The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky, Aged 12 Years – Review
With the embarrassment of culinary riches right at our fingertips, us San Franciscans can get pretty damn smug about our food scene. Sure NY chefs get more Food Network shows, but we get all the best...
View ArticleIndian and Japanese Whisky at 18 Reasons
I’ll be leading another tasting at 18 Reasons on Monday, July 18th, this time around taking an introductory look at Japanese and Indian whiskies by tasting three expressions each from Suntory and...
View ArticleYamazaki 18 Year Old – Review
There are times that I think the story of Suntory’s Shinjiro Torii and Nikka’s Masataka Taketsuru and his Scottish wife Rita would make for a great movie. Unfortunately, if Hollywood ever got their...
View ArticleHibiki 12 Year Old Japanese Blended Whiskey
*Sincere thanks to DK & NR from Exposure PR for the sample, and to Suntory’s Neyah White for the sage advice. Last month, March, Suntory celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Yamazaki Distillery...
View ArticleSuntory Whisky Toki Japanese Whisky – Review
*Sincere thanks to MS and Savona Communications for the sample. Toki (とき) is the Japanese word for "time." Ah, if it were only that simple. It's not. But if it were, this part of my review would be a...
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