Whisky Review

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 …

MARS The Y. A.” was born as a new whiskey brand specializing in “Yakushima-aged malt whiskey”.   It is made from malt distilled at the Mars Shinshu Distillery and the Mars Tsunuki Distillery. This blended malt whiskey is matured in the Yakushima Aging Cellar, which was newly established in June …

It has a good balance of smoky malt, bourbon and Canadian malt, with citrus and vanilla sweetness as much as smokiness.

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

(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 part of its 100th anniversary project. SAKURAO DISTILLERY was born in Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, known as the town of Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage …

HIBIKI BLOSSOM HARMONY 2022 is a blend of grain base sake post-aged in cherry barrels. It is characterized by a subtle aroma of cherry blossoms and a rich sweetness.

“Akkeshi Single Malt Japanese Whisky Seimei,” the seventh in the Akkeshi Whisky “Twenty-Four Solar Terms “. This is the first release in about three months since the last blended whisky Daikan was released. The first release Single Malt Whisky Kanro Released on October 28, 2020 The second release Blended Whisky …