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 ...

This is a country in which every art form and indeed every practice in life is taken seriously, with patience and skill ...

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 ...