New Release 【 Release Information 】SHINDO EXPERIMENTAL FOR CORES.03
The CORES. series from Shindo Distillery in Fukuoka Prefecture will go on sale starting September 12, 2026.
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Whisky Review 【 Review 】Marsmalt Le Papillon Triple Cask “Nymphalis antiopa”
The new Papillon series from Honbo Shuzo has arrived! Mars Malt Le Papillon Triple Cask “Nymphalis antiopa”The radiance of a single butterfly, brought to life by three barrels.
New Release 【 On sale starting October 1, 2026 】YUZA Special Blend
News on the release of YUZA Special Blend from the Yuza Distillery in Yamagata Prefecture. The era has arrived where you can enjoy a Japanese blended whisky made with domestically produced grain at this price.
Whisky Review 【 Review 】Akkeshi Single Malt Whisky “Shuubun”
The Akkeshi Distillery has launched the latest and final installment in its Nijushisekki series the Akkeshi Single Malt “Shuubun” It marks both the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next.
New Release 【 Release Information Lottery entries accepted through August 27 】 Mars malt Le Papillon Triple Cask “Nymphalis antiopa”
"Mars Malt Le Papillon" is a series that uses butterflies native to Japan as a motif to express the splendor of the natural environment and the climate of Japan’s four seasons, which shape the conditions for whisky maturation.Inspired by the image of the “Lady of the Highlands,” this exquisite triple-cask single malt whisky is crafted by blending malt spirits distilled at the Mars Komagatake Distillery and aged in French oak barrels.
News 【 August 22 and 23 】Azabu-Juban Summer Festival Serving “Kaki no Komoriuta” a whisky exclusive to Akkeshi-Cho
Akkeshi-Cho, will once again have a booth at the “Azabu-Juban Summer Festival 2026,” which will be held on Saturday, Aug...
New Release 【 Available in late August 2026 】Akkeshi Single Malt Japanese Whisky “Shūbun”
The information has finally been unveiled. This is the latest and final installment in the Akkeshi Nijushisekki Series"shuubun". As more details are gradually revealed, we will continue to update this article accordingly.
New Release 【 Release Information 】Gaiaflow has announced that the new Shizuoka “Pot Still W” will be released in late August
A new release from the Pot Still W Series, made with 100% Japanese barley, has been announced. From the Shizuoka Distillery—part of the Pot Still W Series, which has won two awards at the WWA and prides itself on the combination of “Japanese barley and direct-fire wood-fired distillation”—we are pleased to announce the release of the “5-Year 100% Japanese Barley 2026 Edition, 50.5%.”
New Release 【 Release Information 】”Single Malt Japanese Whisky Yamaga 2026 Edition” to Go on Sale Nationwide on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Yamaga Distillery Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kaoumachi, Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture; President and CEO: Masafumi Hombo) will release a non-peated single malt Japanese whisky on Thursday, October 8, 2026—its first such release in about a year.
Whisky Review 【 Review 】Single Malt Sakurao Sauternes Cask Finish—Stillman’s Selection
A Sauternes cask-finished whisky from Sakurao Distillery in Hiroshima Prefecture has been released. Here’s a review of this bottle that brings out a new side of Sakurao!