WHISKEY Hatozaki Finest Japanese (maybe) Whisky May 21, 2023 Dirty Little Secret In 2020, I wrote a scathing expose’ on Japanese whisky’s dirty little secret, expressing my concern that …
WHISKEY What In The World Is This Whiskey? May 05, 2023 Whisky Conundrum Japanese whiskies are a conundrum. As previously reported, few are actually made in Japan and can be sourced …
WHISKEY FATHER’S DAY GIFT: Hibiki Japanese Harmony June 15, 2022 What has struck me each time I’ve had the pleasure of tasting Hibiki Japanese Harmony whisky is the delicate balance …
WHISKEY Try Mount Fuji, Young Man January 17, 2022 Could there be a more intriguing water source than snow melt off of the iconic Mt. Fuji, in Japan? Besides …
WHISKEY Japanese Whisky Is Not Always Japanese Whisky October 14, 2020 Pick up any Scotch bottle and you automatically know one basic fact; it’s from Scotland. The same truth-in-labeling rules apply …
WHISKEY “For Relaxing Times…Make it Suntory Time” May 18, 2020 “But the good news is, the whisky works,” says Bill Murray’s stupefied-but-searching Bob Harris to Scarlett Johansson’s somewhat-abandoned-but-searching Charlotte in …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: The Hakushu Single Malt April 29, 2020 I have been mixing and shaking all sorts of concoctions, for a panoply of characters, for a decade or so. …
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