Cats are lucky (they’ve got nine lives and all) and they tend to live pretty cushy, comfortable lives, their duties mostly consisting of purring, being petted, and listening to people gush about their adorableness. Compare that to dogs who spend all their lives obeying orders and being scolded it they don’t. And why exactly are […]
Welcome to the new dekantā! As you can see we have made plenty of changes and are excited to hear your feedback. New additions include a weekly bartender column straight from Japan as well as more in-depth articles, guides and more. This has been a good summer for Japanese whisky — customers are literally fighting […]
If you have browsed our collection of bottles, then you know by now that Karuizawa is a high-end product. Dave Broomis hosting a charity event on October 3 to raise money for Nepal in London. Attendants get to taste five rare Karuizawa bottles: Karuizawa 1981 Sherry Cask Karuizawa 29 Year Old Bourbon Cask Karuizawa 30 […]
Suntory is introducing yet another brand to its family of whiskies. The new whisky is a grain whisky and will be named Chita after the distillery it is made in. Suntory describes it as being light-flavored and ideal for mixing into highball. The Chita distillery was founded in 1972 and focuses on grain whiskies. We […]
The Japanese are well known for settling only for the best, and now Suntory, more than once the winner of the world’s best whisky title, is sending samples of its best whisky into outer space. The reason? To see if it gets even better! Suntory announced today that it will be sending samples of its […]
In a previous post we reported that Nikka was to discontinue its oldest brand Yoichi, the reason being that there is a shortage of whisky on the market following the popularity of the NHK morning show Massan on the life of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Rita. As demand has increased massively Nikka it trying […]
Europe is lucky, it has Marcin Miller, and without him there might not be much Japanese whisky on the continent. Marcin Miller is the co-founder and owner of Number One Drinks, a worldwide distributor of fine Japanese whiskies such as Chichibu, Hanyu, Kawasaki, Karuizawa and Mars. He used to be Editor and Publisher of Whisky […]
This news just came in; Nikka Whisky will in August halt sales of its beloved brand Yoichi. It´s not the lack of demand causing this but rather too much demand. Ever since the TV show Massan, about the life of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka and his wife Rita debuted on NHK demand for […]
Suntory’s the Hibiki is one of the more celebrated brands of Japanese whisky. It is a premium category product which has won over 30 international awards since 2004, including the Hibiki 21 years old being nominated as the world´s best blended whisky at the world whisky awards in 2013. Suntory is rightly proud of its […]
Rita Taketsuru might be largely forgotten in her native Scotland, but the same cannot said about her adopted country of Japan. Well known in some Japanese circles, the Scottish-born wife of one of Japan’s favorite sons is now almost a household name thanks to NHK’s morning drama series about their adventures. Rita (full name Jessie […]
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