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【 Release Information 】Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE × Saburomaru Distillery Collaboration Whisky “RyuuBi” Design Single Cask Now Available!
Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE × Saburomaru Distillery Collaboration Whisky Release! Series Part 2 Starts with “Ryuu Bi” Design Single Cask 1. “Single Cask Saburomaru Ryuu Bi #210039” 1-1. Product Information Ryuu Bi Descendant of the Han royal family and founding emperor of “Shoku”. He valued righteousness, swore an oath with “Kan U” and […]
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【 Release Information 】Suntory’s affordable whisky “Chita” 350ml is being re-released for the first time in three years.
The convenient Half-Bottle is back Suntory Ltd. will re-release Suntory Whisky “Chita” 350ml nationwide starting Tuesday, March 17. Suntory Whisky “Chita” has been well-received for its light taste and subtle sweet aroma, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025. The “Chita Fragrant breeze Highball,” mixed with sparkling water, pairs well with various dishes, including Japanese cuisine, […]
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【 Guided tour begins 】Hokkaido’s Tankyu Distillery Launches Guided Tour “Discover”
Tankyu Distillery, a publicly owned, privately operated Craft Distillery in Higashikawa-Chou,Hokkaido, has launched guided tours. English-language tours are also available simultaneously. Tankyu Distillery (Headquarters: Higashikawa-Chou, Kamikawa-Gun, Hokkaido / Representatives: Cho Ei Shun, Motoki Harigaya), which opened on August 27 last year, As a “publicly established, privately operated” distillery, it produces gin, liqueurs, and whisky utilizing […]
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Okinawa Prefecture Kumesen Shuzo Naha Distillery: Tour Visit Report (January 2026)
Okinawa ISLANDBLUE, a rice whisky crafted by Kumesen Shuzo, known for its awamori Kumesen. Based on the tour of the ‘Naha Distillery’, this report details the current state of the company’s whisky production. Amidst the slump in awamori, the traditional spirit they’ve kept making Kumesen is synonymous with awamori. Many people outside Okinawa Prefecture are […]
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Okinawa Prefecture Helios Shuzo Kyoda Distillery: Tour Visit Report (January 2026)
Kyoda Distillery. What defines the challenging yet practical whisky-making approach unique to Okinawa’s comprehensive beverage manufacturer, which produces Rum, Beer, Awamori, and Whisky? Kyoda, Nago-City, northern Okinawa Prefecture. Kyoda Distillery, with its large aging warehouse visible from the open space beyond the Kohenzoko settlement. In this land enveloped by the intense subtropical sun and the […]
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【 Event Information 】120 varieties to taste! “Ultra Highball Festival” held for the first time at Saitama’s Keyaki Hiroba! Simultaneously featuring “Nana-nabe” where you can enjoy piping hot nabe!
Whisky you’re curious about? Buy it right there! The ‘Ultra Highball Festival’ debuts at Keyaki Hiroba in front of Saitama Super Arena! Held for 4 days from Friday, February 20, 2026 to Monday, February 23 (Holiday)! Discounted advance tickets now on sale! An event featuring 70 varieties of Whisky out of 120 total! You’re probably […]
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【 February 10 (Tuesday) Release 】Whisky & Spirits Festival 2026 in Yokohama A large-scale tasting event for whisky and spirits!
Japan’s largest whisky & spirits tasting event, “Whisky & Spirits Festival 2026 in Yokohama,” tickets go on sale February 10! Tickets for the featured tasting seminars will also go on sale simultaneously. WHISKY & SPIRITS FESTIVAL 2026 in YOKOHAMA will be held on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26, 2026. This event features not […]
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【 Starting January 12th 】Limited Experience: Savor Tokyu Hotels’ Original Whisky “Tsunuki Goto” ‘Bellustar Journey ~ Tsunuki Goto Whisky Experience ~’
Bar Bellustar Tokyo presents a pairing set. The 11th installment features tacos made with Kagoshima ingredients. Available at Bar Bellustar starting Monday, January 12, 2026. BELLUSTAR TOKYO, A Pan Pacific Hotel (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; General Manager: Katsushi Nishikawa) will offer the pairing set “Bellustar Journey ~Tsunuki Goto Whisky Experience~” at its 45th-floor main bar, Bar Bellustar, […]
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“The 2026 Whisky Expert (WE) Examination” will be held on Sunday, May 24th at venues in Tokyo and Osaka.
This season has come around again. Whisky Culture Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Mamoru Tsuchiya) will hold the “2026 Whisky Expert (WE) Examination,” the first stage of the Whisky Connoisseur certification program that tests all knowledge and appraisal skills related to whisky, at two venues in Tokyo and Osaka on Sunday, May […]
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【 Review 】Single Malt Ryuka 2025
Single Malt Whisky Ryuka 2025. Newly released from Shinzato Shuzo’s Suzaki Distillery. Explaining its features, price, and how to purchase. Suzaki Distillery, operated by Shinzato Shuzo Co., Ltd., began distillation in May 2020. “Single Malt Whisky Ryuka 2025” has been released. Aging in Okinawa’s subtropical climate involves extremely high humidity, resulting in an Angel’s Share […]
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【 Review 】Single Malt Komagatake 40th Anniversary Special Edition
Mars Komagatake Distillery commenced operations in 1985. A 40th-anniversary commemorative whisky has been released. This special edition features malt from every era except the period of suspension. This commemorative bottle includes malt spirits from as far back as the 1980s in its blend. A bottle that lets you relive the history of Komagatake. What kind […]
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【 Review 】Ohtani Whisky Zodiac Sign Series 「Capricorn」
Niigata Kameda Distillery launches new Zodiac Series release. This time, the label depicts a Capricorn man. Reviewing the second installment. 1. Bottle and Label Photos Ohtani Whisky Zodiac sign series “Capricorn” Ohtani Whisky Zodiac sign series “Capricorn” 2. Ohtani Whisky Zodiac Sign Series “Capricorn” This is a single malt distilled at the Niigata Kameda Distillery. […]
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【 Review 】Tanba Single Malt Kizakura 100th Anniversary
The 100th anniversary bottle of Kizakura Co.Review of “Tanba Single Malt Kizakura 100th Anniversary”. Kizakura Tanba Distillery has been selling two types of malt every year since 2022, and now they have released their first standard product, Kizakura Tanba Single Malt, by combining the knowledge and technology they have cultivated up to now. 1. Photo […]
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【 Release Information 】Single Malt Nagahama Coffee Cask
Nagahama Distillery and Tohoku Bankokusha Joint Project “A Fragrance Co-Starring” Commemorating the 65th Anniversary of Tohoku Bankokusha’s Founding Two “Coffee Cask” Whiskys to be Released Simultaneously on January 20, 2026 (Tuesday) The birth of a special single malt with the pleasant flavor of coffee, the ultimate “Marriage of aromas Nagahama Romantic Beer Co., Ltd. (Nagahama-City, […]
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【 Review 】Single Malt Dessin Series Flora 2025 Ikawa Distillery
The Ikawa Distillery is a secluded distillery in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The third single malt is a non-peat whisky from the “Flora” series. Located at an altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level, the Ikawa Distillery is the highest distillery in Japan and can be said to be the most difficult to reach. This single […]
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【 Newly redesigned and now available 】ＳＵＮＴＯＲＹ ＷＨＩＳＫＹ”碧Ａｏ”
Suntory’s “碧 Ao” to go on sale with a new name, contents, and packaging. “碧 Ao” is a world blended whisky, a blend of the world’s top five whiskys, and the renewal seems to have used a longer aged whisky in the blend to achieve a thicker, more complex and richer flavor. The name has also […]
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【 Review 】Single Malt Kuju sora 2025
Single malt is now on sale from Kuju Distillery in Oita Prefecture. It expresses the image that can be felt from the changing seasons and its items under the theme of “Kuju’s Sora”. This product is the first in the “sora” series from Kuju Distillery. It is expected to be released once a year from […]
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【 Release Information 】Kanosuke Single Malt 2026 LIMITED EDITION
Information on the latest release in the Kanosuke Distillery Limited Edition Series has been announced. Available starting February 25, 2026. This release is a single malt using spirit from the Kanosuke Distillery. Details and more information are introduced. 1. Kanosuke Single Malt 2026 LIMITED EDITION The essence of cask finish, where freshness blossoms […]
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【 Review 】Single Malt Kanosuke SHERRY CASKS VATTED
Sherry Cask Vatted, a classic product of the Kanosuke Distillery, “Single Malt Kanosuke”, is now available. Introduced here with a product review. 1. Photo of the bottle and label Single Malt KANOSUKE SHERRY CASKS VATTED Single Malt KANOSUKE SHERRY CASKS VATTED . 2. Single Malt KANOSUKE SHERRY CASKS VATTED Characteristics Fruity single malt […]
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【 Review 】Single Malt Kyoda Rum Cask Finish
Single Malt Whisky from Helios Shuzo in Okinawa, Japan The rum cask finish of the “Kyoda” series is now available. This whisky is matured in a subtropical environment and made from aged rum casks produced by the company. 1. Photo of the bottle and the website where it can be purchased Single Malt Whisky KYODA […]
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【 Review 】Akkeshi Single Malt Japanese Whisky “Shoukan”
Nijushisekki Series from Akkeshi Distillery is now on sale. Single malt “Shoukan” product review, features and price. The 21st release of the Nijushisekki Series. This “Shoukan” is the last in the series except for the culmination of the Nijushisekki series, “Nishinibun”. Shoukan is one of the Nijushisekki, and is the time in the calendar just […]
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【 Review 】 Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu Double Distillery
Finally a renewed Ichiro’s Malt DD. Ichiro’s Malt is made from Chichibu’s first and second distilleries’ original sake. Previously, Double Distillery used the original Chichibu distillery. But Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu 2nd distillery is now in operation and single malt has already been released. It differs from the first distillery in many ways, not least of […]
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【 Review 】Single Malt Kuju sora 2025
The second single malt release from Kuju Distillery in Oita Prefecture. “Single Malt Kuju sora 2025”. The theme of “Kuju’s sky” expresses the image of the changing seasons and their items. This product is the first in the “sora” series from the Kuju distillery. From now on, this series will be released once a year. […]
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【 Release Information 】Single Malt Ryuka IPA 2025
Okinawa’s Shinzato Shuzo and Suzaki Distillery release a single malt. “Single Malt Ryuka IPA 2025” will go on sale on Monday, November 7. This whisky is the result of four types of casks and a subtropical maturation environment. whisky is currently produced all over Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south. […]