World Whisky

Category: World Whisky

September 21, 2012

Zuidam Millstone 8 Year Old – French Oak

Dutch whisky! We do bring you some delights from around the world. Zuidam distillery is based on the border of the Netherlands and Belgium. They..

American

September 20, 2012

Desperate drinks of a wayward traveller: Maker’s Mark Bourbon

Bourbon. Not (exactly) the main subject matter of MALT, but related. Technically, a malt. A distinctly American drink – made first by settlers looking for..

September 14, 2012

Amrut Fusion

India! An ancient nation of splendour, colour, bhangra music and terrible soap operas (I should know, my Indian mother watches enough of them – that..

Japanese

September 5, 2012

Ichiro’s Card Series: Hanyu 2000/2007 3 of Spades

Continuing my enjoyment of Hanyu single malt whisky, I’ve acquired another sample, this time from the famous (in whisky geek circles, at least) card series…

August 25, 2012

Hanyu 21 Year Old

Hanyu distillery, in Japan, is an ex-distillery. It is no more. Since 2000, it has ceased to be. Ichiro Akuto, of Chichibu fame, and also..

August 21, 2012

Interview: Paul Currie from the Lakes Malt Distillery, England

A few words with the Lakes.

Irish

August 8, 2012

Jameson 12 Year Old Special Reserve

For my inaugural malt review, I thought I would try something standard but pretty special. Jameson is fairly standard in Irish Whiskey terms (note: -ey..

August 6, 2012

C.T. Lockhart Tennessee Whiskey

I’m sure this will send a few people reaching for their Whisky Bible. Okay, so this is actually a promotional design piece to capture the..

July 26, 2012

Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The First

Ichiro Akuto. Now that’s a cool name, but his distillery name is even cooler – Chichibu. Try saying that without smiling. Ichiro comes from a..

July 23, 2012

Nikka 1995 Single Cask Coffey Grain

Time for something different: single grain whisky, which is made from grains other than just barley (which is used for standard single malt) and distilled in column stills (the sort..

July 16, 2012

Ichiro’s Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve

Craft distiller Ichiro Akuto is the alchemist behind this Japanese blend. It’s a vatting of single malts (possibly from the Hanyu and Chichibu distilleries), that have then been stored..

July 15, 2012

Hakushu Heavily Peated Single Malt Whisky

The Japanese make a mean single malt whisky, as I’ve said many times before, and I’m always trying to get people to try some drams..

July 14, 2012

Bushmills Aged 16 Years

I’m not a big drinker of Irish whiskey. There’s no particular reason for this, but I guess I tend to consciously aim for drams from..

June 30, 2012

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

The Yamazaki 18 Year Old is a very well respected Japanese single malt whisky. It received a Gold at the 2007 International Spirits Challenge and..

June 24, 2012

Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky

South African whisky! And it’s single grain whisky, too. These don’t come along every day. I’m often keen to try a dram that doesn’t come from..

June 22, 2012

Yamazaki Puncheon

Time for another whisky from the Suntory distillery in Japan. This time it’s the Yamazaki Puncheon, so called because this whisky is aged in a 480-litre..

June 4, 2012

Sazerac Straight Rye 18 Year Old Whiskey (Fall 2011)

I don’t get to drink too much bourbon or rye whiskey. No particular reason, but I tried Wild Turkey last, and it was an immensely..

May 20, 2012

Nikka Miyagikyo 15 Year Old

The Nikka Miyagikyo 15 Year Old is another intriguing single malt from Japan. It comes from the Miyagikyo distillery, which uses steam heat distillation in order..

Japanese

December 31, 2011

Suntory Yamazaki 12 year malt

Based on my previous experiences going from a 10yr to a 12yr malt from the same distillery does make a difference but nothing truly remarkable…