The Principal, Hong Kong

Jonay Armas heads Principal – bringing with him experience from Michelin-starred restaurants in Spain, the principal quickly earned its first star within a year of opening.

Jonay Armas did good in incorporating contemporary and innovative elements to traditional dishes. Here in Hong Kong, giving a mild twist to familiar flavours would more likely be accepted by the crowd than introducing exotic and uncommon tastes. Continue reading

Karuizawa (軽井沢) 10 years

Karuizawa (軽井沢) 10 years, original bottling. It’s very difficult to come across Karuizawa’s original bottling. The distillery closed in 2001 and its whisky are literally antiques, let alone original bottling.

With a light amber color, it displayed very floral notes like chrysanthemum, sandalwood, fruits like peeled grapes. It shares some similarity with Hakushu (白州) 12yo.

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