News & New Releases

  As the first generation of craft Japanese whiskymakers have now fully taken flight, it's clear that some of them have become cult favourites and...

  Each year, we eagerly anticipate the release of the various city editions of Chichibu, wondering what the theme of the year is, and for the most...

  Age statement Japanese whiskies have been sorely missing for a good number of years when massive global demand caught Japan's most established w...

  A fixture of Chichibu's core line-up, The Peated, is set to return in 2026 for its 7th edition, this time sporting the cult favourite Japanese d...

  Kanosuke's Artist Series finally wraps up after four years and five releases, each of which featuring the work of a specially commissioned artis...

  Masataka Taketsuru is often billed as the Father of Japanese Whisky, with his voyage to Scotland and studies in Scotch-making, which he later br...

  Christie’s London has sold two Karuizawa Casks for a whopping £2,125,000 (US$2,852,000) each - including the hammer price and buyer’s premium. W...

  Since Japan's historic Suntory celebrated its landmark 100th anniversary in 2023 from when it first started distilling whiskies in Japan in 1923...

  And just like that Kanosuke announced that it would make a new IPA Cask Finish single malt expression available only via the Kagoshima-based Jap...

  Hot off its debut release, Chichibu Distillery II already seems well on its way to delivering what Chichibu fans have been asking for years - mo...

  It's always cause for stirring serious buzz when one of these highly anticipated Ghost Series bottlings show up - they have no schedule, nor are...

  As far back as 2015, Shizuoka Distillery had long set out to produce whiskies that reflected its locality, with the distillery not only incorpor...