Last year, the Japan Spirits and Liqueurs Makers Association reported gin sales grew from 1.2 million liters to 5.5 million ...

SHIZUOKA CITY, Japan, Nov 21 (Reuters) - In a still fuelled by cedar from nearby forests, Shizuoka Distillery, a leader in Japan's new wave of independent whisky makers, crafts its spirits to tap into ...

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Kiyokawa was founded in 2019, part of a growing number of new distilleries in Japan. For many years, there were basically two main companies that shared the whisky market there: Suntory and Nikka. But ...

But fear not; there’s a way to ensure that you’ll have a full barrel of Japanese single malt for your personal use in the future. You can even pick the type of barrel it will be aged in, thanks to an ...

In terms of production scale and reach, Suntory reigns supreme both domestically and globally, closely followed by Nikka. However, there are other, smaller producers with huge fan bases, wonderful ...

TOKYO — In 1964, the last time Japan hosted the Olympics, the Suntory distillery, the nation’s oldest, moved a batch of then 4-year-old whisky from a mizunara oak cask to a white oak cask. The liquor ...

A landmark auction closes what might be the final chapter of one of Japanese whisky’s great ghost distilleries as two casks of Karuizawa whisky sold for $5.7 million at Christie’s. On 10 March 2026, ...

Many who’ve spent time in South Korea have enjoyed soju, a liquor mostly made from ethanol that’s fueled more than its share of big weekends on the peninsula. Japan has its own version, known as ...

I'm sitting with a group of people in the back of the crowded Tachinomi Marugin bar in Tokyo’s bustling Ginza district. The air is thick with cigarette smoke mingling with the savory tinge of grilled ...

For the first time in two decades, employees at Japanese distiller Nikka Whisky will be working day and night shifts to meet global demand for made-in-Japan whiskey. Even so, the best fruits of their ...