Japanese whisky brand Nikka is releasing two new expressions in the UK, exclusively distributed by drinks agency Speciality Brands, as part of its Discovery Series.

Japanese brands take the big plaudits, with Nikka toppling Suntory a year after the reverse happened.

Suntory has ended Nikka’s six-year reign as the most popular world whisky in the Brands Report.

The world whiskies category is a mixed bag from all corners of the Earth, excluding the historical categories of scotch, American and Irish whiskey.

Gin's the thing and it's a boutique bar brand that has got bartenders around the world all fired up.

This year the World Whisk(e)y charts aren’t dominated by the usual suspects.

Japanese whisky: On a High

03 January, 2014

After a supply blip in recent years Japanese whisky is once more on the march. Dominic Roskrow looks at the reasons why

Whisk(e)y is the subject of today's edition of the Brands Report, a spin-off survey from The World's 50 Best Bars.

For a while a few years ago Japanese whisky was the drinks industry success story. Then it all went a little quiet. Dominic Roskrow investigates what happened to it

Japanese whisky brand, Nikka, has named the second finalist of its international cocktail competition, The Nikka Perfect Serve.

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