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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:05 am Post subject:
Ochone! Japanese whisky is voted best in world
Like English wine, it has suffered from the taint of inauthenticity and has been the butt of condescending jokes. Now Japanese whisky has finally scotched all criticism by being voted the best in the world, ahead of its Highland rivals.
Yoichi 20 years old, distilled on the shores of the Sea of Japan, has become the first variety produced outside Scotland to win the coveted single malt award in an international competition run by Whisky Magazine, the main industry publication.
The whisky, distilled near the city of Sapporo on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, beat dozens of other varieties, including last year�fs winner, Talisker 18 years old, produced on the Isle of Skye.
Suntory Hibiki, the brand advertised by the washed-up actor played by Bill Murray in the film Lost in Translation, scooped the award for the world�fs best blended whisky. The historic double for Japanese whiskies has provoked consternation in Scotland, where whisky is as integral to a certain strand of national identity as bagpipes, haggis and the kilt.
Yoichi 20 years old, which sells for 150 English pounds a bottle, was praised by the judges for its �gamazing mix of big smoke and sweet blackcurrant�h, �gexplosive aroma�h and �gbig, long and sweet finish�h.
The decision to give the top prize to Yoichi followed a blind tasting of more than 200 of the world�fs finest varieties by a panel of 16 of the world�fs leading whisky experts.
The judges said Japanese distillers had succeeded in producing top Scotch thanks to the variable climate in Japan, which assists maturation and creates a purer whisky with a heightened aroma.
Traditional distilling apparatus such as coal-fired pot stills, used widely in Japan but rarely seen in Scotland, was also praised for producing a superior dram.
�gJapanese whiskies performed magnificently and they are really starting to make waves,�h said Rob Allanson, editor of Whisky Magazine.
Nikka, the company that produces Yoichi, and Suntory, the biggest spirits company in Japan, are making inroads into the British whisky market.
Tetsuji Hisamitsu, chief blender at the Yoichi distillery, said he was �gvery moved�h by the award.
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:14 am Post subject:
krim wrote:
i buy too many guns.
Maybe we can go in on a bottle together, drink it at Shinsengumi, eat there and then burn the restaurant down in a drunken episode of skewers, sexy girls, and sake.
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:
it actually has a thead for this
huh
well one of my is a martini (hope iam one the right topic )
and a rum call black label rum (trinidadian rum) its really nice and smooth _________________
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:
suzzy wrote:
it actually has a thead for this
huh
well one of my is a martini (hope iam one the right topic )
and a rum call black label rum (trinidadian rum) its really nice and smooth
There's a thread for everything my favourite is the ricecooker thread
I am craving my mum's homemade icetea (without alcohol) because it's been very hot the last days (for real)
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:
I read this in my Japan-Today e-mail alert this morning:
Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink
Tuesday 13th May, 06:40 AM JST
TOKYO �\
Asahi Breweries Ltd and Kagome Co said Monday they will launch their first low-alcohol sparking beverage using vegetable juice on June 3. The product, �gAsahi Vegesh,�h will contain the juice of 21 kinds of vegetable, including carrot, and five kinds of fruit, including grapefruit. It is priced at 196 yen for a 350-milliliter can.
Asahi and Kagome aim to boost sales of vegetable-based low-alcohol drinks, riding on growing health consciousness among consumers.
Vegesh is the third product developed jointly by the two firms since they concluded business and capital alliances in February 2007.
Sales of the three low-alcohol products, including �gTomate�h tomato juice-based beverage and �gVegete,�h a low-alcohol fruit and vegetable cocktail, are projected to total two million cases by the end of this year. One case contains the equivalent of 24 350-milliliter cans.
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject:
Enna wrote:
I read this in my Japan-Today e-mail alert this morning:
Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink
Tuesday 13th May, 06:40 AM JST
TOKYO �\
Asahi Breweries Ltd and Kagome Co said Monday they will launch their first low-alcohol sparking beverage using vegetable juice on June 3. The product, �gAsahi Vegesh,�h will contain the juice of 21 kinds of vegetable, including carrot, and five kinds of fruit, including grapefruit. It is priced at 196 yen for a 350-milliliter can.
Asahi and Kagome aim to boost sales of vegetable-based low-alcohol drinks, riding on growing health consciousness among consumers.
Vegesh is the third product developed jointly by the two firms since they concluded business and capital alliances in February 2007.
Sales of the three low-alcohol products, including �gTomate�h tomato juice-based beverage and �gVegete,�h a low-alcohol fruit and vegetable cocktail, are projected to total two million cases by the end of this year. One case contains the equivalent of 24 350-milliliter cans.
Interesting....geez, the amount of drinks in Japan is absolutely dizzying. The choices offered to the consuming public, I think, outstrips any other nation in terms of sheer volume and variety.
At 196 Yen a pop...that's almost two bucks a can...
I dunno how healthy it will be if it has alcohol in it...
I read this in my Japan-Today e-mail alert this morning:
Asahi, Kagome to launch fizzy, low-alcohol vegetable drink
Tuesday 13th May, 06:40 AM JST
TOKYO �\
Asahi Breweries Ltd and Kagome Co said Monday they will launch their first low-alcohol sparking beverage using vegetable juice on June 3. The product, �gAsahi Vegesh,�h will contain the juice of 21 kinds of vegetable, including carrot, and five kinds of fruit, including grapefruit. It is priced at 196 yen for a 350-milliliter can.
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