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Whisky worship: Kyoto craftsmen make prayer beads out of Japanese whisky barrels
Oak is reborn as juzu after half-century helping to make Japanese whisky. Through most of the 20th century, Japanese whisky was almost entirely ignored outside of the country, and even within its home...
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Awesome-looking Japanese whiskey maker’s snack recipe requires no booze,...
Got company coming over in exactly a minute, or just a severe case of the munchies? Then this is what you’re looking for. Our Japanese-language reporter K. Masami had just poured herself a whiskey...
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Beer, Suntory whiskey for under a buck and all-you-can eat ice cream! Joy at...
This hidden-gem karaoke chain is perfect for your inner child and adult-beverage-loving grown-up. Japan, being the birthplace of karaoke, has a lot of karaoke chains. Pretty much all of them have a...
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Pair Japanese whisky with convenience store fried chicken at new Konbini Bar...
Lawson’s first-ever convenience store bar looks set to be a great place to unwind on the cheap. It’s long been touted that Japanese convenience stores are the place to go for pretty much everything...
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Premium Japanese whisky is now in chocolate form with Suntory Yamazaki and...
Kamakura chocolatier teams up with distiller as Japan enters its chocolate-crazy season. Ever year at about this time, Japan starts going crazy for chocolate. It started because women in Japan give...
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Suntory’s prized Hakushu whisky is going into a can for the Premium Highball...
Canned cocktail celebrates Suntory’s 100 years in the whisky-making business. Suntory’s Hakushu is one of the company’s best-loved whiskies. Produced at Suntory’s Hakushu distillery in the forests at...
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Coca-Cola Japan releasing canned Jack Daniel’s cocktails
A “Jack Coke” with no mixing required. In Japanese, certain words, phrases, and item names from foreign languages get shrunken down a bit. For example, Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s is called...
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Nikka Whisky’s recipe for Bacon French Toast turns bread crusts into the...
So easy to make we’re tempted to eat it every day. Have you ever wished there was a way to turn the crusts of your bread into a more delicious meal? Well, Japanese whisky maker Nikka Whisky is here...
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Japanese whisky in a can: Comparing the new Suntory Hakushu Premium Highball...
Does this highball in a can taste as good as a homemade highball? Over the past decade, Japanese whisky sales have skyrocketed, with the spirit becoming so sought after globally that some famous...
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Suntory now sells Yamazaki whisky cans in Japan
Is a Japanese highball in a can as good as a homemade highball? Back in June, Suntory surprised us by giving us a new way to enjoy their Hakushu whisky — in a can. Now, the esteemed whisky maker is...
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Three Final Fantasy XIV whiskeys are on the way, with cool nods to the game’s...
Show your Eorzean hometown pride by raising a glass to Ul’dah, Gridania, or Limsa Lominsa. Usually when we talk about a video game celebrating its 10th anniversary, it just means that 10 years have...
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Tokyo convenience store has full bar inside with Japanese whiskey, will smoke...
Shibuya Family Mart teams up with Kyoto bar. In recent years, a lot of Japanese convenience store chains have begun adding “eat-in corners,” counters or tables with chairs where customers can eat...
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Hoisu: The phantom Japanese sake that can’t be purchased in stores
A unique, hard-to-find drink only ordered by those in the know at some izakaya taverns. In Japan, the word “sake” (” 酒”) is used to refer to alcoholic drinks, with “日本酒” (“nihonshu”, literally...
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Suntory announces massive price spike for Japanese whisky, some types more...
For expensive times, make it Suntory time. After decades of next to no inflation, Japan has been seeing rapid consumer price increases over the past two years. At the same time, regular cost-of-living...
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There’s a Tokyo bar with Japanese whisky inside bookstore inside Japan’s...
Slow Page pours classy coffee too at Azabudai Hills. Last week, Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills complex opened, with its main tower becoming the tallest skyscraper in Japan. 64 floors and 325 meters (1,066...
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese...
Okinawa distiller teams up with the anime legend. Japanese whisky maker Kumesen Shuzo has just released its latest creation. Called Ukiyo, the whisky’s name means “floating world,” the same ethereal...
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Trying the new limited flavor of Suntory Hakushu Japanese whisky highball in...
The original was delicious, but could this one be better? Last year, Suntory released a canned highball version of one of its most popular Japanese whiskies, Hakushu. It’s so good that our...
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Hokkaido business will age your alcohol under the sea, let you watch it via...
Age your wine in an octopus’s garden in the shade. One of the great things about drinks like sake, wine, and whiskey is the vast range of nuances in tastes achieved through their ingredients and...
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New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from...
Japan Spirits and Liqueurs Makers Association still needs to take one more step though. About a year ago, I was at a classy liquor store in America, looking for a bottle of whisky to buy as a present...
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Is Coca-Cola Japan’s new canned Jack Daniels cocktail better than mixing your...
The standard version was a hit with our taste-tester, but how will this new no-sugar version perform? Among out Japanese-language reporting staff, Ahiruneko is the member of the team who most enjoys a...
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