Tag: Hanyu
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Sasanokawa Shuzo and Yamazakura: reading the range
The Fukushima sake house behind Yamazakura, the Hanyu casks it kept, and which of its bottles actually count as Japanese…
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Kawasaki: Japan’s lost grain whisky distillery
Kawasaki was never built as a whisky distillery. It was a soybean-waste alcohol plant that quietly made grain whisky until…
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Buying Japanese whisky at auction without getting burned
Real auction houses versus risky marketplaces, how Suntory fights counterfeits, and what a bottle actually costs after fees and shipping.
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Ichiro’s Malt and Grain: world blend or Japanese whisky?
Ichiro’s Malt and Grain is labelled World Blended Whisky, not Japanese whisky. Here is why, what is in the blend,…
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Is Japanese whisky still a good investment in 2026?
Japanese whisky secondary prices fell hard after 2022. What the correction means for collectors, flippers and ordinary buyers in 2026.
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Hanyu distillery and the Card Series: Japan’s ghost whisky
How a closed Saitama distillery, 400 rescued casks and a set of playing-card labels became the most valuable name in…