Koji is so pervasive in Japanese culture that people call it “the national fungus.” Dr. Takamine’s insight was to apply traditional koji methods to making corn whiskey. More than a century ...

Japanese whisky, just like Scotch and bourbon, is a delicious spirit worth sipping. One of its shining stars is Suntory Toki.

Notoriously leaky and wildly expensive Japanese Mizunara oak barrels have become an object of obsession among makers of Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey and bourbon. Distillers value the finicky casks ...

The endless debate over what can be called an authentic Japanese whiskey that has had lovers of the sought-after thirst quencher long arguing has finally been settled. Eliminating any blurriness ...

As the Men's Journal spirits editor, I test a lot of whiskey every week. And not just one type either. I'm comparing and contrasting numerous bottles of bourbon, Scotch, rye whiskey, Irish whiskey, ...