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Yamazakura Asaka Single Malt 2024 Edition

Name: Yamazakura Asaka Single Malt 2024 Edition
Brand: Asaka Distillery
SKU: asaka-single-malt-2024

YAMAZAKURA シングルモルト安積 2024 EDITION

Allocated Meets the JSLMA standard

Yamazakura Asaka Single Malt 2024 Edition bottle

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥12,100

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $81 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Observed price · checked August 2026
Official YAMAZAKURA web shop list price, 700ml with box, tax included.

No overseas price recorded yet.

Can you actually buy it here?

Shops receive limited quantities. Sells out, but turns up if you look.

Our estimate · checked August 2026
An annual batch release that sells through quickly; not a standing shelf item.

Is it Japanese whisky?

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

How it tastes

Sasanokawa's Asaka distillery in Fukushima bottles a new single-malt edition each year; the 2024 release is non-peated malt from bourbon barrels at a robust 50%. A useful look at the new wave of Tohoku craft single malts. No exact The Whisky Exchange listing exists for the 2024 edition, so there is no affiliate link yet.

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

Specification

Producer	Asaka Distillery
Region	Tohoku
Type	Single Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	50%
Casks	Bourbon
Best served	Neat, On the rocks
Our rating	85 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

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