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Hakushu is releasing a limited edition Spanish Oak 2021 NAS bottling via lottery. This bottle was matured in ex-Sherry Spanish Oak barrels to giv...

What you need to know Do you like old, sherried, Japanese whisky? The Whisky Exchange has opened their ballot to another edition of Karuizawa Geis...

Kanosuke announces their Second Edition, hot off the heels of signing a deal with Diageo to provide the Japanese distillery with sufficient resou...

Suntory is readying a global release of the Yamazaki 55 Year Old, the oldest Yamazaki yet. It first debuted as a 100-bottle release for the Japan...

You think Diageo was swayed by our WhiskyDex on Kanosuke Distillery? Was our storytelling and visuals so provocative they couldn't just stop at one...

Mars announces the release of their 2021 Komagatake Single Malt via lottery (link below) This edition will see 50,000 bottles released. It is a v...

Suntory is releasing its seasonal The Essence of Suntory series, this time Volume 5, is themed “Barley”, and will feature two Yamazaki Single Mal...

UK departmental store Harvey Nichols has released an 8 Year Old Single Cask Chichibu that was matured in red wine casks. It was bottled for Harve...

"My inspiration for Yamazaki 25 was the Yamazaki 1984 statement that was awarded the ultimate recognition of the Supreme Champion Spirit at the I...

  We previously reported on Nikka's new labels for a "Discovery Series", where we would see a non-peated Yoichi and a peated Miyagikyo. That's unc...

Intergalactic Series is a series of private Chichicbu bottlings for Austrian alcohol distributors Vienna Distribution and Salud Distribution. The...

Suntory, owner of popular whiskey brands such as Yamazaki, Hakushu and Hibiki, is investing US$900 million to move its operations fully onto rene...