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It's been the law of the land the past decade that some of Japan's most renowned distillers have been going through a shortage that has seen thei...

  By now, fans of Chichibu are well acquainted with La Maison du Whisky's rather pleasing ritual of releasing four Chichibu single cask expression...

Every year, one of the releases most anticipated by Japanese whisky fans is surely the Chichibu Paris Edition that is bottled by the cult followe...

To mark its grand reopening on Saturday, August 29, 2026, Hotel Metropolitan’s signature bar, "Orient Express," is celebrating its new era with a...

  Japan's whisky landscape has undergone arguably its most rapid development in the past decade, with numerous distilleries being built ground up ...

  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...