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 …
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[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 »[Review] Saburomaru Distillery Limited Blended Malt Whisky
The distillery’s limited edition blended malt whisky Batch.1 has been on sale at the Saburomaru distillery’s directly managed store “Reiwagura” since August 5 (Fri.), 2022. It is sold exclusively at the storefront of Reiwagura. Each customer can purchase up to two 500ml bottles. 1. Maker Wakatsuru Shuzo Co. Established 1862 …
Read More »[Review] Akkeshi Blended Whiskey Taisho
Akkeshi Blended Whisky Taisho, the eighth in the Akkeshi Whisky “Twenty-Four Season Series,” has been released. Finally, one third of the release has been completed. It has been three months since the last single malt whisky Seimei was released. Part 1 Single Malt Whiskey KANRO Released on October 28, 2020 …
Read More »【Review】Shizuoka Pot Still W Pure Foreign Barley First Edition
This is the second in the W series, consisting of the original spirit from the wood-fired direct distiller W, the successor to Shizuoka Distillery’s latest release, Prologue W, which was released in 2021. 100% foreign barley is used. 70% of the malt used was Scottish malt. Peated malt and is …
Read More »【Review】INAZUMA World Blended Whisky Extra Selected Edition No.3
On May 31, 2022, this was achieved by exchanging malt whiskey from three distilleries in Japan: Nagahama Distillery, Eigashima Distillery, and Saburomaru Distillery. Two blended whiskeys, “INAZUMA Edition No.3”, were released in a limited edition. The “INAZUMA Blended Malt Japanese Whiskey Synergy Blend Edition No. 3” and “INAZUMA World Blended …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Komagatake IPA Cask Finish Bottled in 2022
Komagatake IPA Cask Finish, which has been released in 2020 and 2021, is a very popular whiskey and is currently listed at a pre-priced price of almost twice the list price. This bottle is sure to be another popular one.Limited to 2,700 bottles. The resale price on Mercari is about …
Read More »[Review] THE SUN 2022
A new world of blended whiskey from the Saburomaru Distillery. A peaty, aromatic collaboration between the Saburomaru malt base whiskey distilled in 2018, which is the majority of the product, and the grain base whiskey that has been aged in-house for more than 12 years. Distilled in 2018 means that …
Read More »[Review] Single Blended Japanese Whiskey Fuji
Kirin Single Blended Japanese Whiskey Fuji is the newest addition to the Fuji brand, which was introduced in 2020 and became a new standard in June of this year. Many Japanese craft whiskeys focus on local barley, but in the case of Kirin, they do not focus on the place …
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