It's a special Whisky Wednesday today because we've got our hot little hands on a very exciting, new-to-the-market whisky to share with you all! Suntory Whisky's highly-anticipated follow-up to its Whisky Bible-toppling Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2013 has arrived at Tokyo Bird. Introducing this year's Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016,...
This week's Whisky Wednesday is going independent - to the Shinshu Distillery which produces whiskies under the Mars Whisky label. Whisky: Mars AmberDistiller: Shinshu DistilleryCountry: Nagano, JapanType: Blended whiskyABV: 40% Mars Amber blended whisky at Tokyo Bird Colour (what does it look like?):Amber Nose (what does it smell like?):Sherry, honey, malt,...
Welcome back to Whisky Wednesday! We return to our weekly whisky discourse with a bang: Suntory Whisky’s Yamazaki Limited Edition 2015. Whisky: Yamazaki Limited Edition 2015Distiller: Suntory Country: JapanType: Single malt whiskyABV: 43% Background Created by Suntory Chief Master Blender Shinji Fukuyo, this latest "Limited Edition" bottling from Yamazaki...
The past five weeks have been pretty epic at Tokyo Bird, with The House of Suntory popping up over five Wednesday nights at our Surry Hills small bar. Together with Suntory Whisky, our aim was to showcase the art of Japanese whisky to all you whisky...
This Whisky Wednesday at Tokyo Bird we've got a hard-to-find whisky to feature here on the blog and at our Surry Hills small bar: Suntory Whisky's Hakushu 18 year old single malt whisky. Whisky: Hakushu 18 year oldDistiller: Suntory Country: JapanType: Single malt whiskyABV: 43% Tasting notesColour (what does it look like?):Deep...
If you haven't already heard, we're excited to announce that Tokyo Bird is getting taken over – well, just for the four Wednesday nights in August. The House of Suntory Exclusive Takeover at Tokyo Bird kicks off on Wednesday, 5 August 2015 at our Surry Hills small...
This Whisky Wednesday at Tokyo Bird we've got an exciting new whisky to feature here on the blog and at our Surry Hills small bar: Suntory Whisky's new Hibiki Japanese Harmony blended whisky, launched in the Australian market just this week. Whisky: Hibiki Japanese HarmonyDistiller: Suntory Country: JapanType: Blend of...
This week we're getting to know Yoshi Onishi, Tokyo Bird's bar manager. You've probably seen him either a) pull you a beer or shake a delicious cocktail for you; b) chip and carve crystal clear ice balls; c) settle in for a session imparting knowledge and stories of...
We've got another Japanese single malt whisky for Whisky Wednesday here on the blog and at our Surry Hills small bar: Suntory's Hakushu 12 year old whisky. Learn about the whisky below and then come in to Tokyo Bird to put the tasting notes to the...
For this edition of Whisky Wednesdays at Tokyo Bird, we're featuring a Japanese single malt on the blog and at our Surry Hills small bar: Nikka Whisky's Miyagikyo 12 year old whisky. Learn about the whisky below, and then explore the tasting notes and get the best drinking recommendation from...
