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The newest Japanese whisky to hit the U.S. market is Suntory's Hakushu - known as the "Forest Distillery." Built in 1973 as a sister distillery to Suntory's Yamazaki distillery (previously the only Japanese single malt available in the U.S.), the facility is located at a high-elevation site next to..

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This is a medium-bodied whisky with the aromas of dried fruits and honey. It has a delicate, mellow taste with a lingering, woody, dry finish. The world’s leading authority on malt whisky, Michael Jackson, describes YAMAZAKI Single Malt Whisky as “fairly light-bodied malt, with a crisp, dry start..

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"Very elegant, complex and stylish. Honeyed and silky in texture, with toffee, toasted marshmallow, nougat, maple syrup, banana bread and a hint of toasted coconut. Bright fruit and golden raisin blend in nicely with the layers of sweetness. Impeccable balance and very approachable. Classic Irish..

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The Nectar d'Or ("golden juice") is rich and silky, owing to the influence of extra maturing in the very finest Sauternes wine barriques, after a first maturation in fine Bourbon casks. Toasted oak and vanilla are woven with sumptuous lemon and honeyed aromas. Non-chill filtered.

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"Bright gold in color and fresh, this single malt from Nikka offers a pitch-perfect balance of fruit, oak and smoke. On the palate, this translates to fresh apple and subtle vanilla flavors that taper smoothly." (Kara Newman)

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"With the Ardbeg 17 year old off the market, it’s nice to see a new Ardbeg in the line-up. Uigeadail costs about the same as the Ardbeg 17 did but, with Uigeadail, you’re getting a much more interesting whisky. Uigeadail consists of a marriage of younger whisky (from 1990 and 1993) with much older..

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Color - Deep gold. Nose - Tendrils of smoke wafting on a sea breeze through a peach orchard. Palate - Smooth and warming, with hint of peat and seaweed, yet medicinal and dry. Finish - Smooth satisfying smoke.

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Recommended - Spirit Journal “Pretty amber/topaz/burnished gold color; very good clarity. Smells enticingly of buttermilk biscuits, salted butter, and fudge; the additional seven minutes of air contact bring out roasted scents of almond paste, nougat, corn bread, oatmeal, and caramel corn. Entry..

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Over-ripe oranges, strong bitter marmalade and hot-buttered toast initially, then hints of some more exotic fruit (perhaps fresh pineapple or passionfruit? Wine cask-induced?). Tinned peach syrup. Turfy phenolics are smouldering in the background. Becomes more citrussy with a few minutes in the..

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"Soy sauce, olive brine, peat, honey, oloroso Sherry, brewer’s yeast, bread dough, barley malt and cigar smoke in the bouquet. The flavor that magically includes the innate intense peatiness of Islay malts and the masterly employment of oak barrels phase defines “classy Islay.” Concludes sweetly,..