The grain-to-glass whiskey concept ... number of new distilleries in Japan. For many years, there were basically two main companies that shared the whisky market there: Suntory and Nikka.

in a glass. Tours here will take you around the production process and start with a really simple, overview of whisky-making. Their tasting bar showcases a wide range of drams from across Japan ...

I’m sitting at the bar of the Edition Hotel in Tokyo sipping a glass of whisky ... Joanna Lin Barrels of Nikka whisky. Three years ago, a group of producers formed the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs ...

Over the past decade, Suntory’s Japan whisky sales have doubled to ¥195 ... of famous Japanese actress Emiko Matsushima holding a glass of the company’s Akadama Port wine.

And it chimes against the glass.” With a long metal ... followed by a liquor tax, sent the whisky industry into a 25-year free fall. Distilleries across Japan closed; by 2000, only seven were ...