Whisky Reviews

    This is a vatting of Yoichi single malt from 1990 to 1999 and bottled around 2014/15. This means 16 to 25 year-old Yoichi went into this and b...

    Tasting Notes Nose: Chinese herbal broth (ginger, liquorice, angelica root, coriander seed, lotus seed, Chinese yam) with chicken, aloe vera, ...

    This is a very old Tomintoul selected by Luc Timmermans for the Malaysian market. It is gorgeously mellow yet unabashedly tropical. Nose: Exqu...

  I recently found myself returning to the comforting embrace of Samsu Huay Kuan (三蒸會館), a snug specialty spirits bar sitting in a quiet corner of...

    Yoichi, Sherry & Sweet, 55% abv.I haven't been to the distillery, or any Nikka distilleries for that matter, but I heard these were only s...

    Nikka 10yo, Cask no. 31886, 58% abv.The label says its from the Sendai Miyagikyo plant/company, so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say its...

    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...

  You know you’re no longer young when a “well-aged” whisky is made close to, or after your birth year. I recently found myself returning to the ...