinks, The Whisky Exchange, Tun 1858, Usquebaugh Society, Wealth Solutions
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