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Fuji Aged 12 Years: Japan's First Age-Statement Grain Whiskey
Kirin's Boldest Move Yet: The Fuji Aged 12 Years Is the Age-Statement Japanese Grain Whiskey the World Has Been Waiting For Japanese whisky has spent the better part of a decade redefining what drinkers expect from a premium pour, and Kirin Brewery Company is making certain that its flagship Fuji
Japanese Whisky Surges in Duty Free as Cognac Falters
Japanese Whisky Explodes in Duty Free While Cognac Posts One of Its Worst Years in Decades The airport duty free shop has long been a battlefield for the world's premium spirits brands — a place where travelers loosen their wallets, check their watches at the gate, and grab a bottle of something t
Karuizawa 1960: The Most Mythologized Japanese Whisky
The Ghost of Cask #5627: How Karuizawa's 1960 Vintage Became the Most Mythologized Bottle in Japanese Whisky There are spirits, and then there are objects of obsession. The Karuizawa 1960 — a 52-year-old single malt born from a cask that no longer exists, in a distillery that no longer stands, mad
Sato Shiki Masterpiece PX: Japanese Whisky's Boldest Release
Sato Shiki Launches the Masterpiece PX: Japanese Whisky's Most Ambitious Expression Yet There is a category of whisky release that demands more than a simple tasting note. It demands context — the weight of history, the logic of geography, the deliberate arc of a distillery's ambition. Sato Shiki'
Nikka Miyagikyo 10 Year Old Returns After a Decade
After a Decade of Silence, Nikka's Miyagikyo Single Malt 10 Years Old Is Back — and American Fans Have a Narrow Window to Get It There are releases that generate noise, and there are releases that carry genuine historical weight. The return of Nikka's Miyagikyo Single Malt 10 Years Old belongs fir
SHĀNG: The Baijiu Whiskey Bridging China and Kentucky
A New Category Is Born: Inside SHĀNG, the Baijiu Whiskey Bridging China and Kentucky There is a moment in the history of every major spirits category when someone with enough ambition, expertise, and cross-cultural vision decides the old borders no longer apply. Bourbon broke free from its regiona
Hatozaki Omakase Collection Expands With Two Global Releases
Hatozaki Expands Its Omakase Collection With Two New Limited Releases — Including a Global First The Omakase Collection from Hatozaki Whisky just got wider. The Japanese brand, produced at the Kaikyō Distillery on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea, has unveiled its Fifth and Sixth editions in what
