Whisky Reviews

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  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...

  Mars Maltage Triple Cask Malt Whisky Vintage Satsuma, 1984, 20 years, sherry cask no. 1683, 1684, 1691, 0232/1752, 55% abv.This Hombo Mars bott...

  Black-50, 7 years, b.1987, Nikka Whisky, Deluxe, 40% abv.Rod Stewart used to make commercials for this blend.Nose: oily fruits, semi-cologne fr...

  Fukano Distillery Whisky, Distilled from Rice, 42.8% abv.So.... this distillery basically uses 100% rice in their mashbill and stainless steel ...

  Kirin 17, Premium Reserve, Blended Malt, 43% abv.Not much information from my sources. According to the bartender, this Kirin is a light blend ...

  Mars Komagatake, Yakushima Aging Cellar, d.2014, 1,140 bottles, 59% abv.Mars, perhaps the third largest whisky distiller in Japan, has it's his...

  Mars Maltage 'Cosmo' - (nose) smells sweet, (taste) subdued honey but dominant, light smoke, light dried fruit, slightly spicey. (Finish) short...

  Yamazaki bourbon barrel. 2011 or 2009 bottling, forgot to ask and I can't tell from my pics. Part of Yamazaki's Cask Collection series with a b...

  Nikka Tsuru 17, Blended, 43% abv.The family name of the founder of Nikka, Taketsuru, 竹鶴, is composed of the Chinese characters for "bamboo cran...

  Karuizawa × Kawasaki 1970s-2015, Time Slip, ex-Karuizawa Cask No. 6432, 249/282, 43% abv.Supposedly both Karuizawa and Kawasaki 1970s distillat...

  Kawasaki 1976-2009, Ichiro's Choice, Refill Sherry Butts, 170/432, 65.6% abv.There isn't much information on Kawasaki relative to Karuizawa. Su...