This year Suntory celebrates its 100th anniversary of whisky-making at the Yamazaki distillery, founded by Japanese legend Shinjiro Torii in 1923, with a dream to create an original whisky that ...

Koji is so pervasive in Japanese culture that people call it “the national fungus.” Dr. Takamine’s insight was to apply traditional koji methods to making corn whiskey. More than a century ...

As the demand for Japanese whisky continues to surge ... The Karuizawa Distillery focused on traditional small-scale production housing four small stills and wooden washbacks, using exclusively ...

But regulars will insist you try another, less traditional Japanese delicacy, a highball. “It was invented in the U.K.,” says ...

Just for a second, spare a thought for the beleaguered Japanese whisky salesperson in Glasgow ... an element of locally grown barley in its production and has stuck with traditional distillation ...

Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood is the most traditional part of the city ... with the restaurant’s top-tier “first-class seats” giving you access to premium Japanese whiskey brands such as Yamazaki, ...

After years of confusion (and sometimes intentional obfuscation), Japanese whisky finally got a set of standards and regulations in 2021… that were completely voluntary. Then last year ...

A popular Japanese whisky, Suntory Toki is a blend of malt ... nature and the subtleties found in the 24 seasons of the traditional calendar, represented by the 24 facets of the bottle.

Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented. By Anna Sherman Artwork by Keita Morimoto Japan has adopted many Americas. There’s the America of its ...