Whisky Festival 2026 in Osaka: Applications for Limited Original Bottles Open May 27

The Whisky Cultural Research Institute (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Mamoru Tsuchiya) will begin accepting purchase applications for limited original bottles on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM, to commemorate the large-scale whisky tasting event 'Whisky Festival 2026 in Osaka', to be held this June at the ATC Hall (Suminoe-ku, Osaka). The application period runs until 5:00 PM on Monday, June 8. Only attendees holding an admission ticket to the event are eligible to apply. For bottles where the number of applications exceeds the planned sales volume, a lottery will be held after the deadline.

*Labels are currently in production and are subject to change.

Five Types of Limited Original Bottles Appear!

With the cooperation of five Japanese distilleries, we have prepared five types of limited original whiskies for this event. All are Japanese whiskies, carefully selected from casks by Mamoru Tsuchiya, Representative of the Whisky Cultural Research Institute, and bottled at single cask and cask strength. Furthermore, four of the labels belong to the institute's original 'Hyakunin Isshu Series', featuring woodblock prints created by printmaker Tomoko Watanabe inspired by poems from the 'Ogura Hyakunin Isshu' (*1). The remaining bottle features a label from the institute's original 'Shangri-La Series' (*2).

These five bottles all feature event-exclusive labels and will be sold exclusively to 'Whisky Festival 2026 in Osaka' admission ticket holders.

(*1) A collection of one hundred poems purportedly chosen by the courtier Fujiwara no Teika at his villa on Mount Ogura in Kyoto, active from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. (*2) A series featuring a photograph taken by Mamoru Tsuchiya, Representative of the Whisky Cultural Research Institute, during his visit to the Ladakh-Zanskar region in West Tibet about 50 years ago, as the bottle label.

[Product Details]

- A. Product Name: Ryuka 2023 3 Years Capacity: 700ml / ABV: 66% / Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Hogshead Label: Hyakunin Isshu Series 011 'Sangi Takamura' / Sales Volume: 80 bottles Cask Strength / Non-peated Sales Price: 19,800 JPY (tax included) -> Including shipping and COD fees: 21,130 JPY (tax included)

- B. Product Name: Niigata Kameda 2022 4 Years Capacity: 700ml / ABV: 56% / Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel Label: Hyakunin Isshu Series 012 'Sojo Henjo' / Sales Volume: 200 bottles Cask Strength / Peated Sales Price: 20,900 JPY (tax included) -> Including shipping and COD fees: 22,230 JPY (tax included)

- C. Product Name: Chichibu 2015 10 Years Capacity: 700ml / ABV: 62% / Cask Type: White Wine Cask Label: Hyakunin Isshu Series 013 'Yozei-in' / Sales Volume: 210 bottles Cask Strength / Non-peated Sales Price: 26,400 JPY (tax included) -> Including shipping and COD fees: 27,730 JPY (tax included)

- D. Product Name: Nagahama 2020 5 Years Capacity: 500ml / ABV: 60.8% / Cask Type: Maple Cask Label: Hyakunin Isshu Series 095 'Saki no Daisojo Jien' / Sales Volume: 70 bottles Cask Strength / Non-peated Sales Price: 23,100 JPY (tax included) -> Including shipping and COD fees: 24,430 JPY (tax included)

- E. Product Name: Shizuoka 2018 7 Years Capacity: 700ml / ABV: 63.5% / Cask Type: 1st Fill EX Bourbon Barrel Label: Shangri-La Togenkyo -Series 12- / Sales Volume: 180 bottles Cask Strength / Non-peated Sales Price: 22,000 JPY (tax included) -> Including shipping and COD fees: 23,330 JPY (tax included)

How to Purchase

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To apply, please display your admission ticket (digital ticket) and tap 'Apply for bottle lottery here' on the face of the ticket. You will need to enter the 'Lottery Number' printed on the ticket to apply.

You can apply once per person per session. Those who have purchased admission tickets for multiple sessions can apply for each session.

If you have purchased multiple admission tickets for a single session and distribute the tickets, the recipients can also apply from the admission tickets (digital tickets) they received. Please note that if you purchase multiple admission tickets for a single session but do not distribute them, the ticket purchaser can only apply once.

The deadline for applications is 5:00 PM on Monday, June 8. After the deadline, the secretariat will verify the application details, and if the number of applications exceeds the planned sales volume, a lottery will be held.