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Sakurao Single Malt Japanese Whisky

Name: Sakurao Single Malt Japanese Whisky
Brand: Sakurao Distillery
SKU: sakurao-single-malt

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On the shelf Not declared

Sakurao Single Malt Japanese Whisky bottle

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥6,600

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $44 at ¥150/$ (2026-08); not an overseas observation.

Observed price · checked August 2026
Sumidaya listed price, 700ml with carton, 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
The standard retail release, stocked by specialist shops.

Is it Japanese whisky?

We found no producer statement either way. This is not an accusation of anything; it means the question is unanswered.

How it tastes

The standard retail single malt from Sakurao in Hiroshima, a cleaner and easier-to-find sibling of the travel-retail release already on this site. Like that bottle, its JSLMA status stays undeclared because we have no producer statement to record, not because we think it falls short.

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

Specification

Producer	Sakurao Distillery
Region	Chugoku
Type	Single Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	43%
Casks	Bourbon, Sherry
Best served	Neat, With water
Our rating	83 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

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