The two new products, “Single Malt Yoichi Aromatic Yeast” and “Single Malt Miyagikyo Aromatic Yeast,” will be released in 2024. 90th Anniversary of NIKKA’s Founding The new products will be launched in 2021, and will focus on the depth of Nikka Whisky’s diverse range of whiskies and the history of …
Read More »Chapter 3. Start of Whisky Imports to Japan|History of Whisky in Japan
After Perry's arrival in Japan, foreign culture began to pour in at once, and Japan's first hotel and bar were among the commercial facilities to be built in Yokohama. The first bartender in Japan, the first imported whisky, and whisky as seen in Wirgman's caricature Japan Punch. The truth about whisky brought back by Tomomi Iwakura. The history of Japanese whisky.
Read More »Chapter 2. The Arrival of Perry|History of Whisky in Japan
This second chapter in the history of whisky looks at what Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry brought to Japan. Who were the first Japanese to taste whisky? Did Japanese samurai like whisky?, etc. We compile literature from a variety of perspectives: historical, economic, and lifestyle.
Read More »Chapter 1. The Birth of Whisky|History of Whisky in Japan
We will compile episodes of the birth of whisky, of which there are many theories, and compare them with the history of Japan. This page summarizes the history from 3500 BC to the release of "Ushers Old Vatted Glenlivet", the first blended whisky commonly known as Smith's Glenlivet.
Read More »YOIYO – The 6th release! Lotte × Mars Tsunuki Distillery
Lotte has released the 6th edition of “YOIYO,” [Japanese craft sake chocolate] sold by Lotte. After Mars Shinshu Distillery, Akkeshi Distillery, and Gaiaflow Shizuoka Distillery, the next one is “Mars Tsunuki Distillery”. The 6th YOIYO present campaign is “Mars Tsunuki distillery goods set of 3 items + YOIYO Mars Tsunuki …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Komagatake 2022 Edition
Japanese Whisky, Komagadake 2022 Edition. This single malt whisky is made primarily from bourbon barrel-aged whisky, accented with sherry cask-aged whisky and port cask-aged whisky.
Read More »[Review] MARSMALT Le Papillon C.brillantinus
The “MARSMALT Le Papillon” series expresses the splendor of Japan’s seasonal climate and natural environment, which forms the environment in which whisky is matured, using butterflies that live in Japan as a motif. This is the thirteenth in the series, and the theme is the “C.brillantinus”, which inhabits deciduous broadleaf …
Read More »You can drink Akkeshi Whisky! “Dosankoshimanchu Festival until September 20” at Abeno Harukas, Osaka
“Dosankoshimanchu Festival” is a project aimed at developing local businesses and the local economy by bringing together Hokkaido and Okinawa under the slogan “Let’s energize Japan from Hokkaido and Okinawa!” is the slogan of this project, which aims to develop local businesses and the local economy by joining forces between …
Read More »[Lottery sales until September 18, 2022] Single Malt Nagahama THE FIRST BATCH (Nagahama Distillery)
On the official website of Nagahama Distillery of “Nagahama Roman Beer Co., Ltd”. information was released on the lottery sale of “Single Malt Nagahama THE FIRST BATCH” in limited quantities. The release date is October 11, 2022. 1. How to purchase (Lottery application) If you are not a member of …
Read More »[Release in late September 2022] Metamorphosis “The Origin” Single Malt Newborn (Maoi Distillery)
This is the first release from Hokkaido’s Maoi Distillery (MAOI Co., Ltd.). METAMORPHOSIS THE ORIGIN HOKKAIDO SINGLE MALT NEWBORN WHISKY This is the first distilled whisky bottled as a new pot. Metamorphosis “The Origin” Single Malt Newborn Whisky The first distilled whisky will be bottled as a new pot …
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