Ulf Buxrud’s guide to Japanese Whisky

Ulf Buxrud, Keeper of the Quaich is releasing a guide to Japanese Whisky.
The book is Ulf’s endeavor to document the facts and figures of a formative and exciting segment of the Japanese whisky industry. It is also an attempt to mirror the arduous work and joy surrounding the rise of a trade that became an [...]

Taste your way in to the Guiness Book of World Records with Ichiro Akuto.

The Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival is coming up this weekend. And Ichiro Akuto, grandson of Isouji Akuto who founded the distillery Hanyu, will lead you and many more in a trial to set a new World Record in mass tasting.
The world record tasting will be held at the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival now [...]

New design for The Imperial aims to strengthen its position in South Korea

This week, Jinro Ballantines, the South Korean unit of Pernod Ricard, will launch “Imperial 17,” which maintains the smooth taste and legitimacy of the super premium whisky.
To support the launch the Imperial has been given a brand new look. It features a bold, confident exterior to enhance the brand image as a successful, magnetic and [...]

A Japanese perspective on Malts.

According to multiple sources around the world, this is the ultimate guide to Scottish whisky distilleries, painstakingly researched by Misako Udo: a vital accessory for any dedicated whisky lover. With nearly a hundred working whisky distilleries in Scotland – and hundreds more that have shut down and been lost over the long centuries of Scotland’s [...]

Get your hands on some Hanyu

Hanyu distillery was founded in 1941 in Hanyu city 60 km from Tokyo. It was licensed to make whisky in 1946, 54 years later the distillery was closed. Unfortunately the distillery was dismantled right after the company was sold in 2004.
In the Spring of 2005, during a private tasting in the Highlander Inn in [...]