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Let's get one thing straight first. "Nips," "airplane bottles," "miniatures," and "mini liquor bottles" all mean the same thing. In this article, we'll be referring to them as nips but keep in ...

While the sake business is going through tough times, Niigata has meanwhile enjoyed something of a mini whisky-production boom. According to the Niigata tax office, six businesses in Niigata ...