For storage and display, ceramic or porcelain-made decanters are a popular choice for Japanese whiskies. Many whisky companies release limited editions of whiskies in rare bottles for special occasions from holidays to commemorations. Perfect as a holiday gift, these beautiful whisky bottles are more than just their exteriors. Check out this list of luxurious liquor […]
Inspired by Scotch and produced through a very similar procedure, Japanese whisky belongs in its own category due to a number of details specific to the local industry. Until recently, few people outside of Japan even knew about the existence of a well-developed whisky manufacturing scene. Success of brands such as Nikka and Suntory in […]
If we went back 50 years would we have thought that Japanese whisky would surpass Scottish whisky? The answer to that surely has to be a resounding no! Let’s now look at why Japanese whisky has picked up so many awards, making it one of the best whiskies in the world! Japanese whisky now becomes […]
Barbeques, beaches, lakes, parades, vacations, fairs and all sorts of celebrations — we love summer! While you’re enjoying the sunshine, it’s a great time to reward yourself with a bottle of premium Japanese Whisky. It just so happens that we at dekantā are expecting a huge delivery of quality whisky in a few weeks, so […]
There are all sorts of things happening at dekanta now as we are celebrating our one year anniversary. Because of this we have no shortage of free stuff we are giving away, including a gift pack of Japanese sakes, a whisky tasting set with fine Japanese whiskies, and many other things. Makiyo Masa, our founder […]
Whisky is quite an interesting drink, which we wouldn’t be selling and writing so much about it if we didn’t think so, too. In fact, it is so interesting that there is, by now, a World Whisky Day! Beat that Vodka! In all fairness, we also have World Beer Day (another interesting drink), but let’s […]
We at dekantā have been quite busy in recent days and weeks coming up with new products for our customers. Many of them write to us with requests on items they would like to purchase and recently, we got a request for glassware, original Japanese whisky glasses to go with the whisky. It goes without […]
Suntory’s Hibiki, along with the Yamazaki, continues to remain by far the most sought after of all Japanese whiskies. This should come as no surprise to anybody who has tried the Hibiki, as the blend continues to collect more and more international awards. As far as we know, it has won at least 18 awards […]
The Yamazaki is Japan’s most popular single malt whisky; it is also the most exported Japanese whisky, the most award-winning whisky, the most famous whisky, the most, frankly, everything whisky! First sold in 1984 it has since then become a world renowned, being named the best whisky in the world by so many that there […]
As you may know, the Chinese have their very own zodiac, where each year is represented by one of twelve animals. The number twelve stems from the fact that the ancient Chinese followed the planet Jupiter, which takes almost twelve years to circle the sun. As well as being popular in China, the zodiac is […]
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