Japan's New Whisky Standards: 6 Months On

6 months on, have Japan's new whisky standards, announced by the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association in February 2021, made any difference? They have - for good, and for bad.

The Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association announced a new set of regulations for products labelled as ‘Japanese whisky’, which are sometimes not very Japanese at all!

As per the usual, expect lots of historic tidbits and other edutainment in true Kanpai Planet fashion. It's a whisky review like no other!

Watch these two videos to get up to speed on the debates around Japanese Whisky:
New Japanese Whisky regulations:    • The end of fake Japanese Whisky is he...  
What is Japanese Whisky?:    • What is Japanese Whisky?  

Price chart courtesy of whiskystats.net
Deep digging into Matsui Whisky/Kyoto Miyako courtesy of nomunication.jp

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Links to other Japanese Whisky videos on Kanpai Planet:
Hibiki Blossom Harmony 2021 Review:    • Hibiki Blossom Harmony 2021 REVIEW  
Yamazaki Limited Edition 2021 Review:    • Yamazaki Limited Edition 2021 REVIEW  
How to pronounce Japanese Whisky:    • How to Pronounce Japanese Whisky  

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