Kagoshima – Japan Whisky Press

November 1, 2026

Hinokami holds its first Makurazaki Whisky Matsuri on November 8, with a 564-bottle malt aged in an all-cherry tub cask,…

October 30, 2026

Kagoshima’s Mars Tsunuki and Kanosuke traded new make in 2020. Six years on, each releases a blended malt from the…

October 26, 2026

Hinokami, Satsuma Shuzo’s whisky distillery in Makurazaki, Kagoshima: its shochu roots, RED philosophy, cooperage, releases and how to visit.

October 19, 2026

Kanosuke and Hioki distilleries in Kagoshima open free to visitors on October 25, with a 58% hand-fill single cask and…

October 8, 2026

Kanosuke’s Mellow Blend, a permanent blended Japanese whisky led by shochu-distillery pot still spirit, goes on sale in Japan on…

October 5, 2026

A 1949 shochu house in Kirishima turned whisky maker in 2023: first-runnings wort, shochu fermentation, stainless stills, and what you…

September 28, 2026

Tokyo bottler Cask & Forest releases a tunnel-aged, heavily peated Nagahama malt and a roasted-barley Hishida grain whisky on September…

September 24, 2026

Why Nishi Shuzo, a Kagoshima shochu house founded in 1845, built Ontake distillery, how it makes its spirit, the casks…

September 14, 2026

Hinokami Distillery in Kagoshima has released HINOKAMI NEW BORN #3, its smokiest and final preview bottling before an eventual single…

September 14, 2026

Kanosuke Distillery has bottled a heavily peated, 5-year-old single cask exclusively for CLAUDE WHISKY, a craft whisky shop in Gifu…

September 10, 2026

Six Kagoshima makers, including Mars Tsunuki and Kanosuke, formed a whisky trail council to promote the region abroad, with a…

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