Category: News
Japanese whisky news, reported from Japanese-language primary sources.
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Kochi’s new Niyodogawa distillery aims for a 2029 debut
A self-taught blender has opened a container-built distillery on Kochi’s Niyodo River. Its first whisky is due in 2029; nothing…
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Yuza’s Twilight Amber single malt arrives in mid-November
Yamagata’s Yuza distillery will release Twilight Amber, a 46% single malt at 11,000 yen, in mid-November, its lowest-priced single malt…
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Saburomaru distillery draws a record 45,000 visitors
Toyama’s Saburomaru distillery logged about 45,000 visitors in its latest year, up 3.6 times since 2021, and now plans to…
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Yamanashi winery Sainte Neige releases its first whisky
Sainte Neige, a Yamanashi winery founded in 1947, unveils Seisetsu, its first in-house whisky. Three expressions go on sale in…
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Suntory’s Ao world blend gets a 51% Scotch Edition
Suntory will release Ao Scotch Edition, a limited 51% ABV take on its five-country blend, across Japan on December 15…
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Nikko distillery is complete, with first whisky due in 2030
Kobayashi Shuzo’s Nikko distillery is complete, with two pot stills, room for 1,000 casks and a Tobu tourism tie-up. First…
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Saburomaru packs 24 peated whiskies into a holiday set
Saburomaru’s 100-set Holiday Collection 2026 holds 24 x 30ml whiskies, including four unreleased single casks, at ¥59,400. Overseas sales to…
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Kanosuke launches Mellow Blend as an everyday house whisky
Kanosuke’s Mellow Blend, a permanent blended Japanese whisky led by shochu-distillery pot still spirit, goes on sale in Japan on…
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Yamazaki 25 wins the Japanese whisky Trophy at ISC 2026
Suntory’s Yamazaki 25 took the top Japanese whisky award at the International Spirits Challenge 2026, and Suntory won Producer of…
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Mishima’s Little K adds a 23-month and a wheated release
Distillery Water Dragon’s bourbon-style Little K reaches 23 months and adds a wheated mash bill, on sale in Mishima from…
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Yamaga distillery doubles its whisky maturation capacity
Kumamoto’s Yamaga Distillery has spent about 500 million yen on a new warehouse that more than doubles its cask storage,…
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Mishima’s Water Dragon bottles three bourbon-style barrels
CRAFT WONDER releases three single barrels of two-year-old, bourbon-style whisky from Distillery Water Dragon in Mishima, Shizuoka, at 50.5% ABV.