New Release Akkeshi Single Malt Whisky Risshun (Kenten Jitsugyo, Akkeshi Distillery)
Akkeshi Single Malt Whisky Risshun. Released in late February from Kenten Jitsugyo and Akkeshi Distillery. Features, price and details are explained.
Ryuhei Oishi
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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.
News World Whiskies Awards 2024 – Japan Preliminary Round Results and List of Winning Products
The results of the category winners (Japanese qualifiers) of the World Whisky Awards 2024 have been announced. A large number of whiskies from whisky distilleries all over Japan were submitted, and many products won titles in each category. Full list of award-winning Japanese whisky products.
News Details & Crowdfunding for Di Tripper Distillery from Hakodate
Behind the Cask LLC's crowdfunding campaign for the Dee Tripper distillery in Hakodate, Japan, is gaining popularity. Details of the distillery and return items are explained.
Whisky Review [Review] Kanosuke HIOKI POT STILL – Characteristics, taste, list price, where can I buy it?
KANOSUKE HIOKI POT STILL", the second standard product after "Single Malt KANOSUKE", has been released. It is distilled at the distillery in Hioki, Japan, using a new type of Japanese pot still inspired by Irish pot stills. This is a new form of Japanese whiskey from the Yoshinosuke Komasa Distillery. The suggested retail price is 12,100 yen (tax included).
News Suntory to Raise Prices of Five Brands, Including Hibiki, Yamazaki, and Hakushu, from April 1, 2024. Background, market price, and future impact
On November 21, 2023, Suntory announced a price revision for certain domestic premium whiskey products. The price of 19 products of 5 brands including "Hibiki", "Yamazaki", and "Hakushu" will be raised from April 1, 2024. The same applies to "Macallan" and "Bowmore". The contents of the price increase, background, market price trends, and future impact are discussed.
News Maoi Distillery owner’s Casks [Reception opens 8 October 2023]
In this third phase, applications for ownership of a total of 25 casks of three types, including two types of whiskey casks and one brandy cask, will open at noon on Sunday, October 8, 2023. Private casks made from 100% Hokkaido malt will also be available.
New Release [November 21,only 3000 bottles limited release] Kirin Single Blended Japanese Whiskey Fuji 50th Anniversary Edition
The second edition of the Anniversary Edition series from Gotemba Distillery, a rare distillery in the world where the entire whiskey production process is carried out in a single distillery under the motto "Clean and Estery.
News Suntory Yamazaki Distillery reopens.[November 1,2023]
Hakushu Distillery has just reopened and Yamazaki Distillery will also reopen for tours next month on November 1. This year is 2023, 100 years after the Yamazaki distillery was built. We will report on what has changed at the Yamazaki Distillery and the current status of reservations for tours during this renovation project, which is also the conclusion of the millennium year.
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.