Today, we are delighted to announce that dekantā is now the exclusive worldwide supplier of sherry casks from the reborn Karuizawa Distillery. This partnership will see us working with Karuizawa for the next 10 years, offering our loyal customers the chance to own their very own cask of iconic Japanese whisky. The original Karuizawa Whisky […]
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Suntory has announced that they will raise the prices on 117 of their unique offerings, including the much loved Hibiki and Yamazaki ranges. The price increases are set to come into effect on April 1st and will see Japanese whisky lovers everywhere paying as much as 100% more than what they pay today. The Japanese […]
The Shirakawa Distillery is one of Japan’s lesser known silent distilleries, situated in the Fukushima Prefecture, around 200km North of Tokyo. It was built in 1939 by Daikoku Budoshu, who were also responsible for building the legendary Karuizawa Distillery. They owned the distillery for around 8 years, until, in 1947 it was purchased by Takara […]
Historically, the sake industry has been confined to the shores of Japan, being enjoyed at dinner tables around the country, at home or in restaurants, with international sales making up a tiny percentage of the total annual sales volume. However, in recent times, the world has developed something of a taste for this elegant rice […]
The Iiyama Mountain Farm Distillery is not one that many people outside of Japan have heard of, however their excellent work so far, attention to detail and the innovations being carried out at the distillery mean that is all about to change. Situated high in the mountains of Iiyama in the Nagano Prefecture, close to […]
Today, we are delighted to be the breakers of some huge news in the Japanese whisky industry that is sure to excite millions of fans around the globe – The legendary Karuizawa Distillery is coming back, and they are about to begin production! The original Karuizawa Whisky Distillery, which sat just outside of Karuizawa, in […]
At dekanta, we’re delighted to announce that we have officially partnered with the new Karuizawa Distillery. Built by Mr Shigeru Totsuka-san and his investors, it is situated in the town of Karuizawa itself, known for its stunning year round vistas that range from vibrant green and yellow forests in the summer months to gleaming snow […]
Since our last update on the new Komoro Distillery, owned and operated by KDI, where we spoke to those behind the venture about the overall plans for Komoro, a lot of progress has been made at the distillery. So I caught up with Master Distiller, Ian Chang, and KDI’s CEO, Mr Shimaoka, once again to […]
The Suntory Owner’s Cask bottlings are a legendary, old and rare collection of single cask releases that was created to allow private investors to buy a cask of their very own Japanese whisky from the Yamazaki or Hakushu distilleries. This was the very first time people could get their hands on a whole cask of […]
A lot has happened in Japan in the past couple of weeks, with some good news and some very sad news indeed. Today, we’re kicking-off a monthly whisky news series, where we’ll be giving you a brief round up of everything that has been going on, so that you can keep up to date with […]