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Shizuoka Prologue K

静岡 プロローグK

Secondary market only Meets the JSLMA standard

What it costs in Japan

¥18,000

about $120 at ¥150/$ (2026-08)

Our estimate · checked August 2026

No overseas price recorded yet, so we are not showing a markup. We only publish this figure when both prices have actually been observed — never estimated.

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

Distilled on stills rescued from the closed Karuizawa distillery — the K in the name. A limited release that sold out immediately. Interesting as much for its provenance as its liquid.

Peat
Sweetness
Fruit
Spice
Oak
Smoke
Complexity
Body

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

Specification

ProducerShizuoka Distillery
RegionChubu
TypeSingle Malt
AgeNo age statement
ABV55.5%
CasksBourbon
Best servedNeat
Our rating86 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

UK retailers ship to the US state by state, and the list changes. Check your state on the retailer's own site before ordering — any state list we published here would be out of date within months.

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