This week's Whisky Wednesday features an older (wiser?) pure malt whisky to one from a few posts back, named after its founder and a founding father of the Japanese whisky: Nikka Whisky's award-winning Taketsuru Pure Malt 21 Year Old. Whisky: Taketsuru Pure Malt 21 Years Old Distiller: Nikka...
We're featuring our first Australian whisky on the blog - part of the World Whisky Flight we did for World Whisky Day last month: the Starward Wine Cask single malt from Melbourne, Victoria. Whisky: Starward Wine Cask Single Malt Distiller: New World Whisky Distillery Region: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Type: Single malt whisky ABV: 41% Colour (what does...
Well, we made it through the week of World Whisky Day! And what a day it was! Thanks to all those who joined us for the Japanese Whisky Dinner and tasting flights on World Whisky Day! [caption id="attachment_1826" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Post World Whisky Day feasting with some...
As part of World Class Cocktail Week this week, we take a look at three whiskies from the Diageo Reserve range of drams - available tonight as a tasting board with Japanese accompaniments. Whisky: Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve Distiller: Johnnie Walker Country: Scotland Type: Blended whisky ABV: 40% Nose (what does it...
This year's World Whisky Day is on Saturday, 21 May 2016 and Tokyo Bird can't wait to celebrate with you and a dram or two. If you joined us for World Whisky Day last year, you might remember we were packed out and all had an...
This week we feature a limited release blended whisky from the now (hopefully?) familiar label Hibiki by Suntory Whisky. Whisky: Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select Distiller: Suntory Whisky Country: Japan Type: Blended whisky ABV: 43% Colour (what does it look like?): Amber Nose (what does it smell like?): Plum, syrup, roses, sweet wood Palate (what does it taste...
In honour of St Patrick's Day, this week's Whisky Wednesday features our first Irish whiskey (note the spelling)! Whisky: Writer's Tears Pot Still Irish Whiskey Distiller: Walsh Whiskey Country: Ireland Type: Vatted malt whisky ABV: 40% Colour (what does it look like?): Pale gold Nose (what does it smell like?): Honey toast, light citrus peel, pear, vanilla Palate...
This week's Whisky Wednesday features a pure malt whisky named after its founder and a founding father of the Japanese whisky: Nikka's Taketsuru Pure Malt 12 year old. Whisky: Taketsuru 12 year old Pure Malt Distiller: Nikka Whisky Country: Japan Type: Vatted malt whisky ABV: 40% Colour (what does it look like?): Bright...
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,...
[caption id="attachment_1234" align="aligncenter" width="600"] We visited the Chichibu distillery - home of Ichiro's Malt - in Saitama, Japan - blog post to come![/caption] Happy New Year everyone! We took a well-earned break in Japan over Christmas and New Year (check out our Insta) but we're back, ready and raring...
