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Whisky Reviews 

Review #76: Akashi White Oak 5 Year White Wine Single Malt

This is a continuation of the series of posts on whiskies we tried in Japan. Most of the places we visited were scotch focused with only small allocations of Japanese whisky but the cocktail bars, particularly the ones that are …

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Review #60: Ichiro Malt Chichibu

We wrote about Bar High Five during our last trip to Japan. It remains my favorite of the excellent Ginza bars. The proprietor, Hidetsugu Ueno, is legendary on the Tokyo bartending circuit and considered on many lists as one …

Whisky Reviews 

Review #13: Fukano 2018

Fukano (“Impossible”) 2018 Edition Review. Fukano produces aged shochu (rice based spirit with Koji mold). NAS whisky.
Bottle of whisky next to glass filled with whisky with large building behind it
Whisky Reviews 

Review #12: Kaiyo Mizunara Oak

Certainly not one of the world's great whiskies. Flash aged white dog.

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5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50
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5 Recommended Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under $50

2020-11-10 Michael L 0

We’ve tried a few hundred single malts at this point, so we finally feel qualified to recommend whiskies. Before we get into the recommendations, few parameters:

  1. All the whiskies are readily available; nothing on the list is impossible to
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We Tried Cocktails To-Go During COVID-19
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We Tried Cocktails To-Go During COVID-19

2020-04-01 Sylvia L 0
What to Make with Laphroaig
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What to Make with Laphroaig

2019-09-24 Sylvia L 2
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Cocktails to Make with Cognac

2019-06-03 Sylvia L 0
Lagavulin Vertical Tasting: Which Lagavulin Bottling is the Best?
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Lagavulin Vertical Tasting: Which Lagavulin Bottling is the Best?

2019-02-16 Sylvia L 2
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Top 3 Cocktail Bars in Singapore for Dates

2019-02-05 Michael L 0

About the Authors

We are a San Francisco-based duo of cocktail and whisky enthusiasts. We're always happy to connect! You can read more about us here and get hold of us here.

Sylvia and Michael

Recent Articles

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    Plantation rum from the island of Fiji.ged 7 years in ex-bourbon in the tropics, and 2 years in ex-cognac in the tropics. […]

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