Sasanokawa Shuzo, with a history of over 250 years as a shuzo, obtained a license to produce whisky in 1946 and established the “Asaka Distillery” in 2016 as a project to celebrate its 250th anniversary. This world blended whisky uses the Asaka distillery’s original whisky as the key malt, as …
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YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Asaka 2022 EDITION
Sasanogawa Brewery, with a history of over 250 years as a sake brewery, obtained a license to produce whisky in 1946 and established the Asaka Distillery in 2016 as a 250th anniversary project. The distillery has been gaining recognition both in Japan and abroad, with Yamazakura Blended Malt Japanese …
Read More »[Review] Asaka 2017 5 Year Old Double Barrel Chichibu Whisky Festival Bottling 2022
Two types of Azumi Distillery’s bourbon-barrel originals aged for five years, the so-called Double cask. bottled at cask strength. 2017’s original bottle is from the Azumi Distillery’s First year of business The original sake was brewed in the This bottle allows you to fully enjoy the strengths of both the …
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The Sasanokawa Brewery, famous for its Cherry Whisky, was part of the local whisky boom that was known as “Cherry in the North, Toa in the East, and Mars in the West” from 1975 to 1960. In 2004, Mr. Ichiro Akuto, who was the president of Toa Shuzo at the …
Read More »[Review] Pure malt whisky Yamazakura 18 years old
The Sasanogawa Brewery, famous for its Cherry Whisky, was part of the local whisky boom that was known as “Cherry in the North, Toa in the East, and Mars in the West” from 1975 to 1960. In 2004, Mr. Ichiro Hido, who was the president of Toa Shuzo at the …
Read More »[Review] Pure Malt Whisky Yamazakura Port Wine Cask Finish
The Sasanogawa Brewery, known as “Cherry in the North, Toa in the East, Mars in the West,” played a role in the local whisky boom around 1975 to 1960. This is a port wine cask finish from the Yamazakura series, produced exclusively for Isetan Mitsukoshi by the only and oldest …
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