Whisky Reviews

  There’s been an emerging trend where we see a convergence between the whisky and art world. This seems to have begun with a niche group of Europ...

  Suntory's Tsukuriwake Selection had originally started off on the premise of showcasing a deconstruction of the beloved Suntory whiskies, starti...

   It seems like Suntory's still in a rather celebratory mood over the recent major milestone of its Yamazaki Distillery having hit its 100th anni...

  Disclaimer alert before starting this review: this is perhaps – in my whisky journey thus far – the whisky I have hyped up to myself the most. T...

  This is a relatively obscure Yamazaki single malt release under the Suntory umbrella. It is probably the cheapest age-stated high-proof Yamazaki...

  Ah two Japanese single malt expressions from the famous independent bottler, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), that I thought I'll never be...

  Quietly, Suntory released, pretty much unannounced, a pair of domestic duty free NAS bottlings - one from Yamazaki and the other from Hakushu - ...

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

    Nose: initially boiled vegetables, legumes, vines, some salt, sugar, and then most components turn into honey, cinnamon, ginger, oranges, drie...

    Nose: light perfume, boiled peaches, with time it is dominated by high alcohol sherry elements, crystalized fruit, hints of salt, becomes quit...

      Had this in 2018, after a row of Mac 25s and 30s.Nose: caramel, honey, strong sherry flavors, raisins everywhere, sour syrup, later on a sou...

    Had this in 2018, after a row of Mac 25s and 30s, and the Yama CM 70012 posted previously.Nose: intense sherry, major dried fruits, earthy, co...