Nikka is the second-oldest whisky maker in Japan and the second-largest. It was founded in 1934 when Masataka Taketsuru founded a whisky distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido. Today the company also has another whisky distillery in Miyagi. Nikka also makes shochu, wine, brandy and other drinks. In total it has seven factories, distilleries and breweries in […]
Note on naming: the official name of the distillery is actually Hombo Shuzo Co (Hombo breweries), while it is often called Honbo Ms (Mars after the whisky), Shinshu (after the distillery), Mars Shinshu etc. in colloquial language. We prefer just calling it Mars after the whisky it makes. If you know your Japanese whisky, then […]
Whether you’re looking for a holiday gift for someone special or you want to build your liquor collection with high-quality Japanese whisky, we introduce to you our Japanese Whisky Budget Series where you can find whiskies at different price ranges that fit your needs. You can also use this series as a gift guide for […]
Several Japanese whisky distilleries have produced legendary lines of whisky bottles, and Ichiro’s Malt Card Series is one of them. Just like a deck of playing cards, this unique collection features 54 bottles that represent each card in a deck. Each vintage bottle has its own original card label, but not only that – they […]
You’ve heard about Ichiro Akuto, right? If you haven’t, it’s about time you did! He is a rock star of the Japanese whisky world, and his family have been in the alcoholic brewage making industry since the 1600s. Ichiro’s father ran the Hanyu distillery and began experimenting with whisky making, until his unfortunate bankruptcy. Ichiro […]
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 […]
We at dekantā are constantly looking for interesting bottles to stock and introduce to our customers. This month, as the one-year anniversary of dekantā approaches, we’ve decided to do something new. This month, we are introducing a brand new category of ‘exotic’ bottles; these exotic bottles are not whisky, but instead, are a variety of […]
Being a company specializing in Japanese whisky you would be forgiven to have missed the fact that we at dekantā also stock more than quite a few bottles of Scotch. “Why?” you might ask. The answer is simple. There are certain bottles of Scotch bottled only for the Japanese market, labeled “Japan release only”, and […]
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In the world of whisky, Whisky Live is one of the most exciting happenings. First held in Tokyo in 2000, this festival celebrating whisky has now expanded to other major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles, Warsaw, Singapore and others. This year’s Tokyo live festival is about to kick off. All the major players in […]
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