Whisky Review [Review] YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Japanese Whisky Asaka 2024 EDITION Reviewed "YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Japanese Whisky Asaka 2024 EDITION" from Sasanokawa Shuzo. Price: 12,100 yen (tax included). Features and how to purchase. 2024.05.29 2024.06.13 Whisky Review
Whisky Review [Review] YAMAZAKURA Single Malt – ASAKA PEATED 2023EDITION Review of YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Asaka PEATED 2023 EDITION from Sasanogawa Shuzo, a limited edition product in Fukushima Prefecture. Features, price, and how to purchase. 2024.03.19 2024.07.29 Whisky Review
Whisky Review [Review] YAMAZAKURA Single Malt ASAKA SAKURA CASK FINISH Review of YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Azumi SAKURA CASK FINISH from Sasanogawa Shuzo. Features, price, and how to purchase. 2024.03.15 2024.04.23 Whisky Review
News [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. 2024.03.12 2024.03.26 News
Whisky Review [Review] YUZA Third Edition 2023 YUZA Third Edition will be released in November 2023 from Yusa Distillery for 16,500 yen (tax included). It is made with sake aged in rare Mizunara oak casks. The distillery also batches bourbon and sherry casks to create a fruity, complex, and elegant flavor that is unique to the Yusa distillery. 2023.11.09 2024.02.08 Whisky Review
Whisky Review [Review] Mars Malt Le Papillon Double Cask ‘Miyamasijimi’. Mars Malt Le Papillon Double Cask "Miyama Shijimi" will be released by Hombo Shuzo in November 2023. Limited edition of 818 bottles of single malt Japanese whiskey vatted with two sherry cask aged casks distilled at Shinshu distillery. 2023.11.08 2024.02.08 Whisky Review
Whisky Review [Review] YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Asaka IPA CASK FINISH The latest release from Asaka Distillery, IPA CASK FINISH, is a bourbon barrel first fill, non-pitched sake that was aged in Barrel Aged Imperial IPA barrels at HOPJAPAN, a brewery in Miyakoji-machi, Fukushima Prefecture. It has a complex taste with a freshness characteristic of hops, moderate bitterness and acidity, and a sweetness derived from Asaka. Non-chill filtered and naturally colored. 2023.10.31 2024.02.08 Whisky Review
Whisky Review [Review] Pure Malt Whisky Yamazakura Port Wine Cask Finish A rare whiskey sold exclusively by Isetan Mitsukoshi in 2019. It has a sweet aroma unique to port wine and the strength of tannins. Incidentally, the port wine is from Portugal, which is characterized by its mild tannins. This is one of the richly varied lineup of whiskeys produced by Sasanogawa Shuzo, one of the leading local whiskey producers in Tohoku. 2021.06.02 2024.02.08 Whisky Review
List of whisky distilleries in Japan (updated January 2021, total 27) You may know that the first whisky distillery in Japan was the Yamazaki Distillery, which started operations in 1924. Si... 2020.12.12 2023.11.06