Tour and tasting at Holyrood Distillery
in person at Holyrood Distillery, Edinburgh.
Visiting Holyrood Distillery for a tour and tasting.
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Islay and the Whisky Coast tour with Rabbie's Tours
in person at Isle of Islay, Scotland.
I took an "Islay and the Whisky Coast" tour with Rabbie's Tours.
Tour and tasting at Laphroaig
in person at Laphroaig Distillery, Islay.
Visited Laphroaig distillery as part of a Rabbie's Tour of Islay.
Warehouse tasting at Lagavulin
in person at Lagavulin Distillery, Islay.
Visited Lagavulin distillery as part of a Rabbie's Tour of Islay.
Tour and tasting at Argbeg
in person at Ardbeg Distillery, Islay.
Visited Ardbeg distillery as part of a Rabbie's Tour of Islay.
Tasting at Bunnahabhain
in person at Bunnahabhain Distillery, Islay.
Visited Bunnahabhain distillery as part of a Rabbie's Tour of Islay.
Lunch and tasting at Ardnahoe
in person at Ardnahoe Distillery, Islay.
Visited Ardnahoe distillery as part of a Rabbie's Tour of Islay.
Tour and tasting at Kilchoman
in person at Kilchoman Distillery, Islay.
Visited Kilchoman distillery as part of a Rabbie's Tour of Islay.
Tasting at Oban Distillery
in person at Oban, Scotland.
My tour bus stopped at Oban for lunch, so I ducked in to Oban Distillery for a tasting.
Tour and tasting at Glenkinchie Distillery
in person at Glenkinchie Distillery, Scotland.
I took the minibus out to Glenkinchie for a tour and tasting.
Speyside Whisky Trail tour with Rabbie's Tours
in person at Speyside, Scotland.
I took an "Speyside Whisky Trail" tour with Rabbie's Tours.
Aberfeldy tasting
in person at Aberfeldy, Scotland.
An additional off piste stop on the Rabbie's tour to Speyside allowed me to duck in to Aberfeldy distillery for a quick tasting.
Dalwhinnie tasting
in person at Dalwhinnie, Scotland.
The sixth stop on the Rabbie's tour to Speyside was at Dalwhinnie distillery.
Glen Moray tour
in person at Glen Moray, Scotland.
The fifth stop on the Rabbie's tour to Speyside was at Glen Moray distillery.
Speyside Cooperage tour
in person at Glenlivet, Scotland.
The fourth stop on the Rabbie's tour to Speyside was at the Speyside Cooperage.
Glenlivet tour and tasting
in person at Glenlivet, Scotland.
The third stop on the Rabbie's tour to Speyside was at Glenlivet distillery.
Royal Lochnagar tour and tasting
in person at Royal Lochnagar, Scotland.
The second stop on the Rabbie's tour to Speyside was Royal Lochnagar distillery.
Lindores Abbey distillery tour and tasting
in person at Lindores Abbey, Scotland.
The first stop on the Rabbie's tour to Speyside was the Lowland distillery of Lindores Abbey.
The Scotch Whisky Experience
in person at Edinburgh, Scotland.
With an evening free, I booked to do the "Platinum" tour at the Scotch Whisky Experience on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
Masterclass at Penderyn Distiller
in person at Penderyn, Wales.
I went to Cardiff over the Easter long weekend and visited Penderyn's original distillery in the Brecon Beacons.
Tour and tasting at Cooper King distillery
in person at Cooper King distillery, Yorkshire.
I broke a train journey at York and popped out to visit Cooper King distillery for a tour and tasting.
Tour and tasting at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery
in person at Hunmanby, North Yorkshire.
Visited Spirit of Yorkshire at Hunmanby for a tour and tasting.
Toasting Tohuko Sake event at Japan House
in person at Japan House, London.
I went to a Toasting Tohoku Sake at Japan House in London.
British Sake Association
in person at Tacco Delicatessen, Fulham.
I joined the British Sake Association and attended a members social tasting at Tacco Delicatessen in Fulham. The "everyone brings a bottle and tells the group about it" approach worked really well. I'm looking forward to attending more BSA events in future.
The Foundry tour and tasting
in person at Canterbury.
Took the train to Canterbury to visit The Foundry brewery and distillery (and pub). And also the cathedral and stuff.
Tour and tasting at Copper Rivet distillery
in person at Copper Rivet Distillery, Chatham.
Took the train to Chatham to visit Copper Rivet distillery for a tour and tasting.
The Yummy Sake AI tasting and recommendation
in person at London.
I attended a "Yummy Sake" session with tasting and AI-driven sake recommendation.
Visit to Doujima sake brewery
in person at Fordham Estate, Cambridgeshire.
Visited Doujima sake brewery at Fordham Estate in Cambridgeshire.
Tour and tasting at East London Liquor Company
in person at East London Liquor Company.
I popped out to East London Liquor Company's distillery at Bow Warf for a tour and tasting. The tasting was more of a general whisk[e]y education with expressions from Sonoma, Daddy Rack, Heaven Hill, Amrut, and Ledaig as well as their own peated new-make and single malt.
Tour and tasting at Bimber Distillery
in person at Bimber Distiller.
Bimber Distiller was an interesting tasting and tour.
Tour and tasting at Kanpai Sake Brewery
in person at Kanpai Sake Brewery.
One of the first things I did after arriving in London (other than recover from jetlag and get organised with work) was visit Kanpai Sake Brewery. And then I booked in for a tour and tasting.
Special sake omakase featuring Nanbu Bijin
in person at Gold Class Daruma.
Yuichi Kanamaru will present six sake from Nanbu Bijin paired with Japanese food.
Taste with the Touji: Sakai Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Taste with the Touji episode 36 will visit Sakai Shuzo.
Ordering sake from Japan
online at White Rabbit.
I ordered some sake (koshu) from Japan using White Rabbit Express and DHL. By the time it got to me it cost an extra 170% for ordering fees, freight, Australian tax and duty, fees for paying the tax and duty, and tax on the fees for paying the tax and duty.
Shio kouji BBQ
in person at Sakenet.
Learn how to use shio kouji in barbeque cooking. Then enjoy shio kouji BBQ food paired with sake.
Taste with the Touji: Heiwa Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Episode 36 of Taste with the Touji visited Heiwa Shuzo in Wakayama prefecture.
Taste with the Touji: Tosa Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Taste with the Touji episode 35 visited Tosa Shuzo.
Westward Sourdough Whiskey tasting
in person at The Oak Barrel.
Tasting Westward American Single Malt "Ken Forkish Sourdough" Whiskey along with their whitedog, single malt, stout cask, and two-malt wheated whiskies.
Virtual sake masterclass with Yukino Ochiai
online at Gourmet Traveller Wine.
An online masterclass presented by Sake Samurai Yukino Ochiai including five 300 ml bottles of premium sake.
Special sake omakase featuring Hakkaisan
in person at Gold Class Daruma.
Yuichi Kanamaru curated an excellent event with nigori sake from Miwa Shuzo.
Taste with the Touji: Yamamoto Gomei
online at Taste with the Touji.
Episode 34 of Taste with the Touji will visit Yamamoto Gomei.
Midleton Whiskey tasting
in person at The Whiskey Co-op.
The Whiskey Co-op in-person events returned with a tasting of whiskies from the Midleton distillery.
Taste with the Touji: Matsuura Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Taste with the Touji episode 33 will visit Matsuura Shuzo.
Sakenet 2021 new sake tasting
in person at Nom Japanese.
Sakenet Australia have a 2021 new sake tasting at 2-4 PM on March 14-15 at at Nom Japanese.
Taste with the Touji: Miyasaka Brewery
online at Taste with the Touji.
Episode 32 of Taste with the Touji will visit Miyasaka Shuzo, producers of Masumi.
Wildflower Collective bottle share
in person at Wildflower Brewing and Blending.
I made it to the annual bottle share event for Wildflower Collective members this year. It was an excellent event.
Institute of Brewing and Distilling Asia Pacific Convention
online at Perth.
The 2021 IBD Asia Pacific convetion had a pretty interesting programme of talks about brewing (beer) and distilling.
Special sake omakase featuring Miwa Shuzo
in person at Gold Class Daruma.
Yuichi Kanamaru curated an excellent event with nigori sake from Miwa Shuzo.
Fukuju sake tasting flight
in person at a range of Australian venues.
Deja vu Sake are promoting a tasting flight of Fukuju sake in a number of Australian venues.
Japanese Drinks at Home: Sake Pairings and Shōchū Cocktails
online at Japan House London.
An introduction to sake and shochu pairing and cocktails at home.
Discover Shōchū: Distillery Visit and Introduction
online at Japan House London.
An introduction to shochu with Christopher Pellgrini and a distillery tour with Stephen Lyman at Komasa distillery.
Taste with the Touji: Bentenmusume
online at Taste with the Touji.
Episode 27 of Taste with the Touji saw the group visiting Ohta Shuzo, makers of Bentenmusume.
Special sake omakase with Narutotai
in person at Gold Class Daruma.
Yuichi Kanamaru organised an excellent event with Narutotai sake from Honke Matsuura Shuzo.
Work sake tasting with Sake Connect
online at Sake Connect.
Sake Connect did an excellent sake tasting as a team-building-during-COVID-lockdown event for my company. It was excellent.
Visit to Willie Smith's Cider
in person at Willie Smith's Cider.
I visited Willie Smith's and had a tour of the Charles Oates apple brandy distillery.
Barrell Craft Spirits tasting
online at Elysian Whisky Bar.
Barrell Craft Spirits produce an interesting range of bourbons and whiskies. They aren't a distillery but operate more like an independent bottler or merchant blender from the Scotch world.
Valinch & Mallet tasting
online at Casa de Vinos.
Diplomatico Rum Tasting
online at The Oak Barrel.
Taste with the Touji: Rumiko Moriki and Akira Oze
online at Taste with the Touji.
Taste with the Touji: Kinmon Akita Sake
online at Taste with the Touji.
Rest and Be Thankful tasting
online at Whisky & Dreams.
Bizen Pottery with Jumpei Kaneshige and Robert Yellin
online at Taste with the Touji.
Just as important as the sake we drink are the vessels we drink it from. This session of Taste with the Touji looked at Bizen pottery.
A blind tasting of SMWS releases
online at The Oak Barrel.
An interesting exercise to blind taste five SMWS releases.
Sydney Whisky Forum
online at The Oak Barrel.
Taste with the touji: Niida Honke
online at Taste with the Touji.
Tasmanian Whisky Week 2020 at Home
online at Home.
Old & Rare Islay tasting
online at Casa de Vinos.
Taste with the Touji: Kodama Jozo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Infrequent Flyers online tasting at Elysian Whisky Bar
online at Elysian Whisky Bar.
Taste with the touji: Origin of ginjo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Casa de Vinos single cask Ben Nevis tasting
online at Casa de Vinos.
Artist Collective 3.0 tasting at Casa de Vinos
online at Casa de Vinos.
Institute of Brewing and Distilling General Certificate in Distilling
online at my computer.
I passed the Institute of Brewing and Distilling General Certificate in Distilling exam.
Westward Whiskey tasting
online at The Oak Barrel.
Hobart Whisky port cask tasting
online at Hobart Whisky.
Dine with Katsuyama
online at Sake Boutique & Sake Connect.
Sake Boutique and Sake Connect organised a great online session with Katsuyama (with sake and dinner for those in Melbourne).
Iniquity Whisky blending
online at The Oak Barrel.
Taste with the Touji: Watanabe Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Taste with the Touji: Miyoshikiku Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Darroze armagnac tasting
online at The Oak Barrel.
Taste with the Touji: Mukai Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Hobart Whisky tasting
online at Hobart Whisky.
Derwent Distillery whisky launch
online at Derwent Distillery.
Online tasting to launch the first releases from Derwent Distillery.
Taste with the Touji: Yucho Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Taste with the Touji: Kidoizumi Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.
Boutique-y Whisky Company tasting
online at The Oak Barrel.
Taste with the Touji: Moriki Shuzo
online at Taste with the Touji.