There is no question that Japan, and specifically Suntory, has produced some exquisite whiskies over the years. Yamazaki holds a core place in Japanese whiskies rise in global prominence. In recent years the Yamazaki 2016 Sherry has auctioned for as much … Continue reading
Whisky Live’s Collector’s Room was such a terrific experience at the Singapore 2016 event. I couldn’t wait to see what treasures would be available to purchase a small dram… However it was quite the scaled back version… no delightful fully … Continue reading
I was digging through some old emails and stumbled across notes from one of our early sessions from 2011! Alas I missed the tasting however it was unique as it was joined by India‘s own Malt Maniac, Krishna Nakula, who travelled from Hyderabad for the … Continue reading
By far, the #1 whisky sampling evening I’ve experienced til date was at The Auld Alliance in Singapore. My fellow whisky adventurer and I began our evening with a stop at The Auld Alliance thinking we would have a wee dram there before carrying on … Continue reading
Suntory is the grand daddy of Japanese whisky and a fitting place to begin our evening comparing old and new blends. So what exactly was Suntory Excellence? It was from Yamazaki distillery, likely released in 1980, possibly using whiskies aged 30 … Continue reading
We shifted fully into peat mode with Caol Ila… part of the new La Maison du Whisky Artist # 8 series. Just as you would imagine from the swirl of smoke from Jérémie Lenoir’s photographs, this was no shy retiring whisky… … Continue reading
Every once and a while a rare whisky comes my way… something special shared with pride. Such was the case one fine evening in Mumbai many months ago where this 31 year Caol Ila graced our sipping, conversing and collective … Continue reading
Every once and a while there is a chance to sample a piece of whisky history. In this case from a Lowland grain distillery that shut its doors in 1993. Before that, Cambus produced grain from early 1800s, with a hiatus … Continue reading
When our Whisky Ladies set out to explore grains, we just so happened to include one we had sampled before – the Nikka Coffey Grain. Our earlier impression was of a sun soaked piña colada masquerading as a coconut fruity whisky. … Continue reading
From Cameronbridge distillery in Fife, on the edge of Eastern Highlands and Lowlands, the Haig grain has set about creating a marketing space for a “different” kind of whisky. It does not look like your traditional whisky bottle. It does … Continue reading
