Topics.【70周年】八重泉酒造が創業70周年記念特設サイトを公開
沖縄県石垣市の泡盛醸造所・有限会社八重泉酒造は、1955年の創業70周年を記念して特設サイトを公開しました。 サイトでは、石垣島の風土と泡盛文化を背景に、同社のブランド「ZAKIMI」をテーマにしたデザイナー・原研哉氏とウイスキー文...
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Topics.【新刊】ジャパニーズウイスキーの「今」がわかる。蒸留所名鑑の2026年版が登場
ウイスキー文化研究所は2026年2月17日、日本のウイスキー蒸留所の最新情報を網羅したガイドブック『JAPANESE WHISKY YEARBOOK 2026』を発売しました。 本書はシリーズ第4弾で、10年足らずで10倍以...
Topics.【耳寄り情報】昭和レトロで乾杯！一夜限りの弘前スナック列車
昭和レトロなムード漂う“スナック”を、人気の観光列車「リゾートしらかみ」で体験できる特別企画。 弘前の名店ご協力のもと、車内では弘前の郷土料理を詰め込んだおつまみとお酒を味わいながら、流しの生演奏やスナックのママとの会話を楽しめる大...
Topics.【アパレル】灘の日本酒メーカー「剣菱」が「HARE」と異色コラボ
500年以上の歴史を誇る日本最古の酒造ブランド「剣菱（けんびし）」が、アパレルブランド「HARE」との異色なコラボレーションを実現しました。 室町時代から続く剣菱の伝統的なアイコンや、江戸時代に「下り酒」として庶民に親しまれ...
Topics.[Book] The latest issue of Sarai, a culture and education magazine for adults, features a special feature on Japanese whiskey
The latest March issue of Sarai, a culture and education magazine for adults published by Shogakukan, features a major feature on Japanese whiskey, which is attracting worldwide attention, providing a multifaceted explanation of the latest trends, including its history, growing popularity, distillery initiatives, and the issue of raw liquor shortages. Furthermore,...
Topics.[Information] "Extremely Rich Matcha Sake" now on sale, allowing you to enjoy the ultimate richness of domestically produced matcha
The online liquor store "Grando" has launched a new product, "Extremely Rich Matcha Sake," made with domestically grown matcha. This liqueur, made with a generous amount of rich, flavorful matcha from Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture, achieves a strength that surpasses the limits of conventional liqueurs. The company uses a two-stage process to preserve the aroma and richness of matcha...
Topics.[Information] Enjoy fine sake from all over Japan in chocolate. Limited-time "Japanese Sake Bonbon Chocolate" now available
"Washu Bonbon Chocolate" is now on sale for Valentine's Day. The chocolates feature sake, shochu, and plum wine from around Japan, each crafted into a bonbon, allowing you to enjoy the taste of carefully selected alcoholic beverages from all over Japan, including Niigata, Ishikawa, Hyogo, and Wakayama. The packaging features a traditional Japanese pattern...
Topics.[Information] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE x Saburomaru Distillery Collaboration Whisky 2nd Release "Guan Yu"
Wakatsuru Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. has announced the release of its second whiskey collaboration with the popular historical simulation game "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE," "Single Cask Saburomaru Guan Yu #100365." The Saburomaru Distillery's whiskey features a design of the warlord Guan Yu on the label...
Topics.[Insider Tip] Tower Records Shibuya's standing bar surrounded by records, "TOWER RECORDS BEER," opens on February 28th
To celebrate the opening of "TOWER RECORDS BEER," a standing beer bar scheduled to open at Tower Records Shibuya on Saturday, February 28th, Tower Records Co., Ltd. is releasing a limited edition beer that combines music culture and craft beer.
Topics.[Hometown Tax Donation] Uchida Cap Green Hometown Tax Donation Limited Color
Uchida, a popular motsuyaki restaurant located in Kyo-Shiraishi, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, has released a limited edition hometown tax donation cap. The green cap is inspired by the pickled vegetables (oshinko) and cucumbers featured on the menu. The front of the cap features the "U" (U) from "Uchida," and the back features the "...
Topics.[Book] The fourth edition of the Japanese Distillery Yearbook, "JAPANESE WHISKY YEARBOOK 2026," will be released on Tuesday, February 17th.
The Whisky Culture Research Institute is planning to release the comprehensive guidebook "JAPANESE WHISKY YEARBOOK 2026" on February 17, 2026. The guidebook introduces 126 distilleries, from major manufacturers to craft distilleries and facilities currently in the planning stages, and...
Topics.[Information] Kikusui Brewery "Funaguchi" x Hikawa Kiyoshi "Hodoyoizake" collaboration sake released
Kikusui Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. in Niigata Prefecture will be releasing a collaboration product between enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa's new song "Hodoyoizake" and their popular sake "Kikusui Funaguchi." The product, "Kikusui Funaguchi Hikawa Kiyoshi 'Hodoyoizake' ver. 200ml x 2 bottles," will be available at their online shop and directly managed stores from January 27, 2026.
Topics.[Information] A new Black Label Yebisu brand experience center will open in Ginza in October
A new brand experience hub for the popular Sapporo Black Label and Yebisu draft beers will open in October 2026 at the Ginza Lion Building in Tokyo's Ginza district. The historic Ginza Lion Building was founded in 1934, and this renovation will see the addition of Black Label on the fourth floor...
Topics.[Information] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE x Saburomaru Distillery Collaboration Whisky "Liu Bei" Design Single Cask Released
Wakatsuru Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. is collaborating with the popular historical simulation game "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE" to release a single cask whiskey featuring the design of the military commander Liu Bei. The product name is "Single Cask Saburomaru Liu Bei #21003..."
Topics.[Information] Two bottles of "DEATH NOTE" label whiskey will be released simultaneously on Monday, January 19th
"DEATH NOTE" Label Whisky Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. will simultaneously release two types of whiskey with original labels themed around the world of the popular manga "DEATH NOTE" on Monday, January 19, 2026.
Topics.[Information] Black Label becomes a "wearable" culture - Designer collaboration sneakers released
Sapporo Beer has teamed up with General Scale, the label created by Yasuhiro Mihara, designer of the popular fashion brand Maison Mihara Yasuhiro, to create the Black Label x General Scale Collaboration Sneak...
Topics.[Insider Tip] Hishida Distillery x Nagahama Distillery | Jointly Developed "Hishida x Nagahama Synergy Blend Blended Japanese Whisky" Limited Edition of 500 Bottles
Tensei Shuzo Co., Ltd., the operator of the Hishida Distillery in Osaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, will release the "Hishida x Nagahama Synergy Blend Blended Japanese Whisky," a jointly developed whiskey product with Nagahama Distillery in Shiga Prefecture, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Topics.[Apparel] Limited edition Orion x Jonas Claesson original merchandise now available
Orion Beer has released its first collaborative merchandise with Jonas Claesson, a popular Swedish illustrator living in Australia. Claesson's unique designs are inspired by nature, animals, and the outdoors.
Topics.[Apparel] Akabane "Marumasuya" merchandise released by NMBE PRODUCT
NMBE PRODUCT will be releasing apparel merchandise from "Koi and Unagi no Marumasuya Main Branch," a long-established bar representing Akabane. The caps are already sold out. The T-shirts and long-sleeved T-shirts are made to order. Pre-order here: ba...
Topics.[Information] Popular anime "Nohara Hiroshi's Lunch Style" sake "Golden Hiroshi" and "Silver Hiroshi" now on sale
"Golden Hiroshi" (a dry special pure rice sake) and "Silver Hiroshi," a refreshing liqueur with lime juice, were both released on December 25, 2025, inspired by the world of the "Crayon Shin-chan" spinoff TV anime "Nohara Hiroshi's Lunch Style."
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