"AMAHAGAN"

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[Nagahama Distillery] Original Bottle Making Experience

Nagahama Distillery will hold an original bottle making workshop once a month starting in June. 50,000 yen (tax included) for 6 bottles of 700ml.
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[April 2, 2024] Japanese Craft Whiskey BOOK

Tokyo News, publisher of TV Guide magazine, released "Japanese Craft Whiskey Reading Book" on Tuesday, April 2, 2012.
Recommendation

Recommended Japanese Whisky Products [Low price – up to 8,000 yen] [2024 Edition]

Japanese whiskey is soaring in popularity; from April 2024, two major manufacturers, Suntory and Nikka, have announced price increases, resulting in further shortages. It is expected to take about five years to stabilize supply in the future. This article will introduce whiskies that can be purchased at low prices to 8,000 yen, excluding 2024, Suntory, and Nikka.
Whisky Review

[Review] Single Malt Nagahama THE THIRD BATCH – Characteristics, taste, list price, where can I buy it?

Single Malt Nagahama THE THIRD BATCH has arrived from Nagahama Distillery, owned by Nagahama Roman Beer, after a seven-month absence, with FIRST BATCH released in 2022 and SECOND BATCH in May 2011. The key malts this time are both peat-type bourbon barrel aged and Islay Quarter barrel aged. 11,000 yen (tax included).
New Release

[December 19, 2023 Release] Single Malt Nagahama THE THIRD BATCH (Nagahama Distillery)

Single Malt Nagahama THE THIRD BATCH will be released on December 19, 2023 from the official online store for 11,000 yen (tax included). The key malt for this release is a peat-based base spirit with a smoky yet oriental, heavy and bitter flavor.
New Release

“YAZŪKA” Second. produced by Kazuya Yoshii (Nagahama Distillery)[November 8, 2023]

The second YAZŪKA collaboration between Nagahama Distillery and Kazuya Yoshii. The two extremes of an artist's life, "origin" and "climax," are incorporated into the whiskey.
New Release

[Sold only at the distillery]Single Malt Nagahama Oumi Pilsner Aged Cask Hand Fill

Nagahama Distillery, one of the smallest distilleries in Japan, located in the northern part of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, has been consistently releasing a distillery-only hand-fill, "Single Malt Nagahama Oumi Pilsner Aged Cask Hand Fill" on September 14, 2023.
New Release

【Movie】Welcome to Komada Distillery, collaboration whiskey No.2

P.A.WORKS, the production company that created hits such as "Skip and the Loafer" and "Palipi Komei," has announced the full details of the collaboration whiskey with "Welcome to Komada Distillery," the latest in their work series. We will introduce you to that distillery in Chichibu and that distillery when it comes to the collaboration whiskey, as well as how to draw lots, along with information on the five newly released distilleries!
Whisky Review

[Review] Single Malt Nagahama THE SECOND BATCH

Four different types of aged spirits, including Oloroso sherry casks, KOVAL whisky casks, Islay quarter casks, and bourbon quarter casks from the 2019 distillation, are carefully vatted using the techniques and experience cultivated at "AMAHAGAN".
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San Francisco Spirits Competition 2023: List of Award Winning Products

The results of "SFWSC 2023", another year of turbulence, have been announced. Japanese whisky, standard whisky, up-and-coming whisky, and even whisky that you may not know where it comes from! We will also delve deep into the whiskies that are not so easy to find, and explain them from our own unique perspective!