The official website of Asahi Breweries, Ltd. has released information on the release of “Nikka The Grain”, the third product in the “NIKKA DISCOVERY Series”. The release date is March 28. It has been about half a year since the second product in the previous “NIKKA DISCOVERY Series” (Yoichi Aromatech …

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 …

Japanese Whisky, Single Malt Yoichi Aromatic Yeast. The rare original whisky aged for more than 30 years in active casks was added to unite the aroma with freshness and a sense of gravity to reach a harmony as a whisky.

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 …

The official website of Asahi Breweries, Ltd. has released information on the release of “Single Malt Yoichi Aromatic Yeast and Single Malt Miyagikyo Aromatic Yeast” as the second product in the “NIKKA DISCOVERY Series”. The release date is September 27. It’s been about a year since the last NIKKA DISCOVERY …

Yoichi 10year is back, this time from the Yoichi aging products that were discontinued in August 2015! At that time, Yoichi “10years”, “12 years”, “15 years”, “20 years” and Miyagikyo “10 years”, “12 years”, “15 years“ were sold out due to shortage of undiluted sake. If the shortage of sake …

Asahi Beer announced that it will raise the prices of some of its products starting with shipments on October 1, 2022. The price increase will apply to 10 whisky products, including "Single Malt Yoichi" and "Single Malt Miyagikyo" in the Japanese whisky category. Standard-priced products such as "Black Nikka" are excluded.

Information on the release of “Single Malt Yoichi Grande and Single Malt Miyagikyo Grande” has been released on the official website of Asahi Breweries, Ltd. The release date is April 12, 2022. Limited quantities.List price: 10,000 yen (excluding tax). Product for duty free stores at airports.   The bottle further …

On February 15, 2022, a reorganization plan for the Asahi Group Japan structure was announced. Not only will the Nikka Whisky Nishinomiya Plant, which is associated with the TV drama “Massan” cease operations in March 2024, but the Asahi Breweries Kanagawa Plant and Asahi Breweries Shikoku Plant will also cease …

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, …