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The drinks I had in summer 2019

Good Day Calamansi..

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This is basically juice..

Glenlivet CS 1995

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A classy whisky, very much the Glenlivet. I’ve been drinking whiskies like this on my own lately, and I like that the bottle doesn’t go down too fast..

Nikka Pure Malt Red

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For the price it’s excellent, and while it’s good neat, it also makes a really tasty highball. A bit of a shame this one has been discontinued.

Asahi Dry Zero

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Drinking alcohol when it’s hot out just makes you overheat, so having a light non-alcoholic drink in summer turned out to be a good call. It’s the No. 1 seller for a reason – it tastes pretty close to beer.

Harry Cranes Craft Highball

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I picked it up because I heard it was good, and the peat really comes through. The problem, though, is that a Laphroaig highball tastes better.. I suppose being easy to carry around is the selling point.

Hitachino Highball

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Hmm.. this one didn’t do much for me either..

Kokushibori Premium

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It’s an aged pineapple chuhai made with rum, and it’s so good. If you don’t mind sweet drinks, I think it beats most cocktails.

Octomore

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The strength was so hard to feel that it made me wonder whether this was really an Octomore. Octomore normally packs a punch, right? Not feeling the ABV means it’s smooth and tasty. As long as you’re not expecting the usual Octomore character, it’s delicious.

Big Baby Caol Ila 7 Year Old

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I enjoyed it last time, and it was just as good when I opened another one. And I still have one more bottle left..

Muyeong makgeolli

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I had it at a makgeolli specialist somewhere in Gangnam and it was pretty good. I should go back again sometime..

The Famous Grouse

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The whisky in the Gimpo Airport lounge has switched from J&B Rare to The Famous Grouse. Well, this one’s tasty too. I half suspect most famous whiskies are good – there are just low-ABV whiskies and high-ABV ones.

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