Category: News
Japanese whisky news, reported from Japanese-language primary sources.
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Royal Salute brings master blender Sandy Hyslop to Tokyo
Chivas Brothers master blender emeritus Sandy Hyslop hosts a rare Tokyo masterclass and cocktail pairing at Hyatt Regency’s Bar Eau…
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Kirin’s Fuji whisky gets its first 12-year single grain
Kirin’s Fuji Gotemba distillery is sending its first 12-year single grain whisky to the UK, France and the US months…
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Shizuoka distillery marks 10 years with whole-cask sale
Gaiaflow’s Shizuoka distillery turns 10 on September 28 and is selling 10 aged casks whole, at up to $52,000 each,…
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Matsui Shuzo breaks ground on new Tottori whisky distillery
Matsui Shuzo held a groundbreaking ceremony for a major new whisky distillery in Yurihama, Tottori, with distillation set to start…
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Sapporo Shusei bottles Hokkaido’s first Gold Quibis whisky
Sapporo Shusei is releasing 640 bottles of Kai, the first whisky to meet Hokkaido’s new Gold Quibis corn whisky standard,…
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Hinokami’s final new-make bottling turns up the smoke
Hinokami Distillery in Kagoshima has released HINOKAMI NEW BORN #3, its smokiest and final preview bottling before an eventual single…
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Kanosuke bottles a single cask for one Gifu retailer
Kanosuke Distillery has bottled a heavily peated, 5-year-old single cask exclusively for CLAUDE WHISKY, a craft whisky shop in Gifu…
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Tenkyo releases KAZE 921, its Aizu-matured blended whisky
Tenkyo, an Aizu sake house turned whisky maker, releases 921 bottles of KAZE 921 on September 21. The spirit is…
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Nozawa Onsen distillery completes its first single malt
The gin maker in Nagano’s Nozawa Onsen village has finished its first single malt, with a residents’ event on September…
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Kagoshima’s six whisky distilleries launch a joint trail
Six distilleries in Kagoshima, Japan’s shochu heartland, formed a council to promote the region’s whisky abroad with tours and a…
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Hoou Biden sake maker to open a Nikko whisky distillery
Kobayashi Shuzo, the Tochigi brewery behind Hoou Biden sake, opens its Nikko Distillery in October 2026, with first whisky targeted…
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Kuju distillery bottles a highball whisky for Oita only
Kuju (久住), Oita’s only whisky distillery, releases Malt & Grain on September 18: a 46% blend at 3,850 yen, sold…