With the Rugby World Cup kicking off in Tokyo today, there’s plenty of buzz around Japan as people in cities around the country wait with bated breath to see a piece of the action. 20 countries from around the world will be competing, with the winner taking home the coveted trophy on November 2nd. This […]
Amidst the continuing shortages of Japanese Whisky and growing list of discontinuations to hit the Suntory lineup, many fans have worried the era of the Hibiki 21 might be coming to an end. With stocks of well matured liquid reported to be at all-time lows, enthusiasts have feared that the clock was running out on […]
With the surging global demand for Japanese whisky taking its toll on the availability and price point of many of the most popular bottles from the big producers such as Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki, Yoichi and Mars Shinshu, it can sometimes be tough finding a good quality bottle that’s within your price range. Unless you have […]
Today we saw a busy day of whisky auctioning at Bonhams Hong Kong and it was a huge day for Japanese whisky, as the Ichiro’s Malt Full Card Series broke the world record for the most valuable Japanese whisky collection ever to go at auction, fetching a whopping $7,192,000 (US$0.92m). The Full Card Series broke […]
The Ichiro’s Malt Card Series is one of the rarest, most sought after collections in world whisky. Inspired by a deck of playing cards, it is made up of 54 different expressions, with each and every card represented, including the Jokers. Independent bottler, Ichiro’s Malt, was setup by Ichiro Akuto after the family business, founded […]
This week, we’ve been taking a look back at the year so far. We’ve already talked about our 10 favourite releases of 2019 to date, including some fantastic expressions from Chichibu, Akkeshi, Yamazaki and more and you can read all about them by following this link. Today however, we’re taking a different angle and delving […]
We’re now over half way through 2019 and what a year it has been so far. We’ve tasted some fantastic whiskies, released a number of exciting exclusives, delivered tens of thousands of bottles of Japanese whisky to happy customers around the world and celebrated our 4th anniversary in style in Tokyo. The fact that we’re […]
A bullet train from Tokyo takes me into Sendai and after a brief stop to get a taste of beef tongue ramen, a local delicacy in this part of Japan (and a tasty one at that), I’m off on another train towards Nikka’s famous Miyagikyo distillery. This is certainly no Shinkansen (bullet train), slowly climbing […]
This week we had the honour of releasing the first ever Kavalan Solist Rum Cask matured whisky. As the first of its kind in the triumphant Solist range, it’s a groundbreaking single malt that is only available exclusively here at dekanta. Kavalan have been on the world whisky map for some time now. Hailing from […]
It’s 2019 and that means it’s a particularly special year for the Japanese whisky industry. 100 years ago, in 1919, the first whisky distilling license was granted to a Japanese distillery, the coastal distillery of Eigashima to be precise, signalling the start of the industry that we know and love today. Since then, we have […]
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