Japanese Whisky World Cup

In the spirit of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, we decided to let our customers crown a champion of their own. During the 2022 World Cup, we put 32 of our favorite Japanese Whisky bottles up against each other in 5 rounds of head-to-head competition. The results are now in…

The winner of the 2022 Japanese Whisky World Cup was the Yamazaki 18 Year Old. The top 8 bottles are shown below, you can also download the full bracket on this page.

Winner:

Yamazaki 18 Year Old

Runner Up:

Karuizawa 35 Year Old ‘Emerald Geisha’ Bourbon Cask

Round 4 Runner Ups:

Hibiki 21 Year Old
Single Malt Nagahama Sherry Cask Batch #0150

Round 3 Runner Ups:

Yamazaki Limited Edition 2022
Hibiki Blossom Harmony Limited Edition 2022
Nikka Taketsuru 35 Year Old
Asaka The First