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Linus Chu
- Sep 27, 2018
- 3 min
The Twins of Kilchoman
I've been hearing quite a lot from this distillery, Kilchoman, for the past couple of months; perhaps due to the strong promotion forged by the renowned the Whisky Exchange. So I decided to do more research about this distillery to see why it is everyone talking about it lately. Being the first distillery to be built in Islay for over 124 years, the distillery was founded in 2005 by Anthony Wills and is Islay’s only farm distillery. In fact, under the circumstances where the
Linus Chu
- Aug 30, 2018
- 4 min
Why Do Whiskies Have Certain Colors?
The world of whisky is such a fascinating realm. While we could all tell whiskies have certain complexities and aromas, the interesting question lays on the fact that nobody actually knows how exactly do they come to such aromas. This is exactly the reason why the experience of distillers is highly important for producing a quality whisky. While that mystery is yet to be solved by some genius one day, I would like to share with you all some of the more approachable areas of w
Linus Chu
- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
Guide to Whisky-Making
When I first launched this blog, one of the things that I have in mind is create an ultimate destination that addresses traveling, menswear, as well as tasting. Whisky-tasting has been one of the things that I enjoy the most in my pastime. In fact, it is one of the things that motivated me to create this blog at the beginning. Thus today, I would like to go back to the roots to where this all started by sharing with you all the process of how whisky is produced. Without furth
Linus Chu
- May 9, 2018
- 3 min
Qing Qing! It's Club Qing!
Moving on from distillery visits, this time I am bringing you all to a Whisky bar that I have long been waiting to go in Hong Kong -- Club Qing! As usual, some background history about this place. Originally a Chinese restaurant, Club Qing has transformed into a bar that specializes not only in old and rare Scotch whiskies, but also has whiskies from all over Japan regardless of its age. On top of that, Club Qing also does its own private bottling. This means they would purch
Linus Chu
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
Singleton of Glen Ord
Singleton of Glen Ord -- perhaps audience from Asia would be more familiar with this whisky brand. Curious why this would be the case? This is what this article is about. In this final part of the 'Scotch-distillery visit' trilogy, I am going to introduce you to the whisky brand -- Singleton of Glen Ord. As I was saying earlier, perhaps friends from Asia would be more familiar with this distillery. In order to explain why this distillery is more popular in some regions than t
Linus Chu
- Apr 12, 2018
- 5 min
Tasting at Talisker Distillery
"A whisky made by the sea." Here we have finally -- the highly anticipated Talisker Distillery. Setting on the shores of Loch Harport is every smoky-whisky lovers' favorite distillery. First of all, I am very fortunate to be able to taste Talisker's New Make that was specially permitted for this tasting tour. Its newness is perhaps the most remarkable thing I have experienced in the tour. Anyway, let's first talk about some background history of the distillery itself. Until t
Linus Chu
- Apr 3, 2018
- 3 min
Tasting at Raasay Distillery
Always be open-minded for new things. First of all, I am very excited about publishing this post; not only because this is the very first whisky distillery I have ever visited, but also I would be one of the earliest person to write a review on the Isle of Raasay Distillery. A little background story about this distillery. As quoted from their website, Isle of Raasay Distillery is "[t]he first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay in northwest Scotland [that] began distillin
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