【Highball Can Release Information】”Hinomaru Highball Whiskypedia LIMITED EDITION”, a collaboration with the popular TV show “Whiskypedia”, will go on sale April 29th.
Hinomaru Highball Whiskypedia LIMITED EDITION, an authentic craft highball created through collaboration between Yasato Distillery and Whiskypedia, goes on sale in limited quantities
(Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture) has collaborated with “Whiskypedia,” a popular TV program on BS Fuji, to produce “Hinomaru Highball Whiskypedia LIMITED EDITION 355ml can” which will be available at Kiuchi Shuzo directly-managed stores from April 29 (Tuesday) and at the online shop from May 9 (Friday). It will be available at Kiuchi Shuzo directly-managed stores from Tuesday, April 29, and at the online store from Friday, May 9.
Authentic craft highball in collaboration with “Whiskypedia,” a whisky specialty program on BS Fuji, the collaboration was decided in the program aired in March 2025.
Hinomaru Highball Whiskypedia LIMITED EDITION” was created by tasting and blending the actual original whisky introduced in the program.
This product is a blend of bourbon cask-aged malt, rice grain, and wheat grain, as well as red wine cask-aged and cherry cask-aged malt, and Islay cask-aged malt with a smoky aroma for accentuation, produced at the newly built Yasato Distillery in Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 2020. Blended with smoky aroma of Islay cask-aged malt.
All of the original whiskys are aged for more than three years, and the pleasant flavor of the whiskys woven by several types of casks is achieved with a clear taste with no cloying flavors.
It can also be enjoyed as a food wine.
If you are in the area, please get it at the following stores.
Don’t worry, it will also be available in our online store from May 9 (Fri.).
3.Master Store Manager for a Day Event to be Held!
To commemorate the release of the highball can, a special event will be held in which Master Eiji Kurata, a favorite of everyone, will entertain customers as the store manager for a day.
At this event, Master Eiji Kurata, who is brimming with whisky love, will stand at the bar counter of Kiuchi Shuzo TOKYO and serve drinks to each and every visitor.
This is a premium experience that can only be had here. Whisky fans as well as fans of the program are welcome to take advantage of this opportunity.
■Event Outline
Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 15:00-17:00
place: Kiuchi Shuzo TOKYO
SEEKBASE, 13-1 Kanda Neribe-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0022, Japan
Customers who order during the event hours and customers who purchase three or more cans of “Hinomaru Highball Whiskypedia LIMITED EDITION” will receive an original sticker from the Whiskypedia program on a first-come, first-served basis!
*Distribution of stickers will end as soon as they are gone.
Reference: PRTIMES official website
4.About Kiuchi Shuzo
Founded in 1823 in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Kiuchi Shuzo produces sake, Kikumori, as well as shochu, wine, liqueur, and craft beer, Hitachi-no Nest Beer.
In 2016, the company began producing a unique Hitachino whisky utilizing Kaneko Golden, a fantastic Japanese beer wheat that was revived in the process of making Hitachino Nest Beer.
After maturation, it was first offered at directly managed stores, and in April 2019, it was commercialized as a highball in a can.
Then, to further pursue Japanese whisky making, the Yasato Distillery was built at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba and started operation in 2020.
5.What is Whisky pedia?
A program to enjoy learning about whisky, which has developed its own culture with the passage of time through its long history, and to discover the best whisky.
Broadcasted every Thursday from 24:00 on BS Fuji.
This is a collaboration with BS Fuji’s “Whiskypedia,” which I also look forward to every broadcast.
We at Maltrabber are happy to see the recent increase in the release of highball cans, and we are also happy to have the opportunity to meet the master of this event.
It is sure to be a fun Golden Week.
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Lastly: Recommended Books on Japanese Whisky
If you want to learn more about Japanese whisky, which is a global trend, we highly recommend these books.
In the December 2021 issue of Whisky Galore, published by the Whisky Culture Research Institute, we report on 11 Japanese craft distilleries, including some that are open to the public for the first time, under the title of “Japanese Whisky Craft Frontline,” the first of three consecutive issues. Why did the popularity of Japanese whisky and the craft boom occur? We will examine with interviews. Chichibu Distillery / Chichibu No.2 Distillery / Mars Shinshu Distillery / Mars Tsunuki Distillery / Kanosuke Distillery / Hioki Distillery / Ontake Distillery / Osuzuyama Distillery / Kaikyo Distillery / Hanyu Distillery / Konosu Distillery
This is a book written by Mamoru Tsuchiya, a world-famous whisky critic and representative of the Whisky Culture Research Institute, titled “Japanese Whisky as a Culture that Works for Business” .
The book covers the basics of whisky, the introduction of whisky to Japan, the birth of Japanese whisky, advertising strategies and the rise of Japanese whisky, and the current rise of craft distilleries. This is a book that summarizes Japanese whisky in a very easy to understand way.
Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky, devoted his life to brewing whisky in Japan. This is a revised and reprinted version of the autobiography of a man who simply loved whisky and talked about himself. The book vividly depicts the days when he went to Scotland alone to study as a young man and overcame many hardships to complete Japanese whisky, as well as his companion, Rita.
Launching in 2019. With the world experiencing an unprecedented whisky boom, what were the managers of craft distilleries thinking and what were their thoughts as they took on the challenge of making whisky? This book tells the stories of 13 craft distillery owners, including Ichiro Hido of Venture Whisky, famous for his Ichirose Malt, who inspired the birth of craft distilleries in Japan.
This is the Japanese version of Whisky Risng, published in the US in 2016, with much updated content. Not only does it describe the history of Japanese whisky in detail, but it also includes data on all the distilleries in Japan, including the craft distilleries that have been founded in recent years. The book also includes descriptions of the legendary bottles that have been released, as well as information on bars where Japanese whisky can be found.
