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The Nikka Tailored is coming on April 9

The writing was on the wall for The Nikka 12 since early this year, with the company filing a trademark ...
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February 18, 2019 / Product Releases, tailored, the nikka, whisky

Junenmyo Half Decade, the Hokuriku-only whisky from Saburomaru

Just yesterday Hokuriku-based Wakatsuru Saburomaru Distillery released "Junenmyo Half Decade" specifically for their home region, Hokuriku. Per their announcement it ...
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February 16, 2019 / junenmyo, Product Releases, wakatsuru saburomaru distillery, whisky

Review: The Matsui Single Malt Japanese Whisky Sakura Cask

Here it is. One of the first whiskies from the notorious Matsui Shuzo that is--allegedly--actual Japanese whisky! I wrote a ...
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February 13, 2019 / matsui shuzo, Reviews, sakura, whisky

Mars Whisky “Kasei” for LMDW

French whisky megastore Le Maison du Whisky has picked up an exclusive bottling of blended Mars Whisky, and they have ...
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February 12, 2019 / kasei, LMDW, mars, Product Releases, whisky

Kirin to invest 8bio yen into Fuji Gotemba Distillery

In November of last year, Japan business daily Nikkei revealed that Kirin intended to make an investment to increase their ...
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February 7, 2019 / fuji gotemba, kirin, News

Craft Bitters Citrus from Okinawa’s Mizuho Shuzo

It looks like Okinawan bitters will soon be another bottle that bartenders can add to their arsenal. Okinawa's second-oldest awamori ...
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February 7, 2019 / bitters, okinawa, Product Releases

There’s finally a certified Vegan sake

The world now has its first officially Vegan sake, coming from Iwate Prefecture's Nambu Bijin. By nature, pretty much all ...
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February 4, 2019 / Product Releases, sake, vegan

Japan Pisco Association launch & Pisco Sour Day

So the big announcement this week is the launch of the Japan Pisco Association. And they have launched just in ...
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February 1, 2019 / Japan Pisco Association, News, pisco

Ki No Bi Edition G: ex-Henri Giraud Champagne Barrels

Another stealth release out of the Kyoto Distillery: Ki No Bi Edition G, aged in ex-Henri Giraud Champagne Barrels. Seems ...
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January 26, 2019 / champagne, gin, ki no bi, kyoto distillery, Product Releases

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Japan Limited Edition 2019

Crowd favorite Johnnie Walker Blue Label is getting a Japan-only version named simply "Johnnie Walker Blue Label Japan Limited Edition ...
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January 24, 2019 / blue label, johnnie walker, Product Releases, whisky