Whisky Reviews

  Yamazaki, 2000-2010, The Owner's Cask, Bar Cafe Ciroru Tokyo Numabukuro, Ohmi Aging Cellar, Barrel Cask Number EU 70121, Bottling Number 078, 5...

  Hanyu 22, 1986-2008, Part des Anges Closed Distilleries, Cask No. 2812, 56/305, 58.4% abv.Hanyu was more or less the precursor to Chichibu, hav...

  Mars Malt 25, The Malt of Kagoshima, H. Bolina, "Lost Butterfly", Pappilon Series, 1984, Sherry Casks, 59/111, 45% abv.This bottling was distil...

  Hanyu 23, Ichiro's Malt Cask Strength, 1985-2008, Hogshead, 58% abv.This bottling was supposedly from 1985 and 1986 distillate which aged in fo...

  Mars Komagatake 29, 1988-2017, Shinanoya Private Bottling 10th Anniversary, Cask No. 480, 60% abv.The Bottle Features the “Dragon” from Shinshu...

  Karuizawa 32, bottled for Shinanoya, Sherry Cask No. 4380, 118 bottles, 55.4% abv.Nose: a sherry with toast, boiled purple grape juice, biscuit...

  Hanyu 10, 2000-2011, Ichiro's Malt, The Final Vintage of Hanyu, Cask No. 6067, 111/477, 60.8% abv.There are a few of these "the final vintage" ...

  Chichibu, 2010-2017, Fino Hogshead No. 2627, 68/293, 59.2% abv.For several years, Chichibu has released a limited and somewhat experimental bot...

  Hanyu, 2000-2012, Ichiro's Malt The Game 4, Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary, Cask No. 9805, Rum Wood Finish, 49/232, 59% abv.The fourth ...

  Hanyu, 2000-2013, Ichiro's Malt The Game 5,  Cask No. 1302, Mizunara Wood Finish, 197/299, 59.5% abv.According to some rare and interesting foo...

  Hanyu, 2000-2012, Ichiro's Malt The Game 3,  Shinanoya Private Cask 5th Anniversary, Cask No. 360, Red Oak Heads Hogshead Finish, 262/309, 57.5...

  Yoichi 12, 45% abv.Founded in 1934, the Yoichi distillery is the oldest of the three main Nikka distilleries. The founder of Nikka, Masataka Ta...