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Shindo Experimental 01 Single Malt: We Taste Test Japan's Most Fermentation-Obsessed Whisky That Just Might Redefine the Next Era of Craft Spirits
July 21, 2025
Kunikiku Amazake (国菊甘酒), Hiramatsu Sake (比良松), Sen Nen No Nemuri Mugi (Barley) Shochu (千年の眠り), Takamine Koji Whiskey, Amagi Rum, Shindo Japanese...
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Tasting Through Shizuoka Distillery's Pot Still K Japanese Barley 2003 & 2004, Pot Still K Imported Barley 2024, Pot Still W Imported Barley 2024, Pot Still W Japanese Barley 2024 & United S 2023 Summer
June 10, 2025
The entrance – do you spot the Eagle Rare cask? Recently, local Singaporean distributor INTERCO-MLE held a tasting flight of Shizuoka whisky. The ...
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Is Hibiki 30 Worth Its Cult Status? Our Take on Japan’s Most Prestigious Blended Whisky
April 20, 2025
The 1980s marked a period of heady optimism in Japan with a miraculously booming economy and a people increasingly drawn to finer things in life...
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Taste Testing Nagahama Single Malt Second Batch, Third Batch & Amahagan Edition No. 1
December 1, 2024
We last spoke about Nagahama quite some time ago - at the time there were just 8 distilleries in Japan when the craft beer brewery had just abou...
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Taste Testing The Yoichi Distillery Exclusive Key Malts Series: Woody & Vanillic; Peaty & Salty; Sherry & Sweet
October 29, 2024
When people see or hear about Nikka whisky, what comes to mind might be the more commonly seen blends like Nikka From the Barrel, Nikka Days, ...
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- Japan
- Nikka
- Single Malt
- Whisky
- Yoichi
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Taste Testing The Miyagikyo Distillery Exclusive Key Malts Series: Fruity & Rich; Malty & Soft; Sherry & Sweet
October 29, 2024
When people see or hear about Nikka whisky, what comes to mind might be the more commonly seen blends like Nikka From the Barrel, Nikka Days, T...
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- Japan
- Miyagikyo
- Nikka
- Single Malt
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Nikka 12 Years Old
July 22, 2024
Upon first discovering the world of Japanese whisky, Nikka was actually the first brand I truly started to search for. If memory serves me corre...
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Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Single Cask Blended Whisky, Exclusively for La Maison du Whisky, Cask #14838, 60.2% ABV
February 17, 2024
Today we've got a very nicely labelled Ichiro's Malt & Grain Single Cask World Blended Whisky that's specially bottled for La Maison du Whis...
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Kawasaki 1982, 29 Year Old, Sherry Butt #7414, bottled for Whisky Live Tokyo 2011, 65.5% ABV
August 31, 2023
I was very lucky to be poured a sample of this single grain from a ghost distillery located in Chichibu. Highly sherried and with an incredibl...
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Shizuoka Contact S Single Malt, 55.5% ABV
March 20, 2022
Fruity and Spicy Since my earlier reviews of the Shizuoka Prologue K and Prologue W, well-meaning connoisseurs have expressed some concern ...
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Karuizawa, 1982-2008, Number One Drinks Company, Sherry Butt no. 2230, 612 bottles, 58% abv.
April 1, 2021
Karuizawa, 1982-2008, Number One Drinks Company, Sherry Butt no. 2230, 612 bottles, 58% abv.Nose: honey with a sharp lemon zest sort punch, raw...
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Karuizawa Vintage, 1984-2003, 18 years, Cask No. 8354, 58.7% abv.
April 1, 2021
Karuizawa Vintage, 1984-2003, 18 years, Cask No. 8354, 58.7% abv.Before Karuizawa was shutdown and Number One Drinks took all the remaining cas...
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