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Bottle archive / chubu

Shizuoka Prologue K

静岡プロローグK

Secondary market only Meets the JSLMA standard

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What it costs in Japan

Observed shop / shelf price

¥18,000

700ml · tax basis not recorded

Static FX equivalent: about $120 at ¥150/$ (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

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

Producer	Shizuoka Distillery
Region	Chubu
Type	Single Malt
Age	No age statement
ABV	55.5%
Casks	Bourbon
Best served	Neat
Our rating	86 / 100 (editorial)

Where to buy outside Japan

The Whisky Exchange

ships from UK

Master of Malt

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