Yoichi 10year is back, this time from the Yoichi aging products that were discontinued in August 2015! At that time, Yoichi “10years”, “12 years”, “15 years”, “20 years” and Miyagikyo “10 years”, “12 years”, “15 years“ were sold out due to shortage of undiluted sake. If the shortage of sake …
Read More »[August 9, 2022] Suntory Shirokaku Limited quantity release
“Shirokaku”, which was sold from 1992 to the end of March 2019, is back in limited quantities. The “Shirokaku Highball Can” is also back in limited quantities. The reason why Shirokaku was closed is speculation, but it was because Shirokaku mainly used the Hakushu distillery’s sake, and the Hakushu …
Read More »[July 12, 2022 Release] AMAHAGAN×Sleepy Barmaid Part 2 Part 3
Nagahama Distillery’s “AMAHAGAN” and Pao Hayakawa’s very popular comic “Sleepy Barmaid” have decided to release their second and third collaboration bottles. “AMAHAGAN World Malt Sleepy Barmaid Bottle – Kiho Ibuki” and “AMAHAGAN World Spirits Sleepy Barmaid Bottle – Hiyoko Hinosaki” will be available in limited quantities from July 12, 2022. …
Read More »[Review] Ao SMOKY PLEASURE
It has a good balance of smoky malt, bourbon and Canadian malt, with citrus and vanilla sweetness as much as smokiness.
Read More »Lottery applications start [July 11, 2022] THE SUN 2022 (Saburomaru Distillery)
Information on the release of the new product “THE SUN 2022” was released on the official Twitter page of Saburomaru Distillery. The product concept is “a peppy and aromatic collaboration of Saburomaru malt and home-aged grain”. The release date is July 11, 2022. Lottery applications have started on the official …
Read More »[Review] Shizuoka Pot Still K Pure Japanese Barley, First Edition
Prologue is over, and this chapter has finally begun! Following in the footsteps of Shizuoka Distillery’s first release, “Prologue K”, the “K” series consists of the original sake from distiller K. In mid-June 2022, “Shizuoka Pot Still K Pure Japanese Barley First Release” was released. This is a special whisky …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Kanosuke 2022 LIMITED EDITION
This is the third single malt Japanese whisky from the Kanosuke Distillery. Single Malt Kanosuke 2022 LIMITED EDITION is made with non-peat malt and distilled between 2017 and 2019. Multiple casks were vatted for the key malt sherry cask-aged sake. Bottled at cask strength, this is the long-awaited Japanese whisky …
Read More »[Scheduled to go on sale in August] Hinomaru Whisky Blended Newborn 2022
Hinomaru Whisky Blended Newborn 2022 from Kiuchi Shuzo, winner of the Gold Award in the Western liquor category of the Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) 2022, is scheduled to go on sale in August 2022. The release price is 5,500 yen (tax included). If there are too many applicants, …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Japanese Whisky Togouchi
Ltd. (SAKURAO B&D) (formerly known as Chugoku Brewery Co., Ltd.), famous for its SAKURAO GIN, launched a project in 2015 to build a new distillery as a 100th anniversary project. SAKURAO DISTILLERY was born in Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, known as the town of Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage Site, …
Read More »Lottery applications now open [Late June 2022] MARS The Y.A. #01 (Hombo Sake Brewery)
The distillates from Mars Shinshu Distillery and Mars Tsunuki Distillery are matured in the Yakushima aging cellar owned by Mars. This blended malt Japanese whisky is blended mainly with bourbon barrels. The sea breezes from the coast to the east of the cellar give it a flavor reminiscent of tropical …
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