Cardrona Distillery, Part 2: Hand-Filling and Wild Venison — New Zealand Whisky Backed by Old Pulteney’s Owner
In short: the final part of my Cardrona Distillery visit in New Zealand. Two...
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Distilling Begins on a Rainy Day: “Rainmaker,” the Japanese Rum of Ichiro’s Malt Veteran Oshima-san
In short: the story of Oshima-san, who spent 15 years at Ichiro’s Malt Chich...
What Is “Pure Malt”? Nikka’s Distillery-Exclusive Pure Malt Red & Black Explained
In short: what is “pure malt”? Once used in Scotch for both single malts and...
“There’s a Yellow Fruit in There”: A Shindo Distillery Seminar on Whisky Passed Down Across Generations (Fukuoka, Japan)
In short: notes from a seminar by Shinozaki Shindo Distillery in Asakura, Fu...
Tankyu Distillery “Single Malt New Pot 2026”: The First Bottle from a New Hokkaido Distillery
In short: Tankyu Distillery opened in August 2025 in Higashikawa, Hokkaido —...
ARASIDE: A Little-Known Single Cask from the Second Year of Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu Distillery
In short: “ARASIDE” is a rare single cask Japanese whisky distilled in 2010 ...
Mist on the Isle of Skye: Torabhaig Distillery, the Other Choice Besides Talisker
In short: Torabhaig is the Isle of Skye’s second distillery, opened in 2017 ...
What Is Kavalan? Taiwan’s World-Class Whisky and the Story of Ian Chang
In short: what is Kavalan? Founded in 2005 in Yilan, Taiwan, by King Car Gro...
Who Is Ian Chang? What the World-Class Blender Behind Kavalan and Komoro Distillery Told Me
In short: who is Ian Chang? A Taiwanese master blender who joined Kavalan at...
Ikawa Distillery Visit Report: Getting There, Production and Hand-Filling at Japan’s Most Remote Distillery (Shizuoka, Japan)
In short: a visit report from Ikawa Distillery in the Southern Alps of Shizu...