[1]Japanese Whisky Book Review:

  by [2]Brian Ashcraft

  [3]Tuttle, 2018

  ISBN: 978-4-8053-1409-8
  Hardback, full colour, 144 pp

  In recent years, Japanese whisky has won top international awards, and
  the impending shortage of Suntory's flagship Hibiki 17-year-old blend,
  immortalized in the film [4]Lost in Translation, attests to global
  demand for its most prestigious offerings. Once again, the Japanese
  have taken a Western icon and distilled their own excellent versions of
  it. In the first part of his spirited guide, Brian Ashcraft explores
  the history of distilling in Japan, beginning with the arrival of the
  first American whisky on Perry's black ships in the mid-nineteenth
  century but focusing on the strong Scottish connection, in particular
  the role that Masataka Taketsuru ("Massan") played in establishing
  Japan's first distillery, Yamazaki, in Osaka. The second part of the
  book focuses on six main distilleries out of the sixteen mentioned,
  beginning of course with Suntory's Yamazaki complex, which is lavishly
  illustrated, evoking, for example, the honeyed glow of the thousands of
  blendings sitting in bottles on the shelves of the 'whisky library' in
  their contact centre, among which one can sample dozens across a wide
  price range. Evocative yet approachable tasting notes cover the best
  offerings of each distillery. The highest rated appear to be Nikka's
  34- and 40-year-old limited editions ("a beautiful symphony"), at 98
  out of 100 points, equalled only by Suntory's "sublime" 'Yamazaki 1999
  The Owner's Cask Mampei Hotel'. At the other end of the scale is
  Nikka's 'Yoichi Single Malt Peaty and Salty 12 Years Old', 55/100:
  "It's so smoky you've got to wonder if fumes aren't wafting out of your
  nose after each taste".

  Excitement at the current state and future potential of the Japanese
  whisky industry exudes from every pore of this beautifully presented
  and meticulously researched guide. This is a book to be savoured rather
  than downed in one sitting.

  Richard Donovan

  Buy this book from Amazon [5]USA | [6]UK | [7]Japan

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  For those who are enamored. I was gifted an apparently very nice bottle
  recently. I'm looking forward to the right opportunity with the right
  collaborators to crack the seal.

    Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too
    large quantities.

  LORD DUNSANY: My Ireland, xxx, 1938
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  My original entry is here: [10]Japanese Whisky Book Review. It posted
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References

  1. https://www.japanallover.com/2018/06/japanese-whisky-book-review/
  2. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=soccerphile-20&keyword=Brian+Ashcraft&mode=books
  3. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=soccerphile-20&keyword=Tuttle&mode=books
  4. https://www.japanallover.com/japanese-culture/film/film-lost-translation
  5. https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/4805314095/soccerphile-20
  6. https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/4805314095/soccerphileco-21
  7. https://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4805314095/soccerphile0b-22
  8. https://www.japanallover.com/
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