Happy New Year from Whisky Wonder!

A few of the fun things we got up to in December - Ardbeg Club's special tasting and Takao Whisky Fair in Taiwan! We heard so many good things about Takao from our friends at WhiskyGeeks, we wanted to see for ourselves this year. Taiwan is one of our favourite destinations for good food, some of …

Whisky Live – Tickets out now!

Whisky Live is back for the 9th year! This is the largest annual whisky event in South East Asia, organized by the good folks at La Maison du Whisky. From Shanghai to New York, London to Johannesburg; Whisky Live is the international tasting show that brings whisky and spirits connoisseurs around the world together. We …

AD Rattray – history and whisky in a bottle!

The Gem of Kirkoswald, an independent bottler with a story linked to two historical whisky families - the Morrisons and the Walkers. This brand has quickly become one of our favourites! Nestled in the west coast of the Scottish Lowlands, we specially made a detour during our road trip to AD Rattray... having tasted a few …

Chichibu Malt Dream Cask (61.3%) Single cask #208 (9 year)

We had a real treat at our favourite whisky bar in Hong Kong - brilliant selection We made our way up one of those old creaky lifts in Lan Kwai Fong, the lift doors opened into an inviting Whisky Bar - Club Qing We asked the bar for a Chichibu and he hit us with …

Springbank School – Sneak Preview

We are visiting Springbank distillery in 2 weeks! Stay tuned and subscribe to our mailing list for all the updates! Springbank is also the only distillery with a Whisky School. We will be spending 5 days working in the distillery and trying our hand at every process in whisky making - from malting, turning the barley …

Tasting with Triskel Spirits

Last Sunday, we were in the good company of Triskel Spirits to taste their new 2018 collection. If you're interested to taste some, we've included a little discount code below! What first got me curious about Triskel Spirits is French Whisky! I have not heard about French Whisky and I was really interested to taste …

Mannochmore 12y old – Flora & Fauna

Starting a rainy morning with Mannochmore 12y old Flora & Fauna🥦🎋🌳 Distillery: Mannochmore Original Bottling (OB) ABV 43% 12 year old Nose: floral 🌺 Taste: vanilla, grassy 🍏some spice  Deliciously light nectar, a perfect dram to introduce someone new to whisky Score: 7/10 ⭐️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BfkCN5Ah4so/?taken-by=whisky.wonder

Visiting Chichibu Distillery

The little distillery in Japan that has become a legend with a cult following! Chichibu for me is like Springbank of Japan - producing small batch whisky. Chichibu distillery differentiates itself in terms of taste by having more Scottish influenced tasting whisky. At the end of my snowboarding trip in Nagano, we decided to stop …

Whisky Live 2017

So much excitement leading up to Whisky Live, and finally the last drop of liquid gold at 5pm on a Saturday evening. It was a really sweet session. Here’s what we loved! The folks at La Maison Du Whisky had cleverly put together billboards for the various sections of the hallways. My favourites on the …

Compass Box – Phenomenology & No Name

Compass Box released two new Limited Edition bottles and we were very excited to get a chance to taste these side by side. Phenomenology Nose: Very fragrant, fruity, green apple, and easy nose, rich, creamy and sweet Palate: Interesting: at first I think of it as a Clynelish as the main base (that's why I …