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by Whiskey Richard

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Ki no Jyu, Kin no Bi take Japanese craft gin to sky high prices

While most of us were watching Japanese whisky set new records in that Ichiro's Malt Card Series auction, Japanese craft ...
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/ gyokuro, ki no bi, ki no jyu, kin no bi, kyoto distillery, Product Releases

Where to buy Japanese whisky in Tokyo (maybe)

Mailbag time! Reader R.S. asks: "Hello Whiskey Richard, where can I buy bottles of Japanese whisky in Tokyo?" It's a ...
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/ Features, shopping, tokyo, whisky

Review: Kaiyō Japanese Mizunara Oak Whisky

In our recent report we learned much more about the story behind Kaiyō Whisky. This puts us in a better ...
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/ kaiyo, mizunara, Reviews, sea, whisky

Sake series 5: Sake today and how to start discovering

You wouldn’t know it from the hype around exports, but sake is actually in a bad way at home. Production ...
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/ Features, sake

So, about that Kaiyō Whisky

After Alligator Char brought me back some bottles of Kaiyō Whisky from the US, I've dug deeper and deeper to ...
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/ Features, interview, kaiyo, mizunara, News, whisky

Suntory invests another 6 billion yen to expand capacity at Ohmi

If you are upset at the current state of affairs of Japanese whisky, you're not alone. All Japanese whisky distilleries ...
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/ investment, News, ohmi, suntory, whisky

Review: Harry Cranes Craft Highball vs. Nikka Black Highball Kaoru Yoru

Tonight, two canned whisky highballs go head-to-head. In this corner we have the relatively new Harry Cranes Craft Highball from ...
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/ highball, nikka, Reviews, wakatsuru saburomaru distillery

Review: Mars Malt Le Papillon C. thyodamas Sherry Butt #5152

Weighing in at just under 4 years is the first 2019 single cask single malt in Mars Whisky's Le Papillon ...
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/ butterfly series, mars whisky, Reviews, single cask, single malt, whisky

Sake series 4: Variations on a theme – sake processing and styles

Welcome back to part four of this five-part overview of nihonshu! So far, we’ve looked at sake produced by the ...
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/ Features, sake

TOGA Tenku Whisky from Wakatsuru Saburomaru

Hokuriku's Wakatsuru Saburomaru Distillery has announced the upcoming release of a new blended whisky called "TOGA Tenku Whisky" to commemorate ...
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/ mizunara, Product Releases, toga, wakatsuru saburomaru distillery, whisky