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Bottle archive / hokkaido

Akkeshi New Born White

厚岸ニューボーンホワイト

Secondary market only Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥12,000

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $80 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

No overseas price recorded yet.

Can you actually buy it here?

No longer distributed. Available only through auction and resale.

Our estimate · checked August 2026

Is it Japanese whisky?

Mashed, fermented, distilled, matured and bottled in Japan, per the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association standard.

How it tastes

An early, young release from a distillery openly chasing Islay on the Hokkaido coast. Peated, coastal, and unfinished in a way that is interesting rather than polished. Long gone from shops.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

Spice

Oak

Smoke

Complexity

Body

Our estimates, scored the same way across every bottle so they can be compared.

Specification

Producer	Akkeshi Distillery
Region	Hokkaido
Type	Single Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	55%
Casks	Bourbon, Sherry
Best served	Neat
Our rating	83 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

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Master of Malt

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