A craft beer paired with a lovely dram on the side sounds pretty heavenly in the middle of summer, right? This is what the Shizuoka Whisky & Craft Beer Fair organizers were thinking when they decided to launch this wonderful event three years prior, right in the middle of Japan’s humid summer season. The fair […]
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On June 18th, during the height of summer, on Japan’s most southerly island, Kyushu, the annual Fukuoka Whisky Talk festival was held. The city of Fukuoka is known for many things: The infamous Hakata ramen; its exciting nightlife; and many wonderful luxurious, underground bars. While the largest concentration of whisky events throughout the year are […]
A few months ago, attending a large spirits and cocktail event in Tokyo, we heard word of some new, and extremely exciting Japanese gins coming to the market. Being a rather British drink, this news was very satisfying to us here at dekanta, as we truly love any beverage, liquor, or speciality Japan has to […]
On the 5th of April, an auction featuring the world’s largest and most exclusive collection of Karuizawa whisky led whisky experts and passionate collectors to the web. The auction ended on Monday 17th of April, and gave us whisky lovers a lot to talk about. The winning bids amounted to almost £800,000, far above the […]
It’s the final day of dekanta’s anniversary celebrations so we thought we’d end with some “unique” bottles that might interest you. These range from bottles shaped as Samurai to musical instruments and more. Take a look at the below selection and find the bottle you like! Nikka G&G Military Commander One thing that often pops […]