https://jpwhisky.net Japanese Whisky Dictionary Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:00:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://en.jpwhisky.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-jwd_logo-32x32.jpg https://jpwhisky.net 32 32 https://en.jpwhisky.net/yuza-third-edition-2023-2-35489/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 04:31:01 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35489 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.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/review-mars-miyamasijimi-2-35496/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:25:23 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35496 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.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/yabu-distillery-2-35583/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:39:03 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35583 New distillery, Yabu Distillery, starts production in the Nakama area of Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture. What are its features and the flavor it aims for?]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/worlds-most-admired-whiskies2023-2-35698/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:41:38 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35698 Drinks International's annual "World's Most Admired Whisky 2023" was announced on October 31, 2023. Yamazaki" ranked second, and "Nikka," "Hibiki," "Chichibu," and "Hakushu" also ranked in the top 50.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/news-succeeded-in-mechanizing-the-whiskybarrel-recharring-process-2-35711/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 05:23:00 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35711 It is estimated that there are currently only about 50 barrel makers, known as coopers, in Japan. In these days of craft whisky warfare, whisky barrels are one of the three indispensable sacred weapons. Many companies are suffering from a shortage of barrels because the supply of whiskey barrels, which are made by hand, cannot […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/gakkogawa-distillery-2-35737/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:52:10 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35737 Whiskey distillery [Gakkogawa Distillery] in Yuza-machi, Yamagata Prefecture, owned by Tatenokawa Shuzo, started whiskey production using Chokaisan subterranean water for brewing.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/asaka-ipa-finish-2-35571/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:36:54 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35571 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.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/new-blended-fuji-50th-anniversary-33257/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 06:19:31 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=33257 This is a very valuable single blended Japanese whisky, which also uses original spirit distilled in 1973, the year the distillery started operating, and malt and grain spirit distilled in each generation from the 1970s to the 2010s. The lottery application period is from 24 Oct 12:00 to 14 Nov 15:00. The number of winning bottles is 840.]]>