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Matsui Shuzo and the phantom Kurayoshi Distillery

Any regular drinker of Japanese whisky has heard about them. The infamous Matsui Shuzo. They're behind the highly controversial Kurayoshi ...
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December 14, 2018 / fake, Features, matsui shuzo, News, whisky

Review: Kyoto Dry Gin Ki No Bi Edition K

The Kyoto Distillery surprised us this past weekend with the sudden release of Ki No Bi "Edition K." Currently only ...
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December 13, 2018 / gin, ki no bi, News, peat, Reviews

10 ways to drink Japanese whisky: #10, Choiso

As Japanese whisky makers enjoy their time in the worldwide spotlight, more and more people are waking up to the ...
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December 12, 2018 / 10ways, choiso, Tokyo Homemade, whisky

The Japanese Craft Gin: Koganei

Kanagawa prefecture's Koganei Shuzo is now making a craft gin fairly nearby Tokyo, with a focus on Kanagawa botanicals. They've ...
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December 12, 2018 / gin, koganei, Product Releases

Furusato Nozei: Japan’s government-sponsored booze

Background: Local taxes in Japan Like many other countries in the world, residents of Japan pay taxes on their income ...
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December 11, 2018 / Features, furusato nozei, gin, sake, whisky

Shizuoka Distillery begins all-Shizuoka whisky production

The Shizuoka Distillery recently posted details of their all-Shizuoka whisky on their blog, giving us more insight into what's going ...
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December 10, 2018 / domestic, News, shizuoka distillery, whisky

Whisky pens: Pure Malt Jetstream Inside

Mitsubishi Pencil's uni Jetstream series of pens is adored worldwide. The purported "answer to every negative stereotype you ever had ...
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December 10, 2018 / pens, Product Releases, whisky

Kinmon Akita brings whisky into the world of aged sake

The Kinmon Akita Sake Brewery has revealed some aged sakes due out on December 17th that supposedly have a whisky ...
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December 7, 2018 / akita, Product Releases, sake, whisky

Single Malt Okayama for Tenmaya 200th Anniversary

Nikkei reports that Okayama's Tenmaya department store is teaming up with the Okayama Distillery to do a single-cask whisky release ...
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December 6, 2018 / okayama, Product Releases, tenmaya, whisky

Masataka Taketsuru: Independent at Yoichi Distillery

2018 marks a century since the founder of Nikka Whisky, Masataka Taketsuru, set out on a journey that would alter ...
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December 6, 2018 / biography, Features, nikka, taketsuru, whisky, yoichi