Japanese Whisky Enthusiasts: Spotlight on August's Newest Whiskies

Thursday, 14 August 2025 at 08:00

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Looking for a fine Japanese dram from the Land of the Rising Sun? Some “new” Japanese whiskies have resurfaced at Dekanta. We’ve put together a list of new whiskies to consider buying this August. These are newly arrived bottles at the webshop, which also include some older editions.

If there's one store that showcases spectacular Japanese whisky, it's Dekanta.

Let's break down the list into three parts:

Whiskies under 300 dollars

Whiskies under 500 dollars

Whiskies under 1000 dollars

Everything above

Japanese whiskies under 300 dollars

Ryuka New Born Single Malt Whisky 2025: 239,99 euros.
Shizuoka United S Single Malt - 7 Years Old (2025): 249,99 euros.
Suntory Reserve Old Whisky - Silky: 289,99 euros.
Suntory Togouchi 1st Release Barrel Aging Umeshu - 119,99 euros.

Japanese whiskies under 500 dollars

Ootori Japanese Blended Whisky 18 Years Old: 349,99 euros.
Yamazakura Pure Malt 15 Years Old: 449,99 euros.

Whiskies under 1000 dollars

Akashi White Oak 5 Years Old - Ariake Virgin Cask: 849,99 euros.
Suntory Open Golf Tournament 20th Anniversary - 1992: 659,99 euros.
Suntory Royal 15 Old 2000 Final Version - Dog (Hachiko) Red Bottle: 899,99 euros.

Everything above

Ichiro's Malt Chichibu Distillery 2012 White Wine Cask Takashimaya: 1129,99 euros.
Ichiro's Malt Chichibu Serizawa: 1799,99 euros.

Want to see more new arrivals? Be sure to check out Dekanta's website itself.

Shizuoka Distillery makes a mark

Fun fact: One of Shizuoka's stills is the 'K'. This still originates from the old Karuizawa distillery. The still has been fully repaired by Nakamura. Ultimately, this still produces the whisky that may be called the first whisky: Shizuoka Prologue K.

Apart from this, the distillery also possesses two stills from Scotland, one of which is heated with local wood. The spirit is eventually presented in three lines, known as the K, W and the Shizuoka S whisky.