By Kurt Maitland Japanese Whisky is a particular interest of mine, and a bumper crop of books covering Japanese whisky are out there for your education and reading pleasure, written by folks such as Dave Broom, Stefan Van Eycken and the man I’ve have the pleasure of interviewing today, Dominic Roskrow, the author of Whisky Japan. KM: You are deservedly ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Japanese Whisky burst into the global drinks scene only a few years ago, carried there on the backs of that country’s two major distillers, Nikka and Suntory. Since then, high demand has carried Japan’s smaller, lesser known distilleries to the forefront as well, and with what was a little known fact: not every Japanese Whisky ...

By Richard Thomas A week ago saw what might be the biggest robbery of whisky ever in Paris. On Sunday the 12th, thieves broke into the renowned French whisky retailer La Maison du Whisky and made off with merchandise estimated to hold almost $800,000 in value. After breaking through the stores metal shutters and front door without alerting any of ...

Soh Spirits, makers of Kikori Whiskey, have introduced a liqueur, Yuzuri. This new liqueur, derived from Kikori rice whiskey, is made using the yuzu fruit, an exotic and fragrant citrus best described as the love child of lemon and mandarin with traces of grapefruit. The process of making Yuzuri includes handpicking the yuzu – harvested just once a year in ...

By Richard Thomas It’s the first week of October, and whisk(e)y fans are fast approaching the middle of the ultra-hot Autumn Release Season. Usually centered on a series of much-anticipated, hard-to-get American annual limited releases, this year Scotland and Japan have some noteworthy whiskies either out now or coming out shortly to liven up the mix. These are the new ...