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Japanese whisky

Akashi White Oak 5 yo (45%, OB 2011) – 67/100

Chichibu Newborn 4 months 2008 (62,5%, OB 2008, bourbon barrel #126) – 65/100

Hakushu 21 yo 1981 (60,7%, Single Malt Whisky Society 2003, SMWS 120.1, 373 btl.) – 86/100

Hakushu 20 yo 1989 (62%, OB 2009 for The Whisky Exchange, sherry butt #9O 50021) – 90/100

Hakushu 12 yo 1997 (56%, OB for Whisky-Live 2009, hogshead BJ41521) – 81/100

Hanyu 21 yo 1988 (55,6%, No.1 Drinks 2009, sherry butt #9306, 625 btl.) – 90/100

Hanyu 19 yo 1991 (56%, Nectar of the Daily Drams, cask #377, Red Oak heads) – 88/100

Ichiro’s Malt Double Distilleries (46%, OB 2010) – 81/100

Ichiro’s Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve (46%, OB 2010) – 78/100

Karuizawa 42 yo 1967 (58,4%, OB 2009 for LMdW & TWE, cask #6426) – 95/100

Karuizawa 1968 (61,1%, OB 2010 for LMdW, sherry cask #6955, 210 btl.) – 90/100

Karuizawa 36yo 1972 (65%, OB 2008, cask #7290, Japanese wine cask, 528 btl.) – 91/100

Karuizawa 32 yo 1976 Noh (63%, OB 2009, sherry butt #6719, 486 btl.) – 92/100

Karuizawa 32 yo 1977 (60,7%, OB 2010, cask 4592, 190 btl.) – 91/100

Karuizawa 27 yo 1982 (56,1%, OB 2009 for The Whisky Exchange 10th Anniversary, sherry cask #2748) – 90/100

Karuizawa 1985 (60,8%, OB 2009, cask #7017) – 89/100

Karuizawa 1988 (59,8%, OB 2006, cask #3397) – 87/100

Karuizawa 19 yo 1990 (60%, OB for Whisky Live 10th Anniversary 2009, sherry butt #6446) – 85/100

Karuizawa 1991 (62,5%, OB 2007, sherry cask #3318) – 86/100

Karuizawa 19 yo 1991 (60,8%, OB 1991, sherry butt #3206) – 86/100

Karuizawa ‘Wait La Mazurka’ 31 yo 1977 (62,7%, Daily Dram 2009) – 91/100

Nikka 12 yo ‘Single coffey malt’ (55%, OB 2008, 3027 btl.) – 73/100

Nikka ‘From the barrel’ (51,4%, OB 2010, 50cl) – 80/100

Nikka Miyagikyo 1988 (50%, OB 2008, 1500 btl.) – 87/100

Nikka Miyagikyo 23 yo 1988 (57%, OB 2011, cask #92414) – 88/100

Nikka Pure Malt Black (43%, OB 2009, 50cl) – 82/100

Nikka Pure Malt White (43%, OB 2010, 50cl) – 75/100

Nikka Taketsuru 21 yo (43%, OB) – 83/100

Nikka Yoichi 10y (45%, OB, batch 08G34B) – 83/100

Nikka Yoichi 1991 (58%, OB 2009 for La Maison du Whisky, single cask #129374) – 92/100

Nikka Yoichi 20 yo (52%, OB 2008, 22G10B) – 91/100

Yamazaki 18 yo (43%, OB 2008, L8CP3) – 90/100

Yamazaki 15y 1982 (45%, OB 1997, Sherry Wood) – 85/100

Yamazaki 1990 (60%, OB 2008, sherry cask #0N70645, 471 btl.) – 88/100

Yamazaki 12 yo 1996 (60%, OB for Whisky-Live Japan 2009, sherry butt AX70012) – 86/100

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