Japanese Whiskey Tasting

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The Irish Whiskey Society are holding a Japanese whiskey tasting in Dublin this week.
Japanese whiskey is generally excellent, but extremely hard to find in this part of the world. This might be of interest to anyone who loves good spirits:

We're Turning Japanese!

It was probably one of the most successful acts of industrial espionage ever.
In 1917, as World War 1 raged, a 23 year old Japanese student moved to Scotland to study chemistry in Glasgow.

Soon afterwards, he got a job at Hazelburn distillery, where he learnt many of the secrets of distilling good Scotch.

He took this knowledge with him back to the Far East, where he helped found not one but three whisky distilleries across Japan.

Today, the Japanese whisky industry produces vastly more whisky than Ireland does, and has garnered a reputation of quality that matches even that of Scotland.
Many Scottish noses were put out of joint when a Japanese whisky was announced the best in the world in 2006. But again and again, they have repeated that feat since.
Yet here in Ireland, where whiskey was born, Japanese whisky is almost unknown and almost impossible to find.

Now the Irish Whiskey Society intends to introduce Irish whiskey fans to the wonderful drams that come from the Land of the Rising Sun.

IWS Committee member Zoltan Vari travelled to Japan and visited three of the country's top distilleries: Nikka, Yamazaki and Hakushu.

He brought back some fascinating stories, some striking pictures and most importantly some bottles from his exploration of Japanese whisky.
Join Zoltan and the Irish Whiskey Society on Thursday May 27th at 7.30pm in Brooks Hotel, Drury Street, Dublin 2, to explore whiskey's best-kept secret – the drams of Japan.

Admission is specially priced at €15 for member and €22.50 for non-members, and prior booking at http://bookwhen.com/iws is essential, as this tasting is sure to fill up fast.

Further information is available on our website, www.irishwhiskeysociety.com.


Background information:
The Irish Whiskey Society is Ireland's only society dedicated to our national spirit.
Founded only a year ago, the society holds monthly tastings in the Dublin area with the aim of encouraging an appreciation of Irish whiskey and the whiskeys of the world, and there's nothing we love more than enjoying them in the company of friends.
Our website - www.irishwhiskeysociety.com - is already established as the authoritative home of objective whiskey discussion and information online, and receives thousands of visitors each month.
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