Sake producers are struggling to find a way to keep the party going as whisky continues to gain ground among drinkers in the ...

In 2021, some good news for Japanese-whisky fans arrived in the form of new labeling standards set forth by the Japan Spirits ...

Just for a second, spare a thought for the beleaguered Japanese whisky salesperson in Glasgow, some 25 years ago. Imagine turning up at any number of the well-stocked bars, already laden with fine ...

"It's official – Japanese whisky has been declared better than Scotch," said Eleanor Dye in the Daily Mail. Industry experts gathered at the Pot Still bar in Glasgow in August for a "landmark ...

Demand started to rise again more recently, partly because in 2008 Suntory successfully created a craze in Japan for highballs, or whisky and soda, and partly because Japanese whisky is receiving ...

The explosion of craft whisky in Japan follows a boom and bust in the industry. Long viewed as an inferior copycat of Scotch, Japanese single malts and blended whiskies started racking up ...

The Ghost Series was created by writer and Japanese whisky expert Stefan Van Eycken over a decade ago in 2013, and over the past 22 releases it has featured whisky from some of Japan’s most ...

Scots dominate the blended whiskey game, but the Japanese craft unique, exquisitely-crafted sips — Suntory to Hibiki, all ...

But regulars will insist you try another, less traditional Japanese delicacy, a highball. “It was invented in the U.K.," says the bartender, mixing a glass of whisky, which is spelled the ...

Japan—The Japanese have been drinking sake since the eighth century. Back then, it was believed the rice-based liquor warded off ghosts. Today, it has a stronger spirit to contend with: whisky ...