Have you heard of the Shizuoka distillery? It was founded in 2016 by Gaia Flow, importer of global brands like Blackladder, Swedish Mackmyra, and Asta Morris. Taiko Nakamura, president of the company, founded the new distillery in the Tamagawa district of Shizuoka City. In preparation for their distillery project, in 2015, Gaia Flow bought the distilling […]
Over the weekend, one of biggest, most popular whisky events of the year took place in London: The Whisky Show 2017. dekantā was, of course, in attendance, and we’re here to give all those who couldn’t make it an inside look at the event. Now in its ninth year, the event took place in Old […]
Shortly after the release of the Nikka Coffey gin and Coffey vodka this summer, the company has revealed details on the distillation procedures of the two products. This comes as a surprise, as the major drinks companies in Japan usually keep their methods secret, due to the strong competition between the giants, Suntory, Nikka, and Kirin, […]
As if the end of 2017 hasn’t been exciting enough with the recent announcements of the Yamazaki 18 Mizunara Edition 2017 and the Yoichi and Miyagikyo Moscatel-finished single malts, the Kyoto distillery has just released a whisky cask-aged Japanese gin. The new “Ki Noh Bi” gin is exclusive to the Japanese Isetan department store chain, and […]
We realize that Japanese whisky winning multiple awards in international spirit competitions is quite the norm nowadays, but, nonetheless, we simply love broadcasting the latest award for Japanese whisky to the world, in the hopes of reaching someone who doesn’t yet know how great the drams from Japan really are. Enter the International Spirits Challenge […]
Only days after the most exciting and wonderful announcement of the year by Suntory, introducing the new Yamazaki 18 Mizunara Edition 2017, Nikka has officially announced the releases of several new single malts. Of course, we expected no less from the two largest whisky companies in Japan. The competition between them is fierce and is […]
Just when we thought the Chichibu distillery had rocked the whisky world enough, Ichiro Akuto brings us a new single malt, aged in an India Pale Ale cask. This exciting new whisky comes just weeks after the new Japan Warrior single cask release, as whisky fans the world over are probably shaking with excitement as […]
Today’s we’re bringing you all something a little different. Our friends over at the Cocktail Enthusiast recently attended an amazing ice carving event held by Suntory’s brand ambassador in the U.S. Eric Twardzik, from the CE team, attended the event and got to carving his very own Japanese-style ice sphere. We’ll let him tell you the […]
It’s been said before, and it will continue to be said: Anyone interested in the wonders of Japanese whisky knows that supply is short, and demand is astronomically high. Japanese whisky producers are running out of aged expressions, and global whisky fans are thirstier than ever for the whisky made in Japan, more so as […]
Next to Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest and most beautiful freshwater lake, travellers will find the serene, gorgeous town of Nagahama. Home to the historic Nagahama Castle, the city continues to develop and grow each year, and enjoys quite a large number of tourists during the seasons of spring and summer. For this reason, the Nagahama […]
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