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Linus Chu
- Oct 18, 2018
- 3 min
Food Adventure at Yen London
A while ago I was wondering what would be the category of things which I would be willing to spend the most money on after bespoke items and whiskies. As you would have guessed it, I didn't really think for long before I conclude that it would be Japanese food. Indeed, what I found quite similar between the making of high-quality Japanese food, as well as the crafting of bespoke items and whiskies is that they all take years in order to achieve perfection. That's why it worth
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 13, 2018
- 4 min
Sunday Roast at The Savoy Grill
What I found it hard not to do during the weekends is to really relax and have an enjoyable meal. After all, there is no better way to reward yourself after a week of hard work than to eat something rather delectable. As a matter of fact I had the opportunity to visit The Savoy again on a previous Sunday. This time, however, I wasn't there for their afternoon tea, but for the Sunday Roast at the Savoy Grill restaurant. Situated inside the world-renowned Savoy Hotel, Savoy Gri
Linus Chu
- Jun 17, 2018
- 5 min
Umai Sushi Saturday
For those of you who know me well, Japanese is one of my favorite cuisine if not my favorite one. Since it's been a while since I last did an article on food-tasting, I decided to bring you all to a Japanese sushi restaurant that I have recently discovered in London -- Sake no Hana. To begin with, a little bit background information about the restaurant. Featured in the Michelin Guide 2018, Sake no Hana offers modern authentic Japanese dining including charcoal grill, toban a
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 9, 2018
- 1 min
Food Tasting: Scorrybreac
MICHELIN Guide 2018 Restaurants -- not the first thing you would associate to when you think of Isle of Skye right? Think again. Introducing Scorrybreac Restaurant in Portree. Sitting on top of the harbor of Portree with a distant mountain view and just having 8 tables, Scorrybreac Restaurant is perhaps the most cozy place for dinner in Portree. Using local cooking meats from the hills and the seafood just from the harbor below, Scorrybreac shows you what it means by Scottish
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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