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Tasting Greatness : Karuizawa 1983 Noh Cask #7576

November 20, 2012November 22, 2012Gal Granov 4

The big K : Karuizawa. Highly estimated and not easy to get hold of, since they disappear so fast, and also because they are not […]

Chichibu The First – Ichiro’s Malt

June 11, 2012June 12, 2012Gal Granov 1

Today we’re about to taste the first dram from Japan’s youngest distillery which has been distilling since 2008 – Chichibu. Only in 2011 the spirit […]

Tasting The Cask of Yamazaki 1993/2008 Single Cask

April 13, 2011April 17, 2011Gal Granov 6

It’s very sad watching the state of affairs in Japan post the big earthquake. Being a fan of Yamazaki (and having tasted and reviewed at […]

Japanese Whiskies Tasting Event

January 4, 2011January 4, 2011Shai Gilboa 5

If you’re a constant reader of Whisky Israel, you might have noticed that Gal wrote several posts about Japanese whiskies, and also, that as part […]

Quick Dram : Noh Karuizawa Single cask – 1977 – Cask # 4592

November 24, 2010January 28, 2011Gal Granov 3

Karuizawa. One of those names that makes every whisky geek drool…. like song to ones ears. I have long wanted to try one of those, […]

‘Distilled Beer forum’–whiskies of the world session

October 20, 2010October 26, 2011Gal Granov 10

It has been a very long time since the ‘Distilled Beer’ forum met. Last time i think was before this horrible Israeli summer began, and […]

Quick Dram : Chichibu Newborn Double Matured

September 28, 2010Gal Granov 3

Chichibu is a new distillery operating since 2008, and built by Ichiro Akuto, whose grandfather built and operated the Hanyu distillery in 1946 and […]