Whisky Reviews

  Chichibu 2008-2009, Single Malt Newborn Double Matured, Cask No. 445, 221/359, 61.4% abv.This "newborn" used Braemar non-peated barley and was ...

  Chichibu 2009, Single Malt Newborn Heavily Peated, Cask No. 451, 315/360, 61.3% abv.This "newborn" used Optic heavily peated barley and was mat...

  Chichibu 2008-2009, Single Malt Newborn Double Matured, Cask No. 447, 108/352, 61.3% abv.This "newborn" used Braemar non-peated barley and was ...

  Kawasaki 1981-2009, Ichiro's Choice, Refill Sherry Butts, 87/710, 62.4% abv.Kawasaki is considered the sister distillery to Karuizawa and produ...

  Hanyu, 2000-2013, Ichiro's Malt, Kanda Bartender's Choice, Barrel No. 959, 160/303, 60.9% abv.Supposedly finished in a cognac barrel. Bottled f...

  Hanyu, 2000-2014, 伊知郎, Ichiro's Malt, Cask No. 531, 58.5% abv.Bottled for Isetan (major department store in Japan), is cognac cask finished, an...

  Hanyu 14, 2000-2014, Salon de Shimaji, Ichiro's Malt Pen × Shinanoya, 3rd Release, Mizunara Heads No. 1504, 37/293, 57.7% abv.Katsuhiko Shimaji...

  Hanyu 2000-2016, Number One Drinks Company, Red Oak Hogshead No. 359, 56.6% abv.Interestingly, Number One Drinks Company, the venture that boug...

  Chichibu, 2011-2017, Ichiro's Malt The Game 7, Shinanoya Private Bottling 10th Anniversary, Madeira Hogshead No. 1370, 176/260, 61.3% abv.Shina...

  Hanyu, 1988-2014, Ichiro's Malt The Game 6,  Shinanoya Private Bottling 10th Anniversary, Hogshead No. 471, 181/192, 51.9% abv.Shinanoya releas...

  Glendronach 10, 2002-2012, Bourbon Barrel No. 833, 213/238, 56.9% abv.A pretty unqiue offering as GD single casks are usually sherried.Nose: ve...

This one is from batch 11 of the BenRiach single cask range. The bartender suggested this one, as I was still new to the BenRiach single cask rang...