Fukuoka Whisky Heaven

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Was in Fukuoka for a few days to attend a friend's wedding and managed to find some time to visit a few whisky bars recommended by frie...

Ichiro's Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve

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This is an interesting whisky from Ichiro's Malt that is aged in Mizunara Oak which is only found in Japan. Comment: Honey, citrus...

Karuizawa 35yo 1978/2014

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Karuizawa, probably the DRC of the whisky world now with prices going through the roof at recent auctions. A very generous friend decided...

Whiskylive Singapore Part 3: Balvenie Tun 1858 and George T. Stagg

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Taiwanese Tuns This is the final part of the Whiskylive 2014 whisky tasting session. After so many amazing whiskies, what else could b...

Whiskylive Singapore Part 2: Hanyu The Game & Ichiro's 8 of Clubs

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Who's got game? Next, we had some fascinating whiskies from the Land of the Rising Sun. First up was a pair of Hanyus from Ichiro ...

Whiskylive Singapore Part 1: Brora 1972, Glendronach 1970 and Port Ellen 18yr

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  Photo courtesy of whiskylive.sg My favourite, and only large scale, whisky event in Singapore is the annual Whiskylive Singapore o...

Tokyo Tastings: Joker, Mars and Ichiro

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Back to Zoetrope, my favourite Japanese whisky bar in Tokyo. This time I wasn't rushing so had time to enjoy my whiskies and chat wit...

SMWS 26.63 and 125.30

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My very first 2 bottles from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society purchased in Paris when I was in France for G's wedding more than a year ...

Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 4

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From one of my favourite distilleries this is my first review of the very popular Tun 1401 series. We have Batch 4 here which is the mar...

Glen Grant 16 Year

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Was in Kuala Lumpur and visited C's restaurant for the first time. He recommended the Glen Grant 16 Year, a distillery that I have ne...

Tokyo Tastings: Ichiro's Malt Ace of Spades and Kawasaki 1981

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Another day in Tokyo, another random bar stumbled upon. This time it's Zoetrope, a bar specialising in Japanese whisky and silent fil...

Whisky and Steak - Part 2 (Old Pulteney 21 Year & New Zealand's 1987 24 Year)

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The third dram we tried that night was the Old Pulteney 21 year which I have been longing to try since it won the Whisky of the Year in J...