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Mizunara, kuri en sakura: drie Japanse houtsoorten die de Sakhrani Trilogy elk een heel ander karakter geven. Maar wat gebeurt er precies wanneer whisky narijpt op hout, en waarom maakt het zoveel verschil of dat hout eikenhout, kastanjehout of kersenbloesemhout...
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De Sakhrani Kuri Edition werd bij de USA Spirits Ratings 2025 uitgeroepen tot "Blended Scotch of the Year" — terwijl Sakhrani zichzelf presenteert als een whiskyhuis van het Japanse eiland Okinawa, met flessen die zijn afgewerkt op mizunara-eiken, kastanjehout en...
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On every Tinner Bros product page at Mood4Whisky, there is a clear warning: this is a whisky liqueur, not a single malt whisky, and the Taste Compass does not apply to it. But what exactly is a whisky liqueur, then,...
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Blended whisky does not always have the best reputation: it is often seen as the accessible alternative to the "real" single malt. The Living Souls North British 17 Year Old shows that a thoughtfully composed blend, with sufficient age and...
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On the label of some independently bottled whiskies, the name of the distillery is deliberately not mentioned, even though the taste leaves little doubt about where the whisky comes from. This is called "teaspooned" whisky. How exactly does that work,...
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