The Yamazaki Distillery tour is an interesting but fairly standard walk around the distillery. First timers learn more about the process; the rest of us peer more closely and scope out the similarities and differences between Yamazaki and the distilleries we’ve seen before. What is most exciting to whisky lovers is the onsite bar in… Read more »
Yamazaki is one of Suntory’s two distilleries in Japan and is described as “the birthplace of Japanese whisky”. It was impossible to resist a visit when we were staying a few nights in Kyoto, just a short train ride away. As you can see, it’s quite easy to get to by train! It’s perhaps not… Read more »
It’s fairly well known that Japan loves it’s vending machines, but you don’t really appreciate how ubiquitous they are until you go there. It’s said that in London you’re never more than ten feet from a rat – well in Japan, the same is true of the vending machine. Of course, being Japan it’s not… Read more »
In Japan, it seems as though everything is available from a vending machine. In this case, whisky – Nikka’s Rare Old Super blend, with water added for you. To bring the volume up to 250ml, the watering has been fairy heavy handed which means that the aroma is barely detectable. There’s a hint of whisky… Read more »
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