Winter is a season full of holiday events and festivities in Japan, and it’s also a time to sip exquisite Japanese whiskies to warm yourself up to combat the cold. Toward the end of the year, Japan lights up with Christmas light viewings in certain areas famous for light shows, such as the Lake Toya […]
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 […]
When is a good time to give the gift of whisky? It’s always a good time! According to Holidayinsights.com, March is, in fact, so overloaded with special days (most of which we didn’t know existed!) that there are plenty of opportunities to exchange gifts. Besides well known days such as St. Patrick’s Day the month […]
We at dekantā have written about the Hibiki, the Hakushu, the Yoichi, the Taketsuru, as well as many other whiskies. Writing about the Miyagikyo has been on our to-do list for a while, and with the Miyagikyo being without a doubt one of the better whiskies in our inventory, it is quite unfortunate that we […]
We at dekantā are avid collectors of novelty bottles. By this, we refer to bottles that don’t exactly resemble your average bottle of whisky, with some taking the shape of animals, others comparable to whisky casks, and sometimes even musical instruments. Over the past few weeks, we have managed to acquire more of these quirky […]
We are delighted to hear that, in 2016, many exciting developments are underway in the world of Japanese whisky and drinks. A while ago, we reported that the independent bottler, Gaiaflow, was due to open its very own distillery in Shizuoka. We have also heard news that No One Drinks –the geniuses that supply us […]
As another year draws to a close, its a good time to highlight all of the amazing developments that have taken place for Japanese Whisky Review in 2015. It’s also an opportunity to look ahead to 2016 and the developments that are on the horizon. The upcoming year will be sure to delight Japanese whisky […]
It’s busy season for Santa and all his little helpers toiling away at Santa’s factory at the north pole. Every now and then, production quotas at the factory are not met, there are all sorts of reasons for this, shortage of hay (for the reindeers who handle to logistics of moving raw material to the […]
Have you had a chance to try out Nikka’s Yoichi yet? If not, you should. Yoichi may not be quite as famous or popular in the West as Suntory’s Yamazaki or Hibiki, none the less it has a special place in Japanese whisky history. Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka spent most of his life […]
Nikka is a wonderful company, as the lives work of Masataka Taketsuru is holds a special place in the history of Japanese whisky and many wonderful products have come from them. We at dekantā thought we’d present to you out favorite whiskies we currently have from Nikka. Yoichi 12 year old The Yoichi comes from […]
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