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Last year, on December 17 (Sat.) and 18 (Sun.), 2022, the Institute of Whisky Culture hosted “JAPANESE FES 2022 in TOKYO“, a two-day event featuring a large collection of Japanese whiskies, gins, and spirits. We went to the event to check the latest Japanese whisky trends and provide valuable information to Japanese whisky lovers. Here is a report of the event. 1. Highlights of the event Many “spirit makers” and …

Yamazaki and Hibiki have released information on the release of “Yamazaki LIMITED EDITION 2023” and “Hibiki BLOSSOM HARMONY 2023” from their respective brand websites. There will be two lotteries for both Yamazaki and Hibiki, with 1,000 bottles each time for a total of 2,000 bottles each. The official tasting comments for both Yamazaki and Hibiki are the same as last year, so there may be no major changes in taste. Both …

This whisky commemorates the 70th anniversary of Wakatsuru Brewery and Saburomaru Distillery, and is aged in new Spanish oak barrels from the original spirit distilled at ZEMON. This whisky was specially bottled as a single cask, cask strength. It is a superb bottle with a hefty peated 50 PPM, but also has the richness of sherry. ZEMON has refined the quality of the whisky and achieved a complexity and depth …

Currently, several new distilleries in Japan are officially recruiting cask owners, and it is possible to become a whisky cask owner, or so-called “cask owner,” even if you are not related to liquor stores or restaurants. In Scotland, there is a similar service that allows the general public to purchase owner’s casks, and now “The Whisky Stock” has been launched as a service that makes it easy to purchase Scottish …

“Japanese Whisky Dictionary” Youtube video distribution, Vol. 9! This 9th video is from the “Kanosuke Distillery” located in the east of Kagoshima Prefecture, which is one of the “Three Great Sand Dunes of Japan” and is selected as one of the “100 Best Shores of Japan”, overlooking the Fukiage Beach along the East China Sea. We would like to introduce “Single Malt Kanosuke 2022 Limited Edition”. 1. For beginners to …