Made in a former Karuizawa still, the Shizuoka Prologue K is one of the best young whiskies I've ever tried and a very good single malt regardless of age.
Launching The Chita was Suntory's 'break glass in case of emergency' moment — a stopgap solution until Japanese whisky production catches up with demand.
Ichiro's Malt & Grain doesn't just include whisky from Chichibu, but from eight other distilleries as well. And not just Japanese distilleries, but also from Scottish, English, Irish, American and Canadian producers.
Mizunara oak poses all kinds of problems to coopers and whisky makers, and yet Mizunara aged whiskies are highly regarded and sought after. Kind of strange, no?
Karuizawa prices are madness, but when you taste one you can at least understand where the hype surrounding this closed Japanese distillery comes from. This one was distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2010 for Whisky Live Paris.