Tag: Hokkaido
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Akkeshi starts a Hokusai zodiac series with Hitsuji
Akkeshi’s first release after the 24 Sekki series opens a 12-year Hokusai zodiac run: Hitsuji, a 52% single malt at…
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Maoi’s first single malts pit Hokkaido barley against UK
Hokkaido’s Maoi distillery releases two 3-year single malts on December 1: Audax from local malt in sherry casks, Bishop from…
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Rishiri distillery: Kamui Whisky on Japan’s northern edge
Japan’s northernmost distillery, on volcanic Rishiri Island: why Kamui Whisky was founded, how it makes spirit, and its first aged…
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Niseko distillery: Hakkaisan’s whisky bet in Hokkaido
Why Niigata sake brewer Hakkaisan built Niseko distillery in Hokkaido, how it makes its spirit, and why no Niseko whisky…
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Sapporo Shusei bottles Hokkaido’s first Gold Quibis whisky
Sapporo Shusei’s Kai, 640 bottles, is the first whisky under Hokkaido’s Gold Quibis rules: local corn and water, three years…