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Independent reviews from a bartender in Japan, with first-hand tasting notes and practical serve recommendations.
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View All ComparisonsMonkey Shoulder vs Johnnie Walker Double Black: Which Should You Buy?
Monkey Shoulder and Johnnie Walker Double Black are both popular, approachable Scotch whiskies, but they aren’t the same kind of Scotch and…
Maker’s Mark vs Buffalo Trace: Which Should You Buy?
Maker’s Mark and Buffalo Trace are both Kentucky straight bourbons, both bottled at 45% ABV in the versions Kaz reviewed, and both…
Glenfiddich 12 vs The Glenlivet 12: Which Should You Buy?
Glenfiddich 12 and The Glenlivet 12 are both 12-year-old Speyside single malts aimed at easy drinking, so they often end up on…
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View All GuidesWhat Does Non-Chill Filtered Mean in Whisky?
“Non-chill filtered” means the whisky was bottled without chill filtration — a step in which whisky is cooled and passed through a…
Japanese Whisky Guide: Styles, Brands & Bottles to Know
Japanese whisky has gone from a niche curiosity to one of the most talked-about whisky categories in the world, but “Japanese whisky”…
Islay Scotch Brands: A Guide to the Island’s Whisky Styles
Islay is Scotland’s most famous whisky island, and its reputation is built almost entirely on peat smoke. That reputation is earned, but…
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Kaz
Chief Bartender & Whisky Reviewer
Kaz is a chief bartender in Japan, with eight years behind the bar and six years reviewing whisky on Whisktender, his Japanese-language whisky site. Every Dram Verdict score and every personal tasting note comes from a whisky he has tasted himself, with one question always in mind: is this bottle worth buying?
More of my reviews are at Whisktender.
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