On a recent post on social media, someone new to the whisky world asked for
what a favorite Japanese whisky was of the group. They got a response of a
bunch of single malt distilleries, and this caused a great deal of
confusion. The truth is, the posters forgot to mention all the Canadian
whisky that also goes into a bottle of Japanese whisky!
After being part of a fourteen-person panel that judged hundreds of samples
from artisan distilleries from across Canada, I have some thoughts on
distilleries in Canada. Spoiler—they’re all positive.
Whisky has been made in Japan for almost 100 years, but until recently it has been relatively unknown. The huge growth outside of Japan in the past few years has started to show cracks in…
Originally published on The Whisky Exchange Blog – New Japanese Whisky Labelling Standards
Glencairn is the original whisky glass. To mark their 20th anniversary,
they’ve released a limited number of colourful whisky glasses:
