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Whisky Reviews
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Yamazaki 1996-2009, Selected by Isetan, Barrel no. AW70049, Location Ohmi Aging Cellar, 56-E-21-8, Bottle no. 063, 57% abv.
Nose: initially boiled vegetables, legumes, vines, some salt, sugar, and then most components turn into honey, cinnamon, ginger, oranges, drie... -
Yamazaki 1994-2009, Barrel no. 4R70208, Ohmi Aging Cellar 56-W-2-10, Bottle no. 046, 63% abv.
Nose: light perfume, boiled peaches, with time it is dominated by high alcohol sherry elements, crystalized fruit, hints of salt, becomes quit... -
Suntory 謎 "Nazo", b.2000, Special Marriage Whisky, Warehouse 37-17-1, Barrel no. EGハ8001, 43% abv.
Brand new bottle. Originally not for sale, but online sources say it was sold for ¥5000? According to the label it is Yamazaki, but the barten... -
Mars Komagatake, 1988-2014, Sherry Cask no. 568, 498 bottles, 46% abv.
This 26 year old Japanese Whisky... from Mars... heard these are hit or miss, with misses mostly coming from those non-conventional bottle sha... -
Suntory Single Cask Whisky 1998 Yamazaki , 1998-2013, Sherry Butt no. CM 70012, Bottle no. 243, 54% abv.
Had this in 2018, after a row of Mac 25s and 30s.Nose: caramel, honey, strong sherry flavors, raisins everywhere, sour syrup, later on a sou... -
Suntory Single Cask Whisky 1996 Yamazaki, 1996-2011, Ohmi Aging Cellar, Sherry Butt no. AX 70015, Bottle no. 264, 59% abv.
Had this in 2018, after a row of Mac 25s and 30s, and the Yama CM 70012 posted previously.Nose: intense sherry, major dried fruits, earthy, co... -
Mars Komagatake 30 Year Old, 1986-2016, American White Oak, 1137 Bottles, 61% abv.
One of the legendary San-in.Nose: white chocolate, sweet cream, squeezed grapes, dried strawberries, prunes, syrup, a little floral, honey and... -
Chichibu 6 Year Old, 2011-2017, Ichiro's Malt, Bottled for Whisky Talk Fukuoka 2017, 1st Barrel: Bourbon Barrel, 2nd Barrel: Beer Barrel, 20/242, 59.5% abv.
One of the famous Whisky Talk Fukuoka bottlings, this one being from the "Moon and Vanishing Animals" (月と失われゆく動物) series. This animal is the A... -
Chichibu 3 Year Old, 2009-2012, Ichiro's Malt, Port Pipe, 180 bottles, 61% abv.
Apparently there is another bottling for 2013 that did not fare as well, but had a bottle count of 4200... which is massive considering this w... -
Hanyu, 1991-2011, Ichiro's Malt, Cask no. 5722, Bottle no. 96, 58.2% abv.
Wow, an older Ichiro's Malt showcasing Hanyu. This could have been a reject from the infamous card series?!?! Interestingly I tend to prefer C... -
Chichibu, 2012-2018, Ichiro's Malt, Bottled for Shinanoya 200th Bottling, Ex Peated bourbon barrel no. 2113, 40/199, 64.1% abv.
This was my last bottle for the night in 2018. It was the usual epic tasting.Nose: major toast, burnt vanilla, chocolate covered sour fruits, ... -
Fuji Gotemba, "Fujisanroku", 18 Year Old, 43% abv.
Front label was removed for personal reasons. This is a "malt" if I read the back label correctly.. The Fuji-Gotemba distillery is owned by th...
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