Category: News
Japanese whisky news, reported from Japanese-language primary sources.
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Fukushima’s Tamano Ascend bottles a two-summer young whisky
Tamano Ascend distillery in Fukushima releases Souka on September 6, 2026: a young whisky aged two summers, made with the…
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Saburomaru releases mizunara-aged SAB. Ocean Blue 2nd Batch
Saburomaru’s SAB. Ocean Blue 2nd Batch (46%, 9,900 yen) adds Toyama-grown mizunara casks and is officially on sale in Japan…
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Tanzawa distillery starts distilling its own whisky
Kanagawa’s Tanzawa Distillery has started distilling its own malt spirit after two years bottling imported Scotch blends. First release due…
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Takazo distillery to release its first single malt
Meiri Shurui will release Takazo the First on October 16, the debut single malt from an Ibaraki distillery that made…
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US-owned Hokkaido whisky distillery Cedarfield takes shape
Cedarfield, the Japanese arm of Kentucky’s IJW Whiskey, is building one of Japan’s largest whisky distilleries near Chitose, due to…
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Mars Komagatake single malt gets a 200ml bottle
Honbo Shuzo adds a 200ml format to Single Malt Komagatake from mid-September 2026, at about 2,750 yen. The whisky is…
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Hinokami distillery ties silent tastings to aroma research
Satsuma Shuzo says a study with a Tokyo institute found quiet rooms sharpen whisky aroma identification. Hinokami now uses it…
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Nagahama releases four-cask single malt, The Ninth Batch
Nagahama (長浜), Japan’s smallest whisky distillery, will release Single Malt Nagahama The Ninth Batch on September 15, 2026: 5,700 bottles…
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Yuza distillery releases lower-priced Special Blend
Yuza, Yamagata’s only whisky distillery, released Special Blend on October 1, 2026 at 4,950 yen. What it means, and how…
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Kirishima Yokogawa distillery releases first single malt
Kirishima Yokogawa Distillery, a 75-year Kagoshima shochu maker, releases its first single malt, Kirishima 531, on August 30, 2026.
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Nagano’s Komoro distillery releases first single malt
Komoro Distillery in Nagano will release KOMORO ORIGIN, its first single malt, on November 7 with a nine-day festival honoring…
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Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo adds Kavalan chairman talk
Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo runs November 6-7 with 124 exhibitors, and its opening night includes a talk with Kavalan…