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 …
Read More »[Review] Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu 10 years The First Ten
Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu 10 Years The First Ten, the first whisky aged more than 10 years to be released from Ichiro’s Malt, a venture whisky company. It has been about 12 years since the Chichibu distillery started operation until the release of First Ten, and the bottles with the age …
Read More »[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 …
Read More »[April 1, 2022] Ichiro’s Malt’s Leaf Series will increase its price.
Ichiro's Malt, which enjoys great popularity around the world, has decided to raise the prices of its four standard products (Leaf Series) starting April 1, 2022. The maximum price increase is 33%.
Read More »[Review] Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Peated 2016
Ichiro’s Malt is a whisky that has won the world’s top prize at the World Whisky Awards, and is popular not only in Japan but also internationally. The Chichibu distillery produces the superb series “Chichibu The Peated” , focusing on peated whiskey. Introduced in this article is Chichibu The Peated …
Read More »[Review] Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Peated 2022
Ichiro’s Malt, a whisky that has won the world’s top prize at the World Whisky Awards, is popular in Japan and internationally. The Chichibu distillery is dedicated to producing peated sake, and this series is called “Chichibu The Peated” . Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Peated 2018 is the first in …
Read More »“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, …
Read More »[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 …
Read More »[Ichirose Malt] The catalog page where you can buy Japanese whisky is now open!
We are pleased to announce the opening of the fourth edition of our new Japanese Whisky Catalog . We have compiled a lineup of Japanese whisky sales information scattered across the web, including information on manufacturers, brands, and products released in the past, in an easy-to-understand manner, in the hope …
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