Count me in. Still too hot for felt, but expecting rain all day due to the approaching typhoon (it’s likely to be a nasty one), so I’ll be wearing my Akubra Capricorn.
Hyogo prefecture today and a visit to a 105 year old liquor store. This place has the best selection of whisky I’ve come across in Japan. We tasted 10 whiskies.
The Irish whiskies were underwhelming. The Glenkinchie was decent. Lots of honey flavours. Not my style, really, but nice all the...
Latest of my beer purchases, and one I was not really expecting to like…”
Golden colored, unfiltered, top-fermented German wheat beer with a fluffy mouthfeel, and a distinctive banana and clove yeast character.
In September 2021, it received the Golden Beer Seal Award at the international...
She enjoyed it. I also enjoyed its aromas. The smoky Scot next to it in the picture also had some nice aromas, but it was the Smokehead that she preferred.
As do we. Etsuko will sometimes add ice to cask strength whiskies.
The one Etsuko tried was a reasonable price. The two you circled was about twice that.
I thought of you when I saw the Westlands. They aren’t far off a Lagavulin 16 price wise, so , as much as I’d like to try one, I think...
The Scotch
It seems I neglected to take a picture of the Irish. There were plenty of them. Overall, probably the best selection I’ve seen in Japan. Most were reasonably priced, others were cheaper on Amazon.
More tastings (I’m on summer vacation, after all)…
The Pécsi Sör Prémium Brown for me…”Dark, medium-bodied lager with aromas of chocolate, coffee beans and toffee complemented by malt sweetness and moderate bitterness, brewed by decoction mashing.” I enjoyed this one a lot. A Lithuanian...
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