Yamazaki and Hibiki have released information on the release of “Yamazaki LIMITED EDITION 2023” and “Hibiki BLOSSOM HARMONY 2023” from their respective brand websites. There will be two lotteries for both Yamazaki and Hibiki, with 1,000 bottles each time for a total of 2,000 bottles each. The official tasting comments for …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Saburomaru II 70th Anniversary Spanish Oak
This whisky commemorates the 70th anniversary of Wakatsuru Brewery and Saburomaru Distillery, and is aged in new Spanish oak barrels from the original spirit distilled at ZEMON. This whisky was specially bottled as a single cask, cask strength. It is a superb bottle with a hefty peated 50 PPM, but …
Read More »[March 28, 2023 Release] Nikka The Grain
The official website of Asahi Breweries, Ltd. has released information on the release of “Nikka The Grain”, the third product in the “NIKKA DISCOVERY Series”. The release date is March 28. It has been about half a year since the second product in the previous “NIKKA DISCOVERY Series” (Yoichi Aromatech …
Read More »[Review] Akkeshi Single Malt Japanese Whisky Keichitsu
“Akkeshi Single Malt Japanese Whisky Keichitsu”, the tenth in the Akkeshi Whisky “Twenty-Four solar terms Series” has been released. This is the first release in about three months since the last Single Malt Japanese Whisky Taisetsu was released. The first release Single Malt Whisky Kanro Released on October 28, 2020 …
Read More »[Lottery sales until 23:59 on March 8, 2023] Single Malt Japanese Whisky Shizuoka Pot Still K Pure Foreign Barley First Edition
Lottery applications have begun for the third in the K series from Gaiaflow Shizuoka Distillery, “Single Malt Japanese Whisky Shizuoka Pot Still K Pure Foreign Barley First Edition”. There are no plans to sell it at the Shizuoka Distillery, and it will be sold by lottery through the mail order …
Read More »[Lottery sales until 23:59, February 26, 2023] Single Malt Saburomaru II 70th Anniversary Spanish Oak (Saburomaru Distillery)
Saburomaru Distillery announced the lottery sale of a new product “Single Malt Saburomaru II 70th Anniversary Spanish Oak” on the official Saburomaru Distillery Twitter page. The lottery sales are limited to members of the “Me and ALC.” online store. “ZEMON” distilled single malt whisky, single cask aged for more than …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Saburomaru 2019 3 years T&T TOYAMA COLLECTION
T&T TOYAMA’s new brand “T&T TOYAMA COLLECTION” is an original brand of distilled and aged sake from distilleries around Japan, carefully selected by Mr. Inagaki and Mr. Shimono of T&T TOYAMA for their high quality and individuality. This single malt Saburomaru 2019 3 years old appears to be a single …
Read More »[Lottery sales until February 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.] The Lucky Cat Double Individuals May&Luna
“The Lucky Cat” is a series of blended whiskies featuring cats with rich personalities, created using the blending techniques of Mars Whisky. The series was started in honor of the cat-loving president of the Honbo Shuzo, and is the eighth in the “Lucky Cat series”, which has been on sale …
Read More »[Release at Seven-Eleven on February 14, 2023] Smoky Highball from Saburomaru Distillery
The first Smoky Highball can developed and sold in Japan by Saburomaru Distillery has been renewed and is now even tastier. The alcohol content has been changed from 8% in the previous version to 9% in this one. It will be available at Seven-Eleven stores in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and …
Read More »[Released on February 14, 2023] Single Malt Saburomaru 2019 3 years T&T TOYAMA COLLECTION
T&T TOYAMA COLLECTION is an original brand of whisky carefully selected by Mr. Inagaki and Mr. Shimono of T&T TOYAMA from among the original whisky distilled and aged at distilleries around Japan for its high quality and individuality, and this time it seems to be released in a single cask. …
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