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Jota Tanaka at Gotemba distillery
Drinks not wine The clear broth theory

An exploration of the transparency of Japanese whisky – and how that sensibility is influencing whisky-making back in Scotland. Above, Jota Tanaka at the Fuji-Gotemba distillery, 10 years before the...

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Drinks not wine In search of temple smell
Heather Tillott of Sullivan's Cove
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The Last Hurrah cider
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Wooden casks of all sorts at Maison Lineti whisky distillery
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John Letts
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Ichiro Akuto of Chichibu distilleries in a barrel room
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Raasay terroir on the Isle of Skye
Drinks not wine Whisky and whiskey are changing fast, and place is becoming an increasingly important ingredient in them, but how exactly? Above...
Dave Broom in Jerez
Drinks not wine How sherry and single malts are transforming each other, arguably more to the benefit of the latter. Our whisky expert...
Glenigma whisky casks
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