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Bottle archive / kansai

Amahagan World Malt Edition No.1

アマハガンワールドモルトエディションNo.1

On the shelf Does not meet the standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥5,390

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $36 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Observed price · checked August 2026
Maru-Miyataya listed price, 700ml, tax included.

No overseas price recorded yet.

Can you actually buy it here?

Stocked by ordinary Japanese liquor shops and supermarkets at list price.

Our estimate · checked August 2026
A standing release, stocked by specialist shops.

Is it Japanese whisky?

Does not meet the JSLMA standard, usually because some of the liquid was distilled outside Japan. Several producers say so openly — this is a statement about the category a bottle belongs to, not about its quality.

How it tastes

The most common way to drink whisky from Japan's smallest distillery. It is a world malt by design — Nagahama's own spirit meets imported malt — so it honestly does not meet the JSLMA standard. That makes it a good bottle for learning what the labelling rule actually means.

Peat

Sweetness

Fruit

Spice

Oak

Smoke

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Body

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

Specification

Producer	Nagahama Distillery
Region	Kansai
Type	Blended Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	47%
Casks	Various
Best served	Neat, Highball
Our rating	83 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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