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by Whiskey Richard

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Hitachino Brewing Tokyo Distillery to open in Akihabara on December 12, 2019

Hitachino Nest maker Kiuchi Shuzo has unveiled plans to open a gin and spirits distillery in downtown Tokyo -- right ...
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/ akihabara, gin, kiuchi shuzo, News, tokyo

Review: Mars Shinshu Komagatake 2012, 7yo, Whisky Festival in Tokyo 2019

A few weeks back I attended the Whisky Festival in Tokyo 2019. As luck would have it, I managed to ...
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/ komagatake, mars whisky, peaty, Reviews, shinshu, whisky

New study shows pigs fed shochu dunder are more chill and taste better

A research team led by Kirin's Health Science Laboratory, in cooperation with Mercian and University of Tokyo, has announced that ...
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/ dunder, News, pork, shōchū, tonkatsu, yummy

Event Report: Gin-Posium Japan 2019

Gin-Posium Japan 2019 was held on November 24, 2019, at Tokyo's Hotel East 21. This year was a great mix ...
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/ Event Reports, gin, gin za, gin-posium, ki no bi, tsukusu

Osuzuyama Distillery is now Miyazaki prefecture’s first whisky distillery

Kuroki Honten, a Miyazaki prefecture-based maker of famous shochus like Nakanaka and Hyakunen no Kodoku, has announced their intention to ...
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/ gin, miyazaki, News, osuzuyama distillery, whisky

Yokohama gets a craft gin distillery: Number Eight Distillery

The newly opened QUAYS pacific grill in Yokohama features a craft beer brewery, roastery, and craft gin distillery. The latter ...
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/ gin, News, number eight distillery, yokohama

Event Report: Whisky Festival in Tokyo 2019

Around 8500 whisky drinkers descended upon Takadanobaba's BelleSalle event hall on the weekend of November 16, 2019. I was one ...
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/ akkeshi distillery, chichibu distillery, Event Reports, kanosuke distillery, mars whisky, shizuoka distillery, suntory, whisky festival, yuza distillery

The Yamato Single Malt Whisky probably isn’t whisky

It's been a long time since we last heard anything from Kumamoto's Yamato Shuzo. As it turns out, back in ...
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/ fake, Product Releases, shōchū, yamato whisky

Mars Burn The Barrel Edition #2, Peated Malt

2016's "Burn The Barrel" blended whisky from Mars returns this year, this time an exclusive at Liquor Mountain. This time ...
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/ bourbon, mars whisky, Product Releases, y's cask

Wakatsuru Whisky Moon Glow Half Moon 2019

The fifth entry in the Moon Glow series from Wakatsuru Saburomaru Distillery is "Moon Glow Half Moon 2019," partially featuring ...
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/ 1960, moon glow, Product Releases, wakatsuru saburomaru distillery, whisky