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Whisky Review

【 Review 】Single Malt Sakurao Spanish Oak Stillman’s Selection

Official release from the Sakurao Distillery in Hiroshima Prefecture. The third edition of Stillman's Selection is now available. Includes product information and reviews.
Whisky Distillery

SAKURAO DISTILLERY|Detailed information about the distillery

Chugoku Brewery, which has long been well known in Hiroshima as a comprehensive liquor manufacturer, including the first company in Japan to sell sake, shochu, and mirin in paper carton containers, is launching a new company to commemorate its 100th anniversary.In 2021, the company will change its name to “Sakurao Brewery and Distillery Co., Ltd.” and develop not only its gin and whiskey business, but also a whiskey theme park with a distillery attached.
New Release

【On sale in mid-May】Single Malt Japanese Whisky Togouchi MISTY STILLMAN’S SELECTION (SAKURAO B&D, Sakurao Distillery)

Sakurao Distillery announces the release of a new whiskey, Togouchi, aged in a tunnel filled with fog, named MISTY. The price is 16,500 yen (tax included).
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[Started offering on December 1, 2023] Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao

"Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo" will begin offering 170 limited bottles of its original whisky "Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao" at the "Mandarin Bar" and "Oriental Lounge" on Friday, December 1, 2023. Bottles will be available to keep (90,000 yen per bottle, consumption tax included, service charge 15% not included) or by the glass (6,600 yen per glass, consumption tax included, service charge 15% not included).
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SAKURAO B&D plans to open “SAKURAO YOSHIWA WHISKY PARK (tentative name)”, a theme park with a whisky distillery attached

SAKURAO B&D announced plans to open "SAKURAO YOSHIWA WHISKY PARK (tentative name)", a theme park with a scenic whisky distillery. "SAKURAO YOSHIWA WHISKY PARK (tentative name)", a new whisky distillery, will be established on the grounds of the "Enchanted Village" in Yoshiwa, located in the mountains of Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The total investment will be several billion yen. Construction is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2025.
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Sakurao B&D to build a second distillery?

Sakurao Brewery and Distillery acquired the recreation facility "Yoshiwa Enchanted Village. It will be developed as a tourist facility with a whiskey distillery and is planned to open in 2025. Sakurao Distillery to build a second distillery?
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[Visit Report] Sakurao Distillery (Sakurao B&D)

The Sakurao Distillery started operations in 2017. Since the first year, in addition to whisky production, the craft gin "Sakurao Gin" has been popular. The whisky is aged in two locations, one in the Sakurao Distillery and the other in the Togouchi Tunnel. The distillery produces two brands with different tastes, "Sakurao" and "Togouchi", and will start producing grain whisky in 2019. The distillery is one of the distilleries that should not be overlooked for its future expansion into the global market.
New Release

YOIYO 7th release! Lotte×Sakurao Distillery

Sakurao Gin Limited sources all of its botanicals from Hiroshima Prefecture, and a forest where juniper berries, an essential ingredient in gin, grow wild is also located locally.
Whisky Review

[Review]Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao

It has a long-lasting woody aroma and a subtle peaty flavor. It has a complex and deep flavor with a hint of rich sweetness.
Whisky Review

[Review] Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao SHERRY CASK STILLMAN’S SELECTION

A single malt blended from the best SHERRY CASK selected by Stillman, who has tasted numerous bottles of the original.