"YAMAZAKURA"

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YOIYO chocolate 12th [ASAKA Distillery] Original Whisky ASAKA

YOIYO" is a "Japanese craft sake chocolate" or so-called "whisky bonbon" sold by Lotte Co. The wonderful and particular taste of Japanese whisky and the thoughts of the whisky maker and the chocolate maker are packed into a single piece of chocolate.The package design of each product has a fashionable design printed with the regional scenery of each distillery and distillation equipment.
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[ISC2023] International Spirits Challenge 2023 Award Winners Announced

The 28th International Spirits Competition was held in London this year. More than 2,200 spirits were entered from about 70 countries around the world, and among them, we would like to introduce 38 Japanese whiskies that won the Double Gold and Gold awards.
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San Francisco Spirits Competition 2023: List of Award Winning Products

The results of "SFWSC 2023", another year of turbulence, have been announced. Japanese whisky, standard whisky, up-and-coming whisky, and even whisky that you may not know where it comes from! We will also delve deep into the whiskies that are not so easy to find, and explain them from our own unique perspective!
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JAPANESE FES 2022 in TOKYO Report

"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.
Whisky Review

[Review] Asaka 2017 5 Year Old Double Barrel Chichibu Whisky Festival Bottling 2022

Chichibu Whisky Festival 2022 lottery limited bottle. Bottling the double cask of the bourbon barrel of Asaka Distillery with Caskstrengths.
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[World’s Highest Award] Akkeshi Blended Whisky, Blended Malt Asaka (WWA2022)

World Whisky Awards 2022 "Akkeshi Blended Whisky shosho" on the world's best blended, and "YAMAZAKURA Blended Malt Asaka" on the world's best blended malt.
Statistics

Statistics on export value of whisky (2021)

The momentum of whisky exports has not stopped, and the results have exceeded the same month-on-year rate of the previous year for the 19th consecutive month since June 2020.
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“World Whiskies Awards 2022” Japan Qualifier Results Announcement and List of Award Winners

The results of the world whisky awards 2022 qualifiers have been announced.
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[June 22, 2021] AMAHAGAN World Blended Edition Summer

The release information of AMAHAGAN World Blended Edition Summer was released on the news of the official website of Nag...
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 【Limited release on March 30, 2021】 Inazuma Blended Malt (Nagahama Distillery)

Nagahama Distillery, Japan's smallest whiskey distillery operated by Nagahama Roman Beer Co., Ltd. in Shiga Prefecture, will release two new products, INAZUMA Blended Malt, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. will be done. This is the first collaboration product between two Japanese craft distilleries: Nagahama Distillery x Saburomaru Distillery.