Asaka Distillery

[Review] YAMAZAKURA Single Malt – ASAKA PEATED 2023EDITION

Review of YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Asaka PEATED 2023 EDITION from Sasanogawa Shuzo, a limited edition product in Fukushima Prefecture. Features, price, and how to purchase.

2024.03.19 2024.10.19

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[Review] YAMAZAKURA Single Malt ASAKA SAKURA CASK FINISH

Review of YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Azumi SAKURA CASK FINISH from Sasanogawa Shuzo. Features, price, and how to purchase.

2024.03.15 2024.04.23

Whisky Review

Whiskey Festival 2024 in OSAKA details confirmed! Tickets on sale from 3/28(Thu) 12:00 noon

Whiskey Festival 2024 in OSAKA. tickets on sale from 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 28.Held on June 29 and 30, 2024. Explains the details of the event and how to purchase tickets. This is the first 2DAYS event in Osaka.

2024.03.15 2024.03.28

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[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.

2024.03.12 2024.03.26

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Recommended Japanese Whisky Products [Low price – up to 8,000 yen] [2024 Edition]

Japanese whiskey is soaring in popularity; from April 2024, two major manufacturers, Suntory and Nikka, have announced price increases, resulting in further shortages. It is expected to take about five years to stabilize supply in the future.This article will introduce whiskies that can be purchased at low prices to 8,000 yen, excluding 2024, Suntory, and Nikka.

2024.02.13 2024.02.29

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[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.

2024.02.06 2024.08.11

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[YOIYO Series 13th] Sake Ganache (Asaka Distillery)

The 13th in the series is a ganache type chocolate from the Sasanogawa Shuzo, Asaka Distillery, priced at 1,640 yen (tax included).The limited edition whisky, a blend of five barrels carefully selected for YOIYO, is made from bourbon barrels of unpasteurized Asaka whisky.

2023.11.22 2024.02.08

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[Review] YAMAZAKURA Single Malt Asaka IPA CASK FINISH

The latest release from Asaka Distillery, IPA CASK FINISH, is a bourbon barrel first fill, non-pitched sake that was aged in Barrel Aged Imperial IPA barrels at HOPJAPAN, a brewery in Miyakoji-machi, Fukushima Prefecture. It has a complex taste with a freshness characteristic of hops, moderate bitterness and acidity, and a sweetness derived from Asaka. Non-chill filtered and naturally colored.

2023.10.31 2024.02.08

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“Yamazaki Aged 25 Years” and “Hibiki 30 Years Old” won at the International Spirits Challenge 2023. Other GOLD and above award-winning products are also introduced.

Suntory's "Yamazaki Aged 25 Years" won the "Supreme Champion Spirit" award, the highest award in all categories, for the first time at the "ISC", a world-class liquor competition. Many other Japanese whiskies won awards. A list of Gold and above award-winning products are introduced here.

2023.09.28 2024.08.11

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YOIYO chocolate 12th [ASAKA Distillery] Original Whisky ASAKA

YOIYO" is a "Japanese craft sake chocolate" or so-called "whisky bonbon" sold by Lotte Co. The wonderful and particular taste of Japanese whisky and the thoughts of the whisky maker and the chocolate maker are packed into a single piece of chocolate.The package design of each product has a fashionable design printed with the regional scenery of each distillery and distillation equipment.

2023.09.12 2024.08.22

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