PinnedElliottChichibu Whisky Festival 2023I attended Chichibu Whisky Festival (秩父ウイスキー祭) yesterday, which was a great time, with some whisky pals from Tokyo and a surprise visit…Feb 20, 20231Feb 20, 20231
PinnedElliottWhisky Scoring Bands / DistributionMuch like Malt Review, I feel that the current hundred point system is both capricious and arbitrary, and too much time is spend around the…Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021
ElliottJapanese Whisky Review: Akkeshi Blended Whisky Usui (厚岸ブレンデッドウイスキー雨水)Not a bad blend, but I prefer theiAug 17Aug 17
ElliottJapanese Whisky Review: Single Malt Komagatake 2023 EditionA tasty dram that’s still in stock very closAug 13Aug 13
ElliottJapanese Whisky Review: Ichiro’s Malt — Pure Malt Whisky — Mizunara Wood ReserveThe MWR is a whisky nerd cult classic.Aug 12Aug 12
ElliottJapanese Blended Whisky Review: Ichiro’s Malt And Grain — World Blended Whisky — Limited EditionIchiro’s Malt And Grain — World Blended Whisky — Limited Edition / 48% / ¥11,000 ($75 USD)Aug 11Aug 11
ElliottJapanese Whisky Review: Nikka Coffey Malt WhiskeyA solid, affordable Japanese whisky option that is also widely available.Aug 11Aug 11
ElliottTwo Blended Japanese Whisky Reviews: Hibiki Japanese Harmony and Hibiki Blender’s ChoiceHibiki Japanese Harmony: Master’s Select / 43% ABVAug 4Aug 4
ElliottJava SimpleDateFormat is NOT threadsafePlease be careful if you use SimpleDateFormat to parse dates and share the class between multiple threads of execution. As noted in the…Jul 20Jul 20