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Hakushu, Japanese, Quick Dram, Whisky Links »

[12 May 2010 | 10 Comments | 302 views]
Quick Dram : Hakushu 12 – a peppery delight

The more I sample Japanese malts, the more i seem to like them. Too bad getting Japanese malt is trickier than getting the odd scotch dram. After sipping a few Yamazaki’s and loving them (12 vs. 18 post, and soon to follow a post about the amazing Sherry Cask – thanks Yossi!) I decided I am ready to move on …

Islands, Isle of Skye, Quick Dram, Talisker, Tasting Notes, scotch »

[11 Mar 2010 | 4 Comments | 584 views]
Quick End of week Dram : Talisker 57’ North

Today’s Malt comes from a distillery I like very much : Talisker. Talisker distillery is located on the isle of Skye which is the 2nd biggest island in the Scottish isles. The Isle of Skye is much bigger in population size (around 9000 inhabitants) ,and houses only one distillery only – Talisker.
Talisker’s malts are known as strong, quite peaty (for …