The Yamazaki SIngle Malt Whisky, Aged 18 Years – 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 hands on it, Tom Cruise would probably force his way into one of the title roles and there'd be a lot of … Continue reading The Yamazaki SIngle Malt Whisky, Aged 18 Years – Review

Indian 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 Amrut. While Japan's interesting whisky history is not very long, they are certainly renowned for their version of Scottish stuff...unfortunately, very few are … Continue reading Indian and Japanese Whisky at 18 Reasons