A Bottle In Hand

This is a delightful, precise, and very straightforward whisky. My cousin picked this up at the Suntory Distillery where apparently the tour guides were pushing it as some sort of special “distillery only” release. They opted for this over the 12 and 18 year old releases. Oh well… it’s still good and at least it wasn’t too expensive.

It’s a bit sharp and has a definite bite on the first sip but deeper inside there are some really interesting flavours.

This was such a smooth and wonderful wine.

A pretty decent mid-tier bourbon. Not bad at all but nothing special beyond this joke a friend told me: if you make a Paper Plane with this you could call it a Jefferson Airplane.

Tried this at a local whisky bar and it was delightful. Somewhat soft and reminiscent of a well balanced Highland single malt.

There is something so precise and well balanced with good Japanese whiskies, and this is most certainly one of the better ones.

This is one of the most beautiful whiskies I’ve ever tasted. It’s pure alchemy.

I don’t post wine here a lot but was beautiful and felt really well balanced to me. Quite dry, not too much tannin, and with a lovely array of notes including berries and some light tobacco spice.

Brilliantly smooth and slightly sweet, very well balanced as one would expect from a Japanese whiskey.

A very interesting bourbon. Not only does finishing in red wine casks give it a lovely dark ruby colour, it has a much longer, fruitier finish. Quite different from the standard BH, and really quite delightful.

This was an exceptionally smooth, well balanced, and delightful whisky, and I feel honoured that I had the opportunity to enjoy what was likely one of the last bottles of it in existence.

A surprisingly smooth and light whisky with a hint of sweet and fruit. Consider me impressed.

This was a beautiful whisky. For my palate and preference it had the perfect balance of light smoke and sherry sweet.

I really enjoy Hepburn’s Choice releases. They’re usually quite young, and often very light. I also get a kick out of the fact they’re single cask releases. It’s neat that I’m sampling a batch that very few others will ever get to experience.

A rather light and delightful whisky that didn’t stick around too long.

A gift from a friend, this stuff is a total punch in the mouth. Probably the most intense whisky I’ve ever tasted. I generally don’t add water to my whisky but at 61.5% ABV it really needs it and mellows beautifully with a bit added. Consumed straight, it’s like drinking concentrated scotch.

The most recent bottle I’ve opened. It’s been sitting on my shelf for… maybe more than a decade? The very first sip had a bit of a bite to it, but after being open for a bit I’m surprised by how rich and complex it is.