Friday, 22 January 2016

50 Year old Karuizawa, 1902 Highland Park and other results from the Bonhams Hong Kong Whisky Auction (Jan 2016)

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Back in August last year we  did a little write-up  of the Bonhams Hong Kong whisky auction we'd just attended . That particular auction...
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Thursday, 21 January 2016

PR #31: The Last Drop Distillers 50 Year Old ‘Double Matured’ Blended Scotch to be released in Hong Kong

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It was only a month or so ago that we  tasted The Last Drop Distillers' 48yo blended whisky  - a stunning and complex blend of which onl...
Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Bar Review #20: Foxglove (Hong Kong)

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If you read our write-up from the  "House of Chivas" Icon HK launch  last year, you may have noticed the stunning venue in the ba...
Saturday, 16 January 2016

PR #30: Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016

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It took the whisky world (perhaps that should be the whisky auction  world) by storm when a certain Mr Murray voted the 2013 release as ...
Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Please Don't Tell (PDT) Pop up Bar - Hong Kong (Bar Review #19)

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As we  mentioned last month , the legendary New York cocktail institution  PDT (Please Don't Tell)  has made its way to Hong Kong, sett...
Thursday, 7 January 2016

Bar Review #18: Malt Whisky Bar Sheung Wan (Hong Kong)

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We mentioned recently that there's a new Hong Kong Whisky Bar , nestled neatly in the Tai Ping Shan area of Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong ...
Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Tasted #252: Glenfarclas 105 40 year old

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Happy New Year! Our first post of 2016, and 6th tasting note for a  40 year old whisky   (the others being from Balvenie , Glenfiddich ...
Thursday, 31 December 2015

Laphroaig Masterclass with Master Distiller John Campbell (Tasted: #244-251)

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To mark the 200th anniversary of Laphroaig , John Campbell,  Laphroaig 's Master Distiller recently toured Australia to celebrate the m...
Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Tasted #243: Mars Komagatake "Single Sherry Cask" bottled for Mitsukoshi Isetan (Cask #1436)

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Turns out that  when I was in Japan recently  I'd picked an excellent week to be there. Not just because of Whisky Live / Modern Malt M...
Monday, 28 December 2015

The Macallan Jazz Appreciation (Tasted #240-242: Macallan Rare Cask, Edition No.1 and Chairman's Release)

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Edrington  Hong Kong recently completed their series of "Jazz Appreciation with  The Macallan " events with a fantastic finalé at...