Whisky Reviews

  Karuizawa 12, Blend of 31 to 12 Year Whiskies, 40% abv.Says it won IWSC Gold on the label. In my last post I offered a semi-summary of the comp...

  Karuizawa 15, old bottle.This vatted release hails from the days of old, before the domimeering blitzkrieg of Karuizawa single casks from Numbe...

  Chichibu, b.2015, Ichiro's Malt, Solera Aged Pure Malt, Wine Wood Reserve, Ghost Series No. 6, 23/28, 59.5% abv.The Ghost Series was started in...

  Karuizawa 16, 1995-2012, Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary, Japanese Wine Cask No. 5006, 180 bottles, 69.3% abv.This is the sister label t...

  Chichibu, 2009-2016, Malt Dream Cask exclusively bottled for Cask and Still, 332-0021, ex-bourbon MDC 541, 176/193, 61.8% abv.Cask and Still is...

  Karuizawa Asama, 1999/2000, 50.5% abv.From what I understand, the Asama releases were made using 77 sherry butts (or European oak sherry casks?...

  Ichiro's Malt & Grain, Bar Ashiyanikki 30+1 Anniversary, Bourbon Barrel No. 5765, 12/241, 54.7% abv.This is for a bar in Kobe, Japan. Was t...

  Ichiro's Malt & Grain, World Blended Whisky, Limited Edition, 48% abv.Supposedly this is a blend of Chichibu with grain whisky from unknown...

  Miyagikyo, Moscatel Wood Finish, 2017, 46% abv.This is an interesting release. In the later part of 2017, Nikka released Yoichi and Miyagikyo M...

  Chichibu 5, 2010-2015, Ichiro's Malt, Blackadder, ex Cognac Cask No. 745, 105/289, 61.4% abv.Nose: a thick purple fruit based syrup, great body...

  Mars, Phoenix and the Sun, 2012-2015, Bottled for Whisky Talk, Bourbon Cask No. 1490, 206 bottles, 61% abv.This is the first of the Phoenix and...

  Chichibu 7, 2010-2018, Galaxy Express 999,  Cask No. 711, 49/188, 61.3% abv.The label depicts an anime back in the late 70s about the adventure...