The world is an ephemeral place. Things come and go, are born and die. Nothing really lasts forever and whisky is no exception. Due to the current whiskey boom in Japan, the two giants Suntory and Nikka are refocusing their products to meet the increasing demand. Of course, Japanese whisky fans look forward to trying […]
Although sacrilege to some purists who want their best whisky mixer straight or on the rocks, Japanese whisky is extremely good for cocktails. In fact, some bars around the world import it especially for this purpose, as bourbon or Scotch simply does not do the trick in their minds. According to David Shenaut, a bar […]
Nikka has featured quite prominently in the news for the past few months following the popularity of the NKH morning show Massan about the live of it’s founder Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Rita. It should therefore come as no surprise that interest in visiting the Nikka Yoichi distillery in Hokkaido, which hosts among other […]
Whisky fans currently in Tokyo might want to take note, Nikka is putting up a gig; for a few days in July the company will be opening up a special bar to capitalize on the current popularity of whisky. The bar is called the “Nikka Whisky Story Bar Tokyo” and is located in the party […]
In a previous post we reported that Nikka was to discontinue its oldest brand Yoichi, the reason being that there is a shortage of whisky on the market following the popularity of the NHK morning show Massan on the life of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Rita. As demand has increased massively Nikka it trying […]
This news just came in; Nikka Whisky will in August halt sales of its beloved brand Yoichi. It´s not the lack of demand causing this but rather too much demand. Ever since the TV show Massan, about the life of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka and his wife Rita debuted on NHK demand for […]
Rita Taketsuru might be largely forgotten in her native Scotland, but the same cannot said about her adopted country of Japan. Well known in some Japanese circles, the Scottish-born wife of one of Japan’s favorite sons is now almost a household name thanks to NHK’s morning drama series about their adventures. Rita (full name Jessie […]
Whisky is not the first drink that pops into the minds of most Westerners when Japan is mentioned. Most people probably imagine the Japanese to be sake-drinking samurais. But the Japanese do in fact make all sorts of drinks, including sake, shochu, wines, beers and whisky. Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in Japan […]
If you want to know more about the history of Japanese whisky, there is a Japanese TV drama out there that might have you interested: The life of Masataka Taketsuru, the first man in Japan to master the art of whisky making, the founder of Nikka distilleries and the brain behind Suntory, is being dramatized […]
Ever heard of ji-whisky? Ji-whisky is a name the Japanese give to whiskies produced by small local breweries and distilleries. They differ in the sense that they are not distributed nationwide and are often not well known outside their local areas. The producers often specialize in brewing sake or shochu and only brew whisky on […]
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