News [April 2, 2024] Japanese Craft Whiskey BOOK
Tokyo News, publisher of TV Guide magazine, released "Japanese Craft Whiskey Reading Book" on Tuesday, April 2, 2012.
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News Suntory Whisky: Measures to Counter Counterfeit Whisky on the Market – Efforts to Further Enhance Brand Value
Suntory Holdings Ltd. announces countermeasures against counterfeit bottle sales found on secondary sales and purchase sites. This is an initiative to protect the brands of products distributed in the market.
Recently, counterfeit bottles of Yamazaki 12year have become a hot topic. It seems that there are unscrupulous companies producing fake bottles on auction sites and flea market apps, etc., and selling completely different products with completely different contents.
News Whiskey Festival 2024 in OSAKA【June 29 and 30, 2024】
Whiskey Festival 2024 in OSAKA. to be held on June 29 and 30, 2024. Details of the event and how to purchase tickets. Price is 4,400 yen. Tickets will go on sale in late March.
News [2024 Edition] Five whisky chocolates for Valentine’s Day gifts
For your Valentine's Day gift, coffee tea, or alcoholic beverages. In this issue, we introduce recommended whisky chocolates made with Japanese whisky.
News World Whiskies Awards 2024 – Japan Preliminary Round Results and List of Winning Products
The results of the category winners (Japanese qualifiers) of the World Whisky Awards 2024 have been announced. A large number of whiskies from whisky distilleries all over Japan were submitted, and many products won titles in each category. Full list of award-winning Japanese whisky products.
News [Komoro Distillery] Holding of Whisky Festival [Information on limited bottles available for pre-order]
Whisky Festival at Komoro Distillery, Nagano, Japan. Held on February 23.24.25 right after the World Whisky Festival. One day ticket is 4,000 yen. Special seminars by Ian Chan and Eddie Ludlow will also be held.
News [YOIYO Series] Vol.14 – Akkeshi Hakuro Chocolate & Vol.15 – Akkeshi Hakuro Terrine [Akkeshi Distillery]
Collaboration of "YOIYO" chocolate and Hokkaido's "Akkeshi Distillery" for the third year in a row! The 14th "YOIYO <Akkeshi Distillery> Whisky Hakuro" and the 15th "YOIYO Terrine <Akkeshi Distillery> There is also a campaign to win a bottle of Single Malt Hakuro.
News [Hokkaido Prefectural Research Institute] Began production of corn whisky in Hokkaido [Sapporo Shusei Kogyo]
On November 21, Sapporo Shusei Kogyo (Sapporo) began production of "corn whisky" using Hokkaido corn as the main ingredient. This is a rare attempt to continuously produce "grain whisky" in Hokkaido, which is made from grains other than malt, such as corn.
News Details & Crowdfunding for Di Tripper Distillery from Hakodate
Behind the Cask LLC's crowdfunding campaign for the Dee Tripper distillery in Hakodate, Japan, is gaining popularity. Details of the distillery and return items are explained.
News [Kirin Distillery] Starts production of Gotemba malt whisky
Kirin Distillery Fuji Gotemba Distillery, celebrating its 50th anniversary, has signed a long-term purchase contract for barley produced in Gotemba, with part of the barley to be used for blending in 2028 and 100% Gotemba malt whisky sales after 2031?