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Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
Dinna Fash Single Malt Whisky shows a golden, dark brown and brilliant color. The nose is expressive with notes of...
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Bottle: $142.95
Distilled by Hans Reisetbauer, this is like an amplified version of his 12 year old (see below). Red pears,...
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Bottle: $36.00
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Spirits
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Bottle: $39.92 $41.10
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Bottle: $31.50
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $32.36 $34.80
12 bottles: $30.78
Number 19 in the 2020 Top 20. This new, higher proof Iwai (pronounced EE-why) was designed for cocktails; however,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $47.43 $51.00
12 bottles: $43.32
This carmine dram has a soft, mellow nose of raisin, earthy red wine notes, wet slate, prune flesh, stewed rhubarb,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $249.94 $349.94
Showing an attractive straw-gold color, this mature whisky has bright flavors of baked cereal grains, toasted vanilla...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.21 $36.79
6 bottles: $33.60
Fruity and pungent, aromas of overripe mango, bruised strawberries, and golden pineapple dominate the nose. Intense...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $57.65 $61.99
Bold is a journey that leads you down the unexplored, unchartered terrains of Goa. It offers you a slice of its...
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Bottle: $57.65 $61.99
The nose shows an eruption of malted barley cereal tones and a subtle complement of cigar box spice. The palate is...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $90.57 $97.39
Chili-spiced dark chocolate, fresh-brewed coffee, prunes, and smoky almonds make for an impressive bouquet....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $50.95 $54.79
An incredible whisky. Espresso beans, cocoa nibs, red plum, fennel seed, and a hint of peaty smoke fill the nose....
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Spirits
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Bottle: $103.94
6 bottles: $101.86
Intensely deep and aromatic on the nose, with earthy notes of mocha, molasses, caramelized plum, savory green herbs,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $90.57 $97.39
This is a big, bold expression with an effusive nose of candied seaweed, warm campfire embers, baked barley cake, and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $52.94 $55.20
12 bottles: $51.88
Blender Aista Jukneviciute finishes Celt in peated Islay quarter casks that enable the sooty charcoal smoke and...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $57.00 $60.00
12 bottles: $54.72
This rather good after-dinner dram is finished in peated Islay whisky casks. It is not a peated Welsh whisky, but...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $82.08 $86.40
12 bottles: $77.52
Subtle, well-judged port cask influence integrates well with the Penderyn spirit to produce an entrancing whisky....
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Japanese Whiskey Other Whiskey 1987 NV 750ml

Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.

The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.

Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.

While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.