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
July brings monsoon rains, vacations and often a slightly slower pace of life… and yet this month still had a rather admirable set of whisky tasting experiences. And even though technically only 1 of our 3 Mumbai whisky tasting groups … Continue reading
In terms of whisky, the absolute highlight of all Singapore “watering holes” was an evening spent at The Auld Alliance a few years ago. I was joined by one of the original member of our Mumbai based whisky tasting club. … Continue reading
Evenings with Krishna Nakula, India’s Malt Maniac are always a pleasure. This time we meandered through a malty mix.. with our evening featuring a duo from Amrut! Amrut Fever Club Con-Fusion (2017) Batch No 1 46% Amrut Port Pipe Peated 62.8% (LMdW) … Continue reading
Our Bombay Malt and Cigar gents began as staunchly preferring Scottish Single Malts. And while one could explore for years and years and still be scratching the surface of Scottish expressions, it is nice to veer in a different direction … Continue reading
So here we are in February 2018… and I’m only now getting around to sharing observations from November 2017 Whisky Live Singapore…. Why the delay? Because I found it really hard to put into words that after such a terrific … Continue reading
The world of whisky has such a remarkable range… just as Grains are something we have started to explore more and more, blends also beyond the standard fare… Scottish Blends Àraid 21 year 43% Bailie Nicole Jarvie 40% Ballantine’s Signature … Continue reading
