From later this year, Suntory has announced that they will discontinue Hibiki 17yo and Hakushu 12yo whiskies in certain markets. The surge of popularity in recent years for Japanese Whisky has undoubtably made a dent in …
Last year we looked at a few of the Miyagikyo expressions from Nikka, including their non-age statement and 15-year-old. This year we even looked at a drop placed somewhere in the middle of those two: …
Japanese whisky, a hot topic amongst whisky drinkers and even those who don't normally partake. This topic is spurred on by the rarity of some of these whiskies and the slew of awards that have been …
Favourite Whiskies of 2015: It’s the end of another exceptional year of whisky tasting and believe me when I say we’ve tasted some truly great stuff this year. With that in mind, we thought we’d recap …
Nikka Miyagikyo Japanese Single Malt Whisky: Until now we've only looked at one other whisky from Nikka. However, that was a blended whisky. The Miyaikyo distillery (pronounced mee-yag-ee-kyo), was found in 1969 and is owned by …
Nikka From The Barrel: Made from matured malt and grain whisky, that has been married and then re-casked to create a rich harmony of distinctly different whiskies. "From the Barrel" is exactly what is says …
Suntory Yamazaki Mizunara Japanese Single Malt: Back in 2013 we had a tasting session with Suntory ambassador of Europe, Mr Tatsuya Minagawa. You can view those tasting notes here, here and here. What was intriguing to know is that 2013 …