Whisky Reviews

    Miyagikyo, 45% abv.A few decades ago, Miyagikyo produced some of the best whisky Japan had to offer, but with the popularization of Japanese w...

    Evermore 21yo, d.2001, Kirin-Seagram, No. 07772, 40% abv.A blend from Kirin Fuji Gotemba distillery. I heard this is the result of a collabora...

      Suntory Whisky Excellence, 80th anniversary of Suntory, Neck label 2886, 43% abv.Apparently this bottle was released to celebrate the 80th a...

    Mars Komagatake Limited Edition, b.2019, 48% abv.Says it was distilled in Miyada, Nagano? Drank in 2020.Nose: a good amount of apple cider, fr...

    Mars Maltage "Cosmo", b.2019, Manzanilla Sherry Cask Finish, 42% abv.Interesting that it's blended but also finished in manzanilla. These malt...

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    I managed to make it to The Malt Affair for the second year running and had a blast. The Malt Affair is an annual community-led whisky fest in...

  Ichiro's Malt, or Chichibu Distillery, based in the Saitama Prefecture and established by Ichiro Akuto, has been inarguably the most successful ...

  Ahh we're well in the Golden Age of Kanosuke!  Kanosuke has been highly praised in this new wave of Japanese whisky distilleries hitting the mar...

  This is Edition #2 of Kanosuke's Artist Series, which is inspired by the Japanese Five Elements Philosophy as a holistic way of life, and from t...

  Whisky Talk Fukuoka is one of the most highly anticipated whisky festivals not just in Japan but globally, with many fans flying in simply to at...

  Kanosuke has been lit to say the least. Getting really popular and building a real cult following. And the proof is in the pudding, they make re...