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Suntory Hakushu Sherry Cask
We thoroughly enjoyed the Yamazaki Sherry Cask bottling last tear, as did many others. Now we finally get the combination we have been waiting for: Hakushu + sherry casks! Hakushu tends to be on the lighter more refreshing spectrum so … Continue reading
New Release of Ichiro’s Malt Card Series
Ichiro Akuto recently announced the release of 4 additional expressions to his much acclaimed Card Series. The Card Series are from the now closed Hanyu distillery. As you can see the labels will be different from previous releases with different … Continue reading
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US Release of Suntory Hakushu
As you probably noticed it has been rather quiet around here lately. This silence has been primarily due to a whole lot of work – leaving very little time to work on getting tasting impressions and posts out. However, don’t … Continue reading
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K&L Wines Wednesday Whisky Sampling (Today)
K&L Wines has been issued the recently legislated license that allows shops to sample spirits for both their Redwood City and San Francisco stores. There are a lot of detailed rules that go along with this license, but the one … Continue reading
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Ichiro Releases a Blend
Ichiro Akuto (Hanyu and Chichibu) has released a blended whisky. This is different from his normal single cask releases from Hanyu and Chichibu that we have come to expect. There is a blend of Hanyu and Chichibu as well as … Continue reading
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Whisky Tasting Tonight – Hibiki 12
Not familiar with Japanese whisky? Tonight is a great opportunity to try some at a very low price. K&L Wine’s weekly San Francisco tasting is tonight at Gitane (6 Claude Lane) at 5:30. Suntory Brand Ambassador Neyah White will be … Continue reading
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Ardbeg Choppers in San Francisco
Please excuse the recent radio silence around here – it has been a crazy couple of weeks. The new Ardbeg Choppers are in San Francisco (along with some whisky) this evening at the Hideout in the back of Dalva (yes … Continue reading
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San Francisco K&L Wines Tasting on Thursday: Vermouth and Amaro
The recently inaugurated SF tasting is stepping out of the whisky world momentarily to drop into the world of Vermouth and Amaro. This is not the only change, the location will be at the San Francisco K&L store located at … Continue reading
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The Whisky Cocktail
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, whisky cocktails are back on top… some say they never left. And some are completely new to the scene. In any event, I dig a whisky-based cocktail, particularly when done right. With that in mind, … Continue reading
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