Japan
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Nikka Pure Malt Black
Nikka Pure Malt Black (43%, OB, 2016) Category: Blended Japanese Malt Whisky Origin: Nikka’s distilleries likely Yoichi and Miyagikyo Bottling: Nikka ABV: 43% Cost: £39.95 What they say: The “Black” is a Pure Malt (Blended Malt) whisky which is characterized… Continue reading
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Nikka Whisky From The Barrel
Nikka Whisky From The Barrel (51.4%, OB, 2016) Category: Blended Japanese Whisky Origin: Nikka’s distilleries likely Yoichi and Miyagikyo Bottling: Nikka ABV: 51.4% Cost: £32.40 What they say: This is a blend of multiple types of malt and grain that… Continue reading
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Miyagikyo 10 Years Old
Miyagikyo 10 Years Old (45%, OB, 2017) Category: Japanese single malt scotch whisky Origin: Miyagikyo Distillery Bottling: Nikka ABV: 45% Cost: £72.95 What they say: This is a single malt from the Miyagikyo distillery, Nikka’s second distillery built in 1969.… Continue reading
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Fujikai 10 Years Old
Fujikai 10 Years Old Whisky Review Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Monde Shuzo Distillery Bottling: Les Whiskies Du Monde ABV: 43% Cost: £49.95 What they say: A 10 year old Japanese whisky from Monde Shuzo, released in partnership with… Continue reading
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SMWS 124.3 All the Complexities of Summer
Miyagikyo 13 Years Old 1999 124.3 All the Complexities of Summer (61.9%, SMWS, Refill Butt, 509 Bottles, 2012) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Miyagikyo Distillery Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask 124.3 ABV: 61.9% Cost: £13.50/dram at Duck’s Inn… Continue reading
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Chichibu Chibidaru 2010
Chichibu Chibidaru 2010 (53.5%, OB, 2014) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin: Chichibu Distillery Bottling: Official: Ichiro’s Malt ABV: 53.5% Cost: £110 from The Whisky Exchange What they say: The 2014 release of Chichibu’s quarter-cask-matured Japanese whisky. Chibidaru – Japanese… Continue reading
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Mars 2011 Komagatake Zenkoji Temple
Mars 2011 Komagatake Zenkoji Memorial Edition (57%, OB, Sherry & American White oak, 1200 Bottles, 2015) Category: Japanese single malt whisky Origin Shinshu Mars Distillery Bottling: Official: Hombo Shuzo Ltd. ABV: 57% Cost: 9,000 Yen (£56.00) Score: 88/100 What they… Continue reading
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Blender’s Choice 2015 Single Grain
Blender’s Choice 2015 Fuji Gotemba Single Grain (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Japanese single grain whisky Origin: Fuji Gotemba Distillery Bottling: Official – Kirin ABV: 46% Cost: €110 Score: 83/100 What they say: Recently voted Best Japanese grain whisky at the… Continue reading
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Tokinoka Blended Whisky
Tokinoka Blended Whisky (40%, OB, 2015) Category: Japanese blended whisky Origin: White Oak Distillery Bottling: Official – Eigashima Shuzo ABV: 40% Cost: £29.99 from Drink Supermarket Score: 84/100 What they say: From the Akashi White Oak Distillery this is a… Continue reading
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SMWS G12.1 Oh so sweet
Nikka Coffey Malt 11 Years Old 2001 G12.1 Oh so sweet (58.9%, SMWS, Re-charred HH, 246 Bottles, 2014) Category: Japanese grain whisky Origin: Nikka’s Coffey stills (Miyagikyo Distillery) Bottling: Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask G12.1 ABV: 58.9% Cost: £229 for… Continue reading
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