Whisky Reviews

  For this year’s Whisky Live Paris and Whisky Live Singapore, Chichibu Distillery unveiled a very pretty series of single cask whiskies in collabo...

  Few things truly capture the Japanese spirit of craftsmanship and persistence as this expression, which was aged for 18 years exclusively in val...

  If Yamazaki single malts stand as the embodiment of rich and robust Japanese craftsmanship, Hakushu single malts dance to a lighter, grassier, m...

Shirakawa Distillery is a step-sibling of the legendary Karuizawa Distillery. Its single malt is the earliest vintage of Japanese single malt that...

  It has long been said that climate plays an important role in the maturation process of aged spirits, significantly affecting the taste. Just ha...

Fruity and Spicy       Since my earlier reviews of the Shizuoka Prologue K and Prologue W, well-meaning connoisseurs have expressed some concern ...

  Thought I'd open this up tonight, I've got the aged statements stashed away, but picked this up in duty free a few months back. Very similar to ...

Fragrant and Floral      Score one of the best whiskies to come out of Japan in years here!   It’s been a quiet few years for the Japanese whisky ...

Fruity and Spicy Note: We have assigned every bottle we review to one of five Flavour Camps, based on the most dominant flavours found. The Flavou...