One option, if you’re buying for a confirmed Scotch drinker, might be to go with something unexpected, yet in the neighborhood; say, a Japanese whisky (e.g., Suntory Yamazaki 12 yr.). That way you’re less likely...

with the Sea Salt and the Cilantro with the Chocolate. It had much more vibrancy and complexity than you would expect. We finished the meal with a Suntory “Yamazaki 12 year” Whisky...... I could have enjoyed just...

I remember when you could get Sapporo in the 2 litre bottle right out of the vending machines located in a zillion little stores in Japan. I also remember the machines that had bottle of Suntory whiskey, but that’s best...

good. This was sometime before I saw Lost in Translation, and Japanese whiskey was new to me. Sure enough, it was Suntory. The whole experience added a subtle layer of enjoyment when I finally saw the movie, and it greatly added...

a whisky in, say, Ireland or Japan that tasted like scotch that the naming of scotch whiskey was largely meaningless? I’ve had very good Suntory whiskys from Japan that tasted pretty much the same as really good blended...

the bubble popped in the early 90’s, it lost a bit of its shine, and then when the Big Dig construction begain in earnest, it went slowly downhill until it sort of just laid down and died, sometime early this century, I...

to be more popular ten years ago, but it’s still great. For Japanese look no further and go to Suntory (there are two, the Reforma location in Lomas is better) or it’s younger, hipper, swankier brother in Santa Fe, Shu. L’Osteria...

on Suntory or something. His comments fail to materialize or are single, and to his credit, he does not seem to accept food in a context- it’s good or it’s not. They really should have let him off the hook for this...

—better to toast a little bit as suggested above—just hold nori over the stovetop for a few seconds). Very little preparation is required and you don’t have to worry about rolling it right. http://recipe.suntory...

and complexity than you would expect. We finished the meal with a Suntory “Yamazaki 12 year” Whisky...... I could have enjoyed just sitting and sipping the Whiskey....I was so satiated from this cilinary experience........

There are a number of bottled teas that are unsweetened. Suntory makes a good unsweetened bottled wulong (my go-to hot weather drink in Asia) and Ito-En makes an unsweetened green tea.