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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Japanese whiskey. The event will be concluded at the Tokyo venue of the Whisky Festival! The "Tasting Seminar" is back after a four-year absence, and there will be plenty of other events!

Toyama Whiskey Festival, a festival where you can enjoy whiskey from Japan and abroad, will be held on September 24!It will be held at "Mirage Land" in Sanga, Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture. This will be the first whiskey festival in Toyama.

The 28th International Spirits Competition was held in London this year. More than 2,200 spirits were entered from about 70 countries around the world, and among them, we would like to introduce 38 Japanese whiskies that won the Double Gold and Gold awards.

On June 18 (Sunday), three years after the press conference was announced in December 2020, Karuizawa Distillers held a ceremony to mark the completion of the Komoro Distillery and the start of distillation. The company welcomed Mr. Ian Chang, former master blender of "KAVALAN" in Taiwan, who was a big topic at the press conference, and showed sufficient spirit from his comments at the press conference such as "I want to produce the world's best whiskey in Komoro" and "I want to make Komoro my second hometown".

Hokkaido's alcoholic beverages and food are now attracting attention from all over the world. The "Delicious Hokkaido Sake and Food Marché," which attracted 50,000 visitors in three days last year, will be held for three days from June 30 to July 2 at Sapporo Odori Park 8-chome Special Site.

[New Distillery] "BEHIND THE CASK," an independent bottlers company, announces the smallest whisky distillery project in Japan in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, on June 6, 2023. Official details will be revealed at a joint press conference on June 12.

World Whisky Gathers in Kyoto! The event will be held on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6. Advance ticket sales began on Thursday, April 27 at Likaman Online Shop, E-Plus, Ticket Pia, L-Tike and Liquor Mountain stores (limited to 700 tickets for each section).