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...
Round up your whisky-lovin' mates and get festive with us for an exclusive Christmas Whisky Dinner at Tokyo Bird. We'll be getting into the Christmas partying mood over two sittings on Tuesday, 22 December 2015, sharing star Japanese whiskies from the back bar, matched with five courses...
This week's Whisky Wednesday is going independent - to the Shinshu Distillery which produces whiskies under the Mars Whisky label. Whisky: Mars Amber Distiller: Shinshu Distillery Country: Nagano, Japan Type: Blended whisky ABV: 40% [caption id="attachment_1094" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mars Amber blended whisky at Tokyo Bird[/caption] Colour (what does it look like?): Amber Nose (what does it...
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...
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 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...
How better to celebrate World Whisky Day (on Saturday, 16 March 2015) than with a world of whiskies at Tokyo Bird? Saturday, 16 May 2015 is the official World Whisky Day this year – a global day of celebration for whisky, whiskey and all their deliciously...
Golden Week in Japan is a week when there are four national holidays, from 29 April to 5 May, and when many Japanese workers get the week off to celebrate with family and friends, or travel. Since we don't get any holidays here, we thought we'd bring...
