Whisky Reviews

  Fire Bringer, Caol Ila 9 years bottled 2015. Tomomi Kobayashi. Chosen by Shinanoya to commemorate the 25th anniversary of SaGa (video game). No...

  Ichiro's malt Chichibu the peated 2016. There were 6,350 bottles produced at 54.5% abv. This product is crazy everywhere except the US for some...

  Springbank 8, Old Bottle, Export, 43% abv.Bottled around 1980/81.Nose: body is mostly BBQ seasoning, vines, a sort of BBQ sauce or worchester s...

  Ardbeg 10, Ardbeg Distillery Limited, 46% abv.This shot was a treat from the MWD Kyushu and Tokyo Area Managers.Nose: smoke, honey, wood, sligh...

  Longmorn-Glenlivet, 1963-2003, Gordon & MacPhail, 40% abv.This is a G&M licensed bottling.Nose: great body, well balanced, red and gold...

  Collectivum XXVIII, 57.3% abv.Part of Diageo's 2017 Special Releases. The first blend in the series and consists of all 28 operational malt whi...

  Caol Ila 10, 2006, Bottled for Club Qing, Hogshead no. 302870, 59/119, 50.8% abv.Club Qing is considered one of the top whisky bars in Hong Kon...

  Longmorn 25, d.1992, The Whisky Agency,  Three Rivers Tokyo, Matured in Hogshead, 273 bottles, 48.1% abv.The Whisky Agency is a German IB that ...

  Tomatin 36, First Fill Spanish Oloroso Sherry Butts & Traditional Oak Casks, Bottle no. 510/800, 46% abv.I am not sure which batch this is ...

  Glen Elgin 37, 1975, Sapporo The Bow Bar, Satsuma Kinko, (Kinko & The Bow Bar), Friendship bottling, Bourbon Barrel, 21/95, 42.1% abv.This ...

  Before Karuizawa was shutdown and Number One Drinks took all the remaining casks, there were releases like this bottle. These are not as famous ...

  Brora 23, Signatory Vintage, 1981-2005, Sherry butt no. 1555, 209/535, 58.2% abv.The bartender recommended this bottling over all his other Bro...