The cask is essential for making whisky as it greatly affects the colour and taste. As a result, each distillery uses many different types of casks for maturation. An example of a cask unique to Japan is the Mizunara cask also known as Japanese oak cask. Due to its peculiar character it is extremely difficult […]
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Today there is shortage of malt on the market. Distilleries all over the world are struggling to gather enough materials for whisky making, and they are also trying to cut down the fermentation time. As a result, many distilleries are pouring money and manpower into researching the answer to this question: How can we make […]
In future blog posts we will be talking a lot about major individuals, past and present, in the Japanese whisky business. But first we thought we’d give you a glimpse of the fun by publishing this post written by Nori, a bartender in Tokyo who knows everything there is to know about the world of […]