Yamazaki

Richard on April 20th, 2010

Yamazaki 12 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky 43% ABV $40 Available in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. What the Distillery Says: This is a medium-bodied whisky with the aromas of dried fruits and honey. It has a delicate, mellow taste with a lingering, woody, dry finish. What Richard Says: Nose: Initial agitation brings floral-fruity [...]

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Richard on April 19th, 2010

Pardon the pun in the title. It was just too easy. This past Friday and Saturday the Apostles were co-located in the same place for the first time since WhiskyFest NYC 2009. To celebrate we did what you would expect…drank whiskey! We did a lot of tasting and a catching up but we also got [...]

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Richard on January 21st, 2010

Big news on the Japanese whisky front. An article in the Wall Street Journal concerning whisky from the land of the rising sun had this little scoop for us…Nikka is coming to the U.S. in 2010! As our regular readers know, I’m completely infatuated with Japanese whisky and Matt’s taken quite a shine to it [...]

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Richard on August 13th, 2009

It appears that we’ve been a little derelict in out duties on noting the release of new whiskeys to the United States.  So far this month there are five promising additions that were annouced.  And it’s only August 13th! Suntory Yamazaki 1984 Single Malt Whisky  Timeframe: October 2009 ABV: 48% Price: $550 – $650 More of the [...]

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Richard on July 14th, 2009

I was reading through my daily dose of whiskey industry news this more and I came across a note in John Hansell’s blog about a Japanese blend coming to the US.  Suntory is releasing the 12 year old Hibiki blend to the U.S.  on October 1st.  You can get additional details on the whisky here. [...]

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