News [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.
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Recommendation 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.
News World Whiskies Awards 2024 – Japan Preliminary Round Results and List of Winning Products
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.
News [Started offering on December 1, 2023] Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakurao
"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" on Friday, December 1, 2023. Bottles will be available to keep (90,000 yen per bottle, consumption tax included, service charge 15% not included) or by the glass (6,600 yen per glass, consumption tax included, service charge 15% not included).
News The goal was reached within 3 hours of the start of the project! “Komada -A Whisky Family-” The project to revive the fantastic whisky “KOMA” has started!
A project to revive the fantastic whisky "KOMA" that appears in the film "Komada -A Whisky Family-," an animated feature film to be released on November 10, 2023, has started on a crowdfunding campaign. The goal was reached within 3 hours of the start of the project, and the project is already making rapid progress, exceeding the goal by more than 2.5 times.
News SAKURAO B&D plans to open “SAKURAO YOSHIWA WHISKY PARK (tentative name)”, a theme park with a whisky distillery attached
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.
News Togouchi whisky to be Relaunched Four Blended Japanese Whisky Products
"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
News Sakurao B&D to build a second distillery?
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?
Whisky Review [Review] Single Malt Japanese Whisky Miyanoshika
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.
News [Visit Report] Sakurao Distillery (Sakurao B&D)
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.