Spotlights and Deep-Dives

  In a refreshingly down to earth interview, Niigata-based Niigata Kameda Distillery's President and founder Hiroyuki Doda goes over the entire ba...

  Paper maker Tokushu Tokai Paper is no small guppy - the company has been around for about 120 years and owns bar none the largest privately-held...

  Unlike the craft Japanese distillers and the sizeable Japanese whisky distilling giants, Yamazakura's whiskies sit somewhere in between. Their w...

View from the Ontake Distillery!    One distillery alone in Japan holds the clear distinction of being the most scenic - it's not even up for deba...

 Nagahama Distillery   Shiga Prefecture, Japan     Few would associate spirits with romance, I mean do I like spirits? Sure, I certainly enjoy it e...

 Wakatsuru Saburomaru Distillery   Toyama Prefecture, Japan   Special thanks to Stefan Van Eycken (his book "Whisky Rising"), Nomunication and JP W...