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Pour a glass of Miyagikyo whisky and the first impression is often orchard fruit. Apple, pear and soft vanilla usually arrive before any trace of smoke. Nikka Whisky makes this single malt in a forested valley near Sendai. It suits drink...

🍶 Japan Drinks Guide 2026 Alcohol in Japan: Historical Continuity and the Modern Paradigm Shift From the 16th-century distillation routes of Shochu and the rise of "Natural Sake," to techno-infused sake shrines and the izakaya culture t...

Nikka Whisky is a Japanese whisky producer founded by Masataka Taketsuru in 1934. It makes whisky at two very different distilleries. Yoichi sits on the cold coast of Hokkaido, and Miyagikyo in a wooded valley near Sendai. This guide com...

🍶 Japan Drinks Guide 2026 Alcohol in Japan: Historical Continuity and the Modern Paradigm Shift From the 16th-century distillation routes of Shochu and the rise of "Natural Sake," to techno-infused sake shrines and the izakaya culture t...

Nikka Whisky is a Japanese whisky producer founded by Masataka Taketsuru in 1934. It makes whisky at two very different distilleries. Yoichi sits on the cold coast of Hokkaido, and Miyagikyo in a wooded valley near Sendai. This guide com...

Pour a glass of Miyagikyo whisky and the first impression is often orchard fruit. Apple, pear and soft vanilla usually arrive before any trace of smoke. Nikka Whisky makes this single malt in a forested valley near Sendai. It suits drink...