A new whiskey has arrived on the scene, and it’s made from rice! Launched in Los Angeles in Fall 2015 by Ann Soh Woods, cofounder of Soh Spirits, Kikori Whiskey is unique spirit made entirely from rice. It is distilled, aged and bottled on the island of Kyushu, one of the southernmost islands in Japan. You might be wondering, “Isn’t ...

Irishman Aeneas Coffey perfected and patented the continuous-still design that often bears his name and changed distilling as a whole, not just whiskey. The two Coffey stills at Nikka Whisky Company’s Miyagikyo distillery in Sendai, Japan, were imported from Scotland in 1963, and are the instruments behind Nikka and U.S. importer Anchor Distilling Company newest entry into the Japanese whisky ...

Japanese whisky gets a new, but very traditional twist in the United States with the import of Kikori Whiskey. Whereas Japanese whiskies like Nikka and Suntory are made in the Scottish style, Kikori is a rice whiskey, made with the famed rice from Kumamoto. Rice farming in Kumamoto is nurtured by the ideal climate, pure groundwater and rich volcanic loam ...

By Richard Thomas Beam Suntory announced today that the 2016 edition of their Suntory Yamazaki Sherry Cask Japanese Single Malt would be released on February 1st. The Yamazaki Sherry Cask is a staple expression among the brands premium expressions, and it was the 2013 Yamazaki Sherry Cask that helped consolidate Japanese whisky’s move into the popular spotlight when Whisky Bible ...

Putting Last Year’s Shortage Scare Stories Under The Microscope By Richard Thomas The previous year’s most consistent whiskey storyline was the “whiskey shortage,” spawning a plethora of articles in the whiskey press and the larger mainstream media, running right up to the last days of 2015. Tales of rapidly evaporating stocks of Scotch and bourbon have been a staple of ...