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 ...

The soda water, likewise may be served from a special machine in Japan that can ... pour your malt whisky. Give it a couple gentle stirs along the outside of the glass with your bar spoon.

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.

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

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 ...