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Kiuchi Shuzo (Naka City, Ibaraki Prefecture) will release a limited-edition canned craft highball, "Hinomaru Whisky Craft Cask Highball Elegant Sherry," a blend of three types of undiluted whiskey, nationwide from early July 2025. This product is distilled at the Yasato Distillery and then...

Corona Cero, the global beer brand, will launch the non-alcoholic beverage "Corona Cero" nationwide on Monday, July 28, 2025. It will be available in a 330ml bottle with an alcohol content of 0.01 TP4T...

Financier Co., Ltd. (Shibuya Ward) and Ariake Sangyo Co., Ltd. (Fushimi Ward, Kyoto Prefecture), Japan's only manufacturer specializing in Western-style barrels, have launched a project to co-create the future of Japanese whiskey, "We Love Whisky" (abbreviated as "Lovesky"), on the token platform FiNANC...

United Arrows Co., Ltd. will release its first collaboration with Akabu Shuzo in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, a sake called "AKABU x UNITED ARROWS Special Order Junmai Daiginjo 2025," along with an original bottle bag, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. The sake itself (7...

Chuo Line Beerworks, the JR East Group's first directly operated craft beer brewery, will open its taproom at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, under the elevated tracks between Higashi-Koganei and Musashi-Koganei on the JR Chuo Line in Koganei City, Tokyo.

A new color, "Citizen Color," of the popular "U-Cap" item from the famous Tateishi store "Uchida" was released on July 7th. It's called "Citizen Color"! If you want a Donbei, head to Uchida!! @tomomaro1216 [07/04 20:00...

Ichiro's Malt & Grain Single Cask #14903 The Whisky Culture Institute will release its original whiskey, "Ichiro's Malt & Grain Single Cask #14903," exclusively for members from noon on July 1st. This whiskey is carefully selected by the company's representative...

The reason why there are so many sakes with the name "Masamune" is that during the Edo period, Nada's "Sakura Masamune" became famous for its deliciousness, and "Masamune" became synonymous with delicious sake, so other sake breweries also began to use the name in its place. When the trademark registration system was established during the Meiji period, "Masamune" became a generic name, so it was no longer possible to simply...