Japan is the second biggest producer of single malt whisky in the world.
It has been taking top prizes in international tastings since 2001. At the 2008 World Whisky Awards, Japan underlined its arrival on the world scene by scooping both of the top prizes - the best single malt whisky in the world and the best blended whisky in the world. In the 2011 and 2012 awards, it did the same, again leaving the best distilleries from the rest of the world to scrabble for the minor prizes.
This site is probably the most comprehensive source on Japanese whiskies for English speakers. It is also independent. No one who writes for Nonjatta is employed by the Japanese distillers. Sometimes we say nice things about their products, sometimes we don't.
We have tasting notes on a wide range of Japanese whiskies, reader reviews, bar and shop reports, crib sheets, maps and loads of in-depth articles (eg. a growing history section).
Just take a trip down the side bars to get yourself acquainted. Kampai!
Nonjatta is maintained by a team of Japanese whisky enthusiasts living both inside and outside Japan. It was founded in 2007 by Chris Bunting.
The current regular contributors includes:
Stefan - A composer, teacher and whisky enthusiast based in Tokyo. Stefan operates his own blog at Tokyo Whisky Hub, which covers the entire Tokyo whisky scene encompassing Scotch and other global whiskies, but cross posts entries directly related to Japanese whisky on Nonjatta.
Ruben of WhiskyNotes - Supplying Nonjatta with in-depth tasting notes whilst keeping an eye on the reception of Japanese whiskies on the European front.
Among the contributors over the years are:
AshDLS - A Japanese whisky fan currently living in Australia. He has spent time in Japan and has a talent for uncovering rare bottlings.
Ulf Buxrud - Author and long time fan of Japanese whisky. He published the first book in English devoted entirely to Japanese whisky in 2008.
Nicholas Coldicott - Writer for the Japan Times and numerous other publications. Knows more about the whole Japanese drinks scene than anyone I know.
John Hawkins - used to live in Japan and had some great tips on Tokyo's whisky bars at the time.
Takeshi Mogi - An incredible gentleman who has been extremely helpful in my faltering attempts to get my head around Japanese whisky. He kept the Japanese Whisky Web (now no longer online, but it was the original Japanese Whisky website in English) . I talk about him more here.
Hasse Nilsson - Chairman of the Växjö Malt Whisky Society, one of the most active and knowledgeable whisky clubs in the world.
Nick Sikorski - Nick is a Japanese specialist and is a key figure at La Maison du Whisky of Paris, one of the two main importers pioneering Japanese whisky in Europe.
Taylor Smisson - Author of the now discontinued "Malt Drinkers Diary".
Serge Valentin - Author of the awesome Whiskyfun.com and uncrowned king of whisky blogging. Nonjatta introduction with explanation of system.
Bert Vuik - Dutch whisky enthusiast with a towering knowledge and mountainous collection of Japanese whisky (oh, and Ardbegs and Glen Gariochs too!)
Dr Whisky - Used to maintain the informative blog of the same name.
Brian "Dramtastic" - Contributed tasting comments to Nonjatta.
We try to abide by the Drink Bloggers Code of Conduct. If you feel the site has failed to live up to the code, please contact me and I will try to put things right.
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