Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
When Suntory introduced their no-age statement versions of the Yamazaki and Hakushu single malt in May 2012, two things were immediately clear: (1) stocks of mature whisky were running low, and (2) t...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
We were delighted to be able to spend some quality time with Douglas Cook of Benriach / Glendronach / Glenglassaugh at TIBS and we asked him about the special bottlings for the BarShow. We started with...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
Suntory has just announced their new Hakushu Grain Whisky Facility – part of their Hakushu plant – is in production. It was set up in December 2010. The long testing period is now officially over and...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
Today, we’re continuing our series of Karuizawas for Taiwan with two specimens from the 1977 vintage.
Karuizawa 1977 / 2011, cask #4747, 66.9%abv for Taiwan (Vintage Label)
This is one of t...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
On June 11th, Nikka is officially launching its regular – i.e. not a single cask (of which there have been many) – no-age-statement Coffey Grain in Japan. It was first launched in September 2012 at Whi...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
Despite the high tax on spirits (a staggering 100%), there is a flourishing whisky culture in Hong Kong and even though only a handful of Japanese whiskies are officially imported, we are happy to be a...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
We’ve been bringing you news, reports and interviews from TIBS/Whisky Live Tokyo 2013 all week long, and we’ve still got a few more to come, but today we’re thrilled to be able to point you in the di...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
As mentioned in our reports from the Tokyo International BarShow / Whisky Live 2013, the absolute highlight of the weekend was the unveiling of the oldest single cask Japanese whisky ever bottled: Ka...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
Today, we’re taking a little break from providing original content to introduce four fairly recent online resources that we’re sure you’ll enjoy as much as we did/do:
“Japan Whisky Reviews” is a b...
Post by Stefan Van Eycken, Tokyo
Samaroli is a household name among whisky enthusiasts worldwide. The man behind the company, Silvano Samaroli, started in the 60s when there were only a handful of independent bottlers and none of any ...
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