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[Operation scheduled for spring 2025] Venture Whisky to build a new distillery in Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

Venture Whisky, the leading domestic craft whisky maker known for “Ichiro’s Malt,” has announced that it will build a new grain whisky distillery in the Rinku Kashiwabara district of the Tomakomai East region (Tomatoh). The distillery will be constructed from May 8 with a total investment of several billion yen, …

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JAPANESE FES 2022 in TOKYO Report

Last year, on December 17 (Sat.) and 18 (Sun.), 2022, the Institute of Whisky Culture hosted “JAPANESE FES 2022 in TOKYO“, a two-day event featuring a large collection of Japanese whiskies, gins, and spirits. We went to the event to check the latest Japanese whisky trends and provide valuable information …

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[Review] Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Blended Japanese Whisky Limited Edition 2022

The Ichiro’s Malt “Blended Japanese Whisky Limited Edition” series uses Chichibu distillery’s long-matured original sake and the ultra-rare Hanyu and Kawasaki distilleries’ original sake. World Whisky Awards It is a gem that has won the world’s highest award several times in the past at the The “Limited Edition 2022” is …

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“World Whiskies Awards 2022” Japan Qualifier Results Announcement and List of Award Winners

The World Whiskies Awards, a whisky competition to select the best whisky in each category from among whisky entries from around the world, has announced the results of the preliminary rounds for each country for 2022. In this article, I will introduce the results of the first round in Japan, …

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[Released in late February 2022] Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Peated 2022

The Chichibu distillery of Ichiro’s Malt has sent us information about their new product release. Chichibu Distillery Single Malt Whisky Vol. 16 “Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Peated 2022” . As for the “Chichibu The Peated” series, it will be the Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Peated 2018. The Chichibu distillery is …

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