
Are you one of the lucky ones who are about to travel to Japan? I’ve been wanting to go for ages but haven’t come around to it yet.
Then you should pay our friend Chris and his blog Nonjatta a visit. Chris has just posted a great piece that guides you to the best whisky bars in Japan.
Chris writes: “Tokyo is probably the best place in the world to drink Scotch single malts (not to mention Japanese single malts) as well as many other alcoholic beverages. Unfortunately, most visitors from overseas are not aware of this and come and go without taking full advantage”
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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 industry on its own merits.
The ‘Japanese Whisky’ portrays all distilleries involved in the foundation of a unique chapter in the global history of whisky making. Some of these entities are gone, others are still operating at full steam. Each of the distillery portraits contains histories and comprehensive technical data, some never published before.
It also includes a special segment maps a vast number of whisky versions produced over the years. Tasting notes, photo documentation and comments are included for each of them.
The book also features plenty of side information such as how to travel and visit distilleries, the Japanese whisky bar culture, how to and where to find Japanese whiskies and much more is highlighted in the book.
Ulf has set up a web site where more information will be available soon.
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Just a short post to let you know that the Japanese Blog Emperor – Nonjatta has a new dress.

Nonjatta is probably the most comprehensive source on Japanese single malts for English speakers. Pay them a visit.
Good luck to you from Whiskygrotto.com!
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Full Proof has released a limited edition of 204 numbered bottles filled with a Single Malt from the Kurizawa distillery.
The bottles are bottled ad Full Proof from cask 2221 and retails at a price of €105.
I personally bought two of the Hanyu 1988-2006 that are now sold out and I must say it’s something else to place on the table in front of your friends
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