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As I anticipated in my last post, for my last post dedicated to Rye whiskies, I’ll hop back to old Europe. Today’s review is going to cover Denmark’s Stauning Rye Whisky. I am curious to see how this will compare to its US counterparts: in particular, since the mashbill uses…
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And so, we get to the (temporary) end of this Global Intermission. Temporary because I have only touched a tiny part of the whisky scene outside of the British Isles. Just off the top of my head, I know I would love to spend more time exploring whiskies from Taiwan,…
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Up to now, this “Global” intermission has been more of an Asian, with stops in India and Japan (once and twice). And while there are other Asian whisky destinations I would love to take time to visit, virtually through their liquid (Taiwan immediately comes to mind), it is time to…
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I felt I was halfway done when I picked the Nikka Miyagikyo Single Malt to take a first peek into Japanese whisky. That’s because the Miyagikyo is always mentioned together with its peated sibling. A sibling that arguably has a more rooted standing in the history of Japanese whisky. So,…
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For the next stop in this little, completely casual, dip into world whisky, I am off to Japan. Today, I will review Nikka’s Miyagikyo Single Malt, the flagship non-age stated expression from the distillery. It also gives me a chance to reflect on why many whisky drinkers are avoiding Japan.
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If you have followed this blog for a while, you know I like to take a break from Scottish whisky, my main focus, from time to time. So, before moving on to the next chapter of my Scottish whisky exploration, I will take a very short break. Previously, I peeked…
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Today I continue my foray with something very different from anything I tried before. Forget categories and forget country of origin – if you want to try a whisky breaking away from conventions, look no further than the Woven Superblend I am reviewing today. TL:DR: Doesn’t get more “blended“ than…
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