Bearing the brunt of the ban will be undoubtedly Japanese seafood and seafood dependent restaurants but what are the implications for Japanese wine and whisky as they are categorized under ‘Food’ by Chinese authorities. Read More
Japanese whisky
Chinese drinkers' sentiment towards alcohol particularly on spirits is improving after the pandmeic as on-trade consumption resumes. Read More
Released at just US$31,000 a bottle, Japan's oldest whisky Yamazaki 55 year old is expected to fetch half a million. Read More
The Yamazaki 50-Year-Old First Release, considered the king of Japanese whisky for its rarity, will be offered at the upcoming Bonhams Fine and Rare Wine and Whisky Sale in Hong Kong on 20 May 2022. Read More
Bonhams Hong Kong Whisky and Wine has achieved a yearly total of HK$124 million (US$16 million), hitting the HK$100 million (US$13 million) milestone this year after its record year in 2018, the auction house has announced. Read More
A complete set of the rare Japanese Hanyu card series whisky is poised to smash a previous world record at the upcoming auction organized by Kaigai Fine Wine Asia on October 10. Read More
An extremely rare full set of Hanyu card series will go under hammer in October in Japan at Kaigai Fine Wines, and is expected to smash previous world record. Read More
Not all Japanese whisky is really Japanese whisky. For the first time, Japan introduced new regulations to clearly define the sought-after spirit. Mari Yasuda details the new changes and charts the history of Japanese whisky. Read More
A new world record for the most expensive bottle of Japanese whisky is set by Bonhams in Hong Kong this month. Read More
A bottle of Yamazaki 55 Year Old, the oldest expression of the prestigious Yamazaki whisky and the oldest Japanese whisky in history, will go under hammer at Bonhams' upcoming Hong Kong auction on August 21. Read More