As we look towards the end of 2023, we have several mega festivals to look forward to, one of which is the Whisky Festival 2023 in Tokyo, which will run on 2nd and 3rd December 2023.

And as we all know, whisky festivals excitingly come with some commemorative bottles! As is tradition, this year's Tokyo whisky festival will continue to add to the long-running Glover Collection.

The collection is named after Thomas Glover, a Scottish merchant who became a notable industrialist in Japan, and whose son Tomisaburo Kuraba had created 801 fish charts in commemoration of.

The Glover Collection of whiskies celebrates his connection between Scotland and Japan, initially starting with independently bottled Scotch whiskies, but has now moved to independently bottled Japanese single malt whiskies.

This year's selection is as follows:

A. Chichibu 2012 10 Year Old
ABV: 63% / Barrel Type: Hogshead (Hanyu, Kagamiita Quercus)
Label: Tomoko Watanabe's print "Chichibu" / Quantity: 160 bottles
Cask strength / Non-peated
Sales Price: 25,300 yen (tax included) → Shipping and cash on delivery fee included: 26,630 yen (tax included)

B. OSUZU MALT 2019 3 Year Old
ABV: 59% / Barrel Type: Cedar Barrel
Label: Glover Collection 34 Okihagi / Quantity: 180 bottles
Cask strength / Non-peated
Sales Price: 17,600 yen (tax included) → Shipping and cash on delivery Fee included: 18,930 yen (tax included)

C. Sakurao 2019 4 Year Old
ABV: 53% / Barrel Type: Bourbon Barrel
Label: Glover Collection 35 Sakuradai / Quantity: 170 bottles
Single cask / Peat 20ppm
Sales Price: 15,400 yen (tax included) →Shipping and cash on delivery fees included: 16,730 yen (tax included)

D. Komagatake 2017 6 Year Old
ABV: 61% / Barrel Type: Bourbon Barrel
Label: Mamoru Tsuchiya original photo "Tibetan Padmasambhava's Masked Dance" / Quantity: 170 bottles
Single cask / Peat 20ppm
Sales Price: 16,500 yen (tax included) → Shipping and cash on delivery fees included: 17,830 yen (tax included)

E. M&H 2018 4 Year Old
ABV: 65.4% / Barrel Type: Jamaican Rum
Label: Glover Collection 33 White Hammerhead / Quantity: 100 bottles
Cask strength / Non-peated
Sales Price: 14,300 yen (tax included) →Shipping and cash on delivery fees included: 15,630 yen (tax included)

Kanpai!

88 Bamboo Editorial Team