https://jpwhisky.net Japanese Whisky Dictionary Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:40:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://en.jpwhisky.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-jwd_logo-32x32.jpg https://jpwhisky.net 32 32 https://en.jpwhisky.net/new-sogaini-2-52014/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 04:25:22 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=52014 New brand “SOGAINI” will be launched from SAKURAO B&D. Sold at an amazing price. Details and taste. 1．Blended Japanese Whisky SOGAINI １－１．Background to the release The recent whisky boom in Japan has resulted in more than 100 distilleries in Japan, and the increase in the number of Japanese whisky products and distribution volume has expanded […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/togouchi-premium-2-47635/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:34:36 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=47635 Review of SAKURAO B&D’s blended Japanese Whisky Togouchi Premium. Features, price, and how to purchase. 1. photos of the bottle and the website where it can be purchased Blended Japanese Whisky Togouchi Premium Blended Japanese Whisky Togouchi Premium 2. blended japanese Whisky Togouchi premium features Togouchi has been involved in Whisky making since its establishment, […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/sakuraodistillery-2-46115/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:41:57 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=46115 With the World Heritage Site of Itsukushima Shrine in the background, the brewery that has supported Hiroshima’s sake culture with sake and shochu for more than 100 years will create a hybrid distillery that combines surprisingly new ideas with proven technology. 1.Outline Chugoku Brewery, long a familiar name in Hiroshima as a comprehensive sake production […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/isc-2024-2-42811/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 06:22:26 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=42811 International Spirits Challenge 2024 Awards Results for Japanese Whiskies. The results of the “International Spirits Challenge (ISC)”, organized by “Drinks International”, a British publisher specializing in alcoholic beverages, have been announced. Ninety Japanese whisky products received awards this year. In this issue, we will introduce two award-winning results and products, DOUBLE GOLD and GOLD. 1. […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/2024-fathersday-gift-2-42789/ Thu, 30 May 2024 05:46:08 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=42789 Father’s Day 2024 is Sunday, June 16. Here are 10 whisky recommendations for gifts. Popular Father’s Day gift items are often meal items such as “snacks” and “eels” as gifts. However, alcohol is no different and ranks high as a gift. Whisky is widely available in rare bottles and nowadays in highball cans. Unlike beer, […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/whisky-talk-fukuoka-2-42754/ Tue, 28 May 2024 06:14:12 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=42754 Whisky Talk Fukuoka is about to be held. How to purchase tickets, venue and seminar contents. Whiskey Talk Fukuoka is the largest whiskey event in Kyushu. You can enjoy not only tastings, but also seminars and various events with a different flavor, such as stall-style seminars where famous distillers stand in front of their stores […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/togouchi-misty-2-42304/ Wed, 22 May 2024 05:35:10 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=42304 Review of [Single Malt Japanese Whisky Togochi MISTY STILLMAN'S SELECTION] released by SAKURAO B&D. Features, price and how to buy.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/new-singlemalt-togouchi-misty-2-41761/ Fri, 10 May 2024 04:47:59 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=41761 Sakurao Distillery announces the release of a new whiskey, Togouchi, aged in a tunnel filled with fog, named MISTY. The price is 16,500 yen (tax included).]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/shizuoka-craftbeer-whisky-fair-2024-2-41703/ Thu, 02 May 2024 04:46:49 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=41703 Shizuoka Craft Beer & Whiskey Fair 2024 to be held on May 25.26! Limited bottles available for sale by lottery! Admission is free.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/hokkaido-whiskyspirits-fest-2024-2-41700/ Wed, 01 May 2024 06:28:03 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=41700 Hokkaido WHISKY&SPIRITS FEST 2024 tickets now on sale. Includes an outline of the festival, including original bottles only available at the festival and a "Master Class," a paid tasting seminar featuring experts in the whiskey industry as lecturers.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/whiskyfes-osaka2024-2-40450/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:54:07 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=40450 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.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/jp-craft-dokuhon-2-39975/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 04:40:07 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=39975 Tokyo News, publisher of TV Guide magazine, released "Japanese Craft Whiskey Reading Book" on Tuesday, April 2, 2012.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/recommended-low-price-2024-2-39597/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 05:32:39 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=39597 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.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/world-whiskies-awards-2024-category-winners-2-38018/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 13:47:44 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=38018 The results of the category winners (Japanese qualifiers) of the World Whisky Awards 2024 have been announced. A large number of whiskies from whisky distilleries all over Japan were submitted, and many products won titles in each category. Full list of award-winning Japanese whisky products.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/new-mandarinoriental-sakurao-2-36419/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 02:07:26 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=36419 Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao Islay Cask. Available at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo “Mandarin Bar” and “Oriental Lounge” from Friday, December 1. Characteristics, price, and details are explained. “Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo” will begin offering 170 limited bottles of its original whisky “Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao” at the “Mandarin Bar” and “Oriental Lounge” […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/komadadistillery-koma-pj-2-35845/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:58:29 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=35845 On November 10, 2023, the theatrical animation “Komada -A Whisky Family-” was finally released to the public. Many whisky lovers have been waiting for its release. From the first day of the movie, many lovers, movie fans, and animation fans must have visited the movie theaters. A crowdfunding project to revive “KOMA,” the fantastic whisky […]]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/sakurao-yoshiwa-whisky-park-2-31406/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:18:35 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=31406 SAKURAO B&D announced plans to open "SAKURAO YOSHIWA WHISKY PARK (tentative name)", a theme park with a scenic whisky distillery. "SAKURAO YOSHIWA WHISKY PARK (tentative name)", a new whisky distillery, will be established on the grounds of the "Enchanted Village" in Yoshiwa, located in the mountains of Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The total investment will be several billion yen. Construction is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2025.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/togouchi-renewal-2-30268/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:03:33 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=30268  "Blended whisky Togouchi" that has been sold until now is a blend of the original whisky that was produced until 1989 and stored at Togouchi and the imported original whisky. The Togouchi series is now being used.The renewed Togouchi series is blended and bottled only with malt and grain whisky distilled and stored at SAKURAO DISTILLERY]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/sakurao-miwakunosato-2-30323/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:44:28 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=30323 Sakurao Brewery and Distillery acquired the recreation facility "Yoshiwa Enchanted Village. It will be developed as a tourist facility with a whiskey distillery and is planned to open in 2025. Sakurao Distillery to build a second distillery?]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/sakurao-miyanoshika-2-26288/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:57:38 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=26288 The sake matured in the aging room at the Sakurao Distillery and in the tunnel in Togouchi is bound together. A combination of the best of two types of sake, Sakurao sake and Togouchi sake.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/sakurao-distillery-report-2-25591/ Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:11:03 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=25591 The Sakurao Distillery started operations in 2017. Since the first year, in addition to whisky production, the craft gin "Sakurao Gin" has been popular. The whisky is aged in two locations, one in the Sakurao Distillery and the other in the Togouchi Tunnel. The distillery produces two brands with different tastes, "Sakurao" and "Togouchi", and will start producing grain whisky in 2019. The distillery is one of the distilleries that should not be overlooked for its future expansion into the global market.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/japanesefes2022-2-24280/ Sun, 22 Jan 2023 19:52:19 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=24280 "JAPANESE FES 2022 in TOKYO", a two-day gathering of Japanese whiskies, gins, and spirits, was held on December 17 (Sat.) and 18 (Sun.), 2022, hosted by the Whisky Culture Institute. We bring you the latest Japanese whisky trends.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/yoiyo-sakurao-22093/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:49:39 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=22093 Sakurao Gin Limited sources all of its botanicals from Hiroshima Prefecture, and a forest where juniper berries, an essential ingredient in gin, grow wild is also located locally.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/singlemalt-japanese-togouchi-2-18356/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:22:13 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=18356 It has a sweet, fruity, refreshing aroma of vanilla, apple, marmalade, and mint, and a light, smooth mouthfeel.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/singlemalt-japanese-sakurao-2-18296/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:04:49 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=18296 It has a long-lasting woody aroma and a subtle peaty flavor. It has a complex and deep flavor with a hint of rich sweetness.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/sakurao-sherrycask-2-18283/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:44:07 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=18283 A single malt blended from the best SHERRY CASK selected by Stillman, who has tasted numerous bottles of the original.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/the-last-piece-2-17240/ Mon, 16 May 2022 08:28:24 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=17240 "The Last Piece" was released by T&T TOYAMA. There are two editions, the Japanese Edition and the World Edition.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/youtube-sakurao-togouchi-cask-strength-17268/ Sat, 14 May 2022 08:48:30 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=17268 Youtube video distribution, the 5th installment! "Sakurao Distillery" introduced "Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao & Togouchi 1st Release CASK STRENGTH".]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/new-sakurao-sherry-2-16937/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:26:33 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=16937 "Sakurao SHERRY CASK STILLMAN'S SELECTION" made with the best sherry cask selected by Stillman.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/tandt-toyama-inami-cellar-2-16552/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:14:55 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=16552 On April 22, 2022, the Inami maturation warehouse of "T&T TOYAMA" , a joint project between Takahiko Inagaki of Saburomaru Distillery and Mr. Komei Shimono of Maltyama, was completed. As the world's first Japanese whisky bottlers business, barreled whisky from several whisky distilleries in Japan will continue to mature.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/world-whiskies-awards-2022-japan-2-14763/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:24:47 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=14763 The results of the world whisky awards 2022 qualifiers have been announced.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/singlemalt-togouchi-2-8094/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:36:01 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=8094 A taste of Hiroshima deepens over time in the mountains of Togouchi, a town in the town of Akiota that stands out for the beauty of its scenery and colors created by rich forests and clear streams, including the highest mountain in the prefecture, Oorasan, Fukairiyama, and the national special scenic beauty, Sandankyo. In such a mountainous area, a tunnel that was once used as a railroad is now used to store Togouchi whiskey.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/singlemalt-sakurao-2-8070/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:47:58 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=8070 A taste refined by the Seto Inland Sea and the windSAKURAO DISTILLERY is located in Hatsukaichi City, with the Seto Inland Sea to the south and the Chugoku Mountains to the north. The temperature difference speeds up the maturation of the whisky.]]> https://en.jpwhisky.net/new-singlemalt-sakurao-togouchi-2-6841/ Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:02:30 +0000 https://jpwhisky.net/?p=6841 The whiskey making process began in mid-January 2018. Chugoku Brewery was founded in October 1918, so SAKURAO DISTILLERY was established to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the company's founding. Three years have passed since its establishment, and the long-awaited release of Hiroshima's first single malt is now underway.]]>