New Japanese whisky rules aim to deter imposters

1st April 2024

To call their products Japanese whisky, makers must now use water sourced in Japan, and their whisky barrels must be stored in Japan for at least three years, among other rules.

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Tokyo Whisky Library manager Junpei Kusunoki displays various Japanese whiskies at the bar at Minami Aoyama in Tokyo on June 19, 2023. AFP photos
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Japanese whisky is world-famous, often eye-wateringly expensive, and from Monday will be more strictly defined in an industry push to deter foreign-made imposters.

Overseas demand has soared in recent 

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